Flowers For Algernon

The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence

''A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant'' Guardian

''A timeless tearjerker'' Independent

Charlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone''s jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.

But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation preceded his, fades and dies, and Charlie has to face the possibility that his salvation was only temporary.

Readers can''t stop reading Flowers For Algernon:

''I am finding it hard to put into words the vast range of emotions I experienced while reading this tale of hope, perseverance, truth and humanity . . . I''m a huge fan of science fiction that doesn''t seem too far away; something that I could imagine being jus