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By Walter Scott, Claire Lamont. 1830
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.By Jane Austen. 1818
Anne Elliot has been persuaded to break off her engagement, but meets Wentworth again after some time, and the story…
is concerned with the gradual revival of his passion for her. 1818.By Charlotte Brontë, Heather Glen. 1989
This first novel by the famous author of "Jane Eyre," is based on Bronte's experience as a young woman studying…
in Belgium, where she fell hopelessly in love with a married teacher. Many scholars acknowledge it as a study for her later novel, "Villette." 1989.By Oscar Wilde, Robert Mighall. 1890
"If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old...I would give…
my soul for that!" The wish uttered by Dorian Gray as he gazes on his portrait forms the basis of this story, of a gilded and spoilt hedonist who is willing to sell his soul for his beauty. 1890.By Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1965
First published in 1852, abolitionist Stowe's depiction of the moral injustice of slavery and the evils of materialism. Tom saves…
little Eva's life, and years later she tries to help him gain his freedom. Eventually, Tom's protection of runaway Eliza costs him his life at the hands of the brutal ex-Yankee Simon Legree. 1965.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.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.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.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.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.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.