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Born in Newgate prison and abandoned, Moll's drive to find a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery,…
bigamy, prostitution and a career as a thief before she is apprehended and returned to Newgate. Moll is an embodiment of the virtues and vices of her eighteenth-century contemporaries. 1722, 1989. Uniform title: Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders
When Anna and Sadie discover the diaries of their mother, Rebecca, after her death, they learn that her life was…
far more complex than either of them knew. She was a garment worker in early-1900s New York, the reluctant wife in an arranged marriage to an ailing and abusive husband, and the improbable friend of a pregnant prostitute. The diaries also point to a family secret and questions about Sadie's parentage. Some strong language. 2002.
1994. When his partner of five years has died of AIDS in this sequel to autobiographical "The Beautiful Room Is…
Empty" (DC41540), the narrator’s memories of past lovers and visits to New York, Paris, and Rome, span three decades of the gay movement. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1997.
When Maria Galloway dies, she leaves everything to her spoiled, wayward grandson, Vittorio. Her only granddaughter, Molly, whom she raised…
from infancy, is left to confront the unyielding bitterness Maria harboured against her. As Molly begins to trace the complex interrelationships in her loving but divided family, she recalls her idyllic childhood, spent in her grandmother's sky-blue house in Jamaica. 2002.
Jeanie Deans, a peasant girl, is the heroine of this eighteenth-century novel that revolves around a Scottish prison. Jeanie treks…
from Edinburgh to London to gain a pardon for her sister Effie, falsely accused of child-murder, but Effie escapes with her lover. Meanwhile, when John Porteous, a guard condemned for murder, is reprieved by the queen, a mob takes justice into its own hands. 1982, 1830.
The brilliant adventuress Ethelberta disguises her humble origins and brings her family to London, installing them incognito in her town…
house as servants, happily exploiting the attentions of four different suitors in a plot rich in schemes. 1996, c1876.
This novel measures the agricultural seasons against the human cycle of birth, marriage and death. Describes the harsh struggles of…
a farming community to look after their land and control their sometimes wayward society. 1980. Uniform title: Terre.
Plantagenet Palliser, Duke of Omnium and Prime Minister of England, attempts as a widower to launch his grown children into…
life. All three of the high-spirited children come near to breaking their father's heart. Sequel to "The Prime Minister". Sixth and last in the series of Palliser novels. 1991.
The story is set against the background of the political and military events that ended the reign of Napoléon III…
and the Second Empire in 1870, in particular the Franco-Prussian War, the Battle of Sedan and the Paris Commune. 1972.
This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's 23 Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are…
complete and unabridged. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published. Each story stands alone but several are linked together by events and characters. Grades P-2. 1997.
In this collection of eight stories, White explores themes of gay life such as desire, intimacy, love, and jealousy. Through…
it all, his characters live under the melancholy spectre of AIDS and the ever-present threat of mortality and grief. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1995.
Based on Geoffrey Chaucer's immortal work, this retelling of "The Canterbury Tales" follows a party of travelers as they tell…
stories amongst themselves about love and chivalry, saints and legends, travel and adventure. Through allegory, satire, and humour, the tales help pass the time during their journey. 2011.
In this fifth part of the autobiographical novel, "Remembrance of things past", Albertine is living with the narrator who is…
tortured by the suspicion and jealousy of her relations with other women. Sequel to "Cities of the plain" (DC31600). Followed by "Sweet cheat gone" (DC30887). 1923. (In search of lost time ; 5)
Jeune paysanne innocente placée dans une famille, Tess est séduite puis abandonnée par Alec d'Urberville, un de ses jeunes maîtres.…
L'enfant qu'elle met au monde meurt en naissant. Dans la puritaine société anglaise de la fin du XIXe siècle, c'est là une faute irrémissible, que la jeune fille aura le tort de ne pas vouloir dissimuler. Dès lors, son destin est une descente aux enfers de la honte et de la déchéance. 1981, c1891.
William Collins, agent immobilier gay, adepte de rencontres par Internet, veut tourner le dos à cette habitude et fait voeu…
de chasteté - ce qu'il n'arrivera pas à respecter l'espace d'un seul jour. Faiblesse qu'il arrive à justifier dans un contexte post-11 septembre de traumatisme de fin du monde. Tiraillé entre l'envie de " faire le bien " et la tentation de faire tout ce qui lui permet de " se sentir bien ", entre le renoncement et l'hédonisme - il va louvoyer entre les extrêmes, tout en étudiant le comportement de ceux qui l'entourent. Dans ce roman plus caustique encore que ses précédents, l'univers de Stephen McCauley est toujours aussi insolite et ses personnages plus originaux et attachants que jamais. 2006. Titre uniforme: Alternatives to sex.
Set in the Milan area in the early 17th century. Follows the fate of Lucia and Renzo, two peasant lovers…
cruelly separated by the machinations of a lecherous Spanish nobleman. First published in the 18th century. 1972.
American Midwest, 1950s. Narrator comes to terms with his homosexuality, having struggled from prep school through college with his self-deprecation,…
desire, and role in the gay community. Concludes with New York’s Stonewall uprising. Sequel to "A Boy’s Own Story" (DC41554); followed by "The farewell symphony" (DC41645). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1988.
Julianna and her niece are marking time in a villa in Venice. A literary editor obsessed with the work of…
a long-dead poet, Jeffrey Aspern, comes into their lives to try to ferret out his papers. 1986.
Nineteen-year-old Nanda Brookenham is about to be introduced to London society by her forty-year-old mother. Nanda soon finds herself in…
love with thirty-four-year-old Vanderbank, who happens to be Mrs. Brook's lover. She is further caught between her respect for maintaining the ideals of her elders and her desire to get away from the confines of society, most of all from its restrictions on women. 1987.