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Jude the obscure
By Thomas Hardy. 1895
Dramatizes the conflict between the carnal and the spiritual life of Jude Frawley, a stone mason's apprentice, who yearns to…
be a priest. A tale of doomed love and unfulfilled promise that revolves around Jude, his cousin Sue Bridehead and his academic mentor Phillotson. First published in 1895.The Pickwick papers
By Charles Dickens. 1963
Mr. Samuel Pickwick, general chairman of the Pickwick Club, and three other members constitute a corresponding society in order to…
report about their journeys, adventures and observations of character and manners. First published in 1837. 1963.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.Les misérables
By Victor Hugo, Norman Denny. 1982
Jean Valjean, a poor French peasant, is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. After escaping, he devotes his life…
to noble causes until once again he becomes the victim of cruel circumstances. Originally published in 1862. 1982. Uniform title: Misérables.Nana ((Folio ;$v3707.)
By Émile Zola. 2002
La guerre et la paix: roman
By Bernard Kreise, Léon Tolstoï. 2002
La mort d'Ivan Ilitch: suivi de Maître et serviteur : nouvelles ((Bibliothèque cosmopolite))
By Léon Tolstoï, Boris De Schloezer. 2004
" Ivan Ilitch, fils de fonctionnaires, gravit avec succès les échelons de la hiérarchie administrative. Parvenu au sommet de la…
réussite sociale, il est frappé par la maladie. Il réévalue alors son existence à l'aune de critères moraux et la trouve vaine et futile. Dans Maître et serviteur, Andréitch Brékhounov, riche propriétaire, est pris dans une tempête de neige et fait le même amer constat. " Titre uniforme: Smertʹ Ivana Ilʹicha.Hard times
By Charles Dickens. 1854
Hard Times was one of Dickens' later novels and portrays the author's somewhat cynical view of life as a dreary…
sort of underworld with artificially contrived happy endings that are not to be believed. Hard Times is sympathetic to the lot of the oppressed worker. Originally published in 1854.Wuthering Heights (Purnell de luxe classic.)
By Emily Brontë. 1965
This 19th century classic, set in the Yorkshire moors, is about Heathcliff, a foundling raised in the Earnshaw home. He…
passionately loves Catherine and dedicates his life to the realization of that love, and revenge on those who oppose him. First published in 1847. (Reissue) 1965.Tess of the D'Urbervilles: a pure woman (Everyman's library ; #33)
By Thomas Hardy. 1891
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of…
their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future. 1871.Jane Eyre
By Charlotte Brontë. 1965
A plain and intelligent woman becomes the Governess at an estate and falls in love with the master. They plan…
to marry, but a long-kept secret is revealed that shatters all plans. A classic first published in 1847. 1965.The woman in white
By Wilkie Collins. 1860
Emma (Modern Library Classics Ser.)
By Jane Austen. 2001
David Copperfield (Everyman's library)
By Charles Dickens. 1981
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes (The Oxford Sherlock Holmes)
By Arthur Conan Doyle. 1892
Amid the foggy streets of sinister London and the even more sinister countryside, Holmes and Watson once more solve the…
unsolvable. This book is a collection of stories, including "A Scandal in Bohemia", "A Case of Identity", "The Red-Headed League" and "The Boscombe Valley Mystery". 1892.War and peace (Penguin classics)
By Leo Tolstoy. 1992