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The making of a Marchioness
By Frances Burnett. 1901
The author describes this book as 'a picture of a nice simple, sweet prosaic soul who arrives at a good…
fortune almost comic because it is in a way so incongruous. Its heroine is a sort of Cinderella with big feet instead of little ones.'. 1901.The ambassadors: an authoritative text, the author on the novel, criticism
By Henry James. 1983
A newspaper editor is sent to Paris by his wealthy fiancee to bring home her son. He is confronted with…
the conflict between American and European values. First published in 1903. 1983.The man in the iron mask
By Alexandre Dumas, Sidney Dark. 1847
Youth ; The end of the tether
By Joseph Conrad. 1975
Contains "Youth" and "The end of the tether." In "Youth," second mate Marlow dreams of seeing Bangkok. But the grim…
realities of life at sea cause troubles aboard the old steamer. The story is based on Conrad's first Asian voyage. In "The end of the tether," aging Captain Whalley buys a share in, and the right to command, a coastal steamer. The scene is set for conflict between Whalley's fine, elevated actions and the shipowner's anti-social behaviour. Originally published in 1902. 1975.The histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel
By François Rabelais, J. M Cohen. 1963
First published in the early sixteenth century, this five-part satirical work describes the life of the giant Gargantua and his…
son Pantagruel as they come into conflict with the oppressive institutions of France: the church and the educational and legal systems. Strong language. 1963.The golden bowl
By Henry James. 1972
The warden (Barsetshire novels. #1.)
By Anthony Trollope, G. C Rosser. 1966
The atmosphere and manners of a 19th century English cathedral town are presented with humour. An inquiry into the finances…
of Hirma's hospital disrupts the town's tranquility. First published in 1855. Followed by "Barchester Towers".The old curiosity shop
By Charles Dickens. 1975
Little Nell Trent lives with her grandfather in his "curiosity shop" until he loses everything by gambling. They are forced…
to roam the country as beggars. First published in 1841. 1975.The jungle book
By Rudyard Kipling. 1894
Short stories about the animals of India and the life of Mowgli, the jungle boy who is adopted by a…
wolf pack and taught the laws of the jungle by a panther and a bear. Followed by "The second jungle book". Grades 4-7. 1984, c1894.The Master of Ballantrae: a winter's tale
By Robert Louis Stevenson. 1957
Story of a tragic bitter feud between two Scottish brothers. The elder brother, believed to have died in battle, returns…
home to persecute his younger brother, who has succeeded him to his title and estate and married his betrothed. 1957.The past recaptured (In search of lost time ; #7)
By Marcel Proust. 1971
This seventh and final volume of Remembrance of things past follows the narrator and his characters to the time of…
World War I. After showing the effects of war on their lives and attitudes, Proust concludes with a discourse on his philosophy of fiction. Sequel to "The sweet cheat gone" (DC30887). 1971. (In search of lost time ; 7) Uniform title: Temps retrouvé.The counterfeiters: with Journal of The counterfeiters
By André Gide, Dorothy Bussy. 1962
Edouard is writing a novel which deals with the problem of morals, the literary artist, society and corruption. One of…
Edouard's nephews, George, is fascinated by the brutal counterfeiter Gheridanisol. A French classic first published in 1926. 1962. Uniform title: Faux-monnayeurs.Sodome et Gomorrhe (À la recherche du temps perdu. #4.)
By Marcel Proust. 2006
Quatrevingt-treize
By Victor Hugo. 1988
Publie en 1873, "Quatre-vingt-treize" a été le dernier roman de Victor Hugo. Il a dans cette oeuvre retracé l'épopée de…
la Révolution française et les affrontements entre la classe bourgeoise et le peuple. 1988.Petites misères de la vie conjugale
By Honoré De Balzac. 1990
Mille saynètes, croquis et anecdotes composent ce livre qui ne fut intègre dans "La comédie humaine" que posthumément. Les Petites…
Misères, sur un ton faussement badin, constituent, en vérité, une critique féroce des convenances conjugales et de l'hypocrisie ambiante. 1990, c1846.Little women
By Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Di Somma, Mary McTierman. 1983
Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Green Gables. #4.)
By L. M Montgomery. 1936
Anne becomes a school teacher in Summerside, P.E.I. while waiting for Gilbert, now Dr. Blythe, and an island dream house.…
Sequel to "Anne of the Island" (BR71098). Followed by "Anne's house of dreams" (BR60788). Grades 4-7. 1936. (Anne of Green Gables ; 4)Mayor of Casterbridge
By Thomas Hardy. 1886
One of the Wessex tales, this tells the story of the brooding, and sometimes brutal Michael Henchard and the women…
with whom he searches for happiness in the harsh world of 19th-century rural England. 1886.Les misérables
By Victor Hugo. 1862
Out of extreme poverty Jean Valjean steals a loaf of bread and then spends many years trying to escape his…
reputation as a criminal. In later years he rises socially and is a respectable member of society; but policeman Javert will not allow him to forget his past and is determined to expose him. 1862.