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Satire of the English judicial system and aristocratic class of Dickens's time. Follows the fortunes of young Esther Summerson and…
her mother, Lady Dedlock, as the disposition of the Jarndyce estate drags on year after year. 1964.
Pip, a young orphan, learns he has an unknown benefactor who will pay for him to be raised as a…
gentleman of "Great expectations." The mystery surrounding the benefactor and Pip's unrequited love for Estella, the orphaned ward of a rich old lady, create a moving and exciting story. 1861.
A young man is destined to inherit a mysterious fortune if he marries a certain young woman. Having never met…
her, he conceals his identity in order to appraise her. 1964, c1865.
Lord Ravenswood, deprived of his title for his part in the Civil War and dispossessed of his estate by trickery,…
dies in a fit of fury against Sir William Ashton, the man whom he regards as the author of his ruin. His son, the fiery Master of Ravenshood, inherits his father's hatred of Sir William but Fate makes him fall in love with Ashton's daughter, bringing disaster upon both households. 1819.
Maggie Tulliver is deeply attached to her brother Tom, but their conflicting temperaments and outlook produce only stress and misunderstanding…
until they are finally reconciled in a moment of revelation before tragedy overtakes them. 1860.
The brooding atmosphere of Puritan New England is present in this searching study of the workings of conscience. Hester Prynne,…
branded as an adulteress, lives on the edge of the wilderness with her child and devotes herself to good works. 1948, c1850.
The tale of a London Beggar boy and the young prince who was to become Edward VI, Identical to look…
at, they decide to change places, and then have difficulty establishing their true identities. 1881.
A mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi river town impresses his friends and horrifies adults as a result of…
his adventures. Companion to "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." First published in 1876. Grades 4-7. 1963.
A pastoral novel narrated by an unwordly, generous, and kindly vicar. He and his family are forced to move to…
humbler dwellings. The vicar’s fortitude prevails despite the seduction of his daughter and his imprisonment for debt. 1957.
Mark Robarts, an ambitious young clergyman, is helped to a comfortable living at Framley by Lady Lufton. When Robarts becomes…
liable for the debts of an unreliable friend, he turns for help once again to the reluctant Lady Lufton. Sequel to "Doctor Thorne". Followed by "The small house at Allington" . 1861. (Chronicles of Barsetshire ; 4)
An 18th century melodrama follows the misfortunes of Martina, a suffering adolescent wronged by her stepbrothers and their sister, the…
ruthless, beautiful Emma. Begun in 1855 by Brontë, later completed in 1980.
Amid the political turmoil of 17th century Holland, two brothers develop a rare species of tulip. When they are unjustly…
accused of treason, a greedy tulip fancier sees the chance to claim the valuable discovery for himself. 1852.
Written in the 18th century, this novel follows the career of Tom Jones, an orphan who was taken in by…
Squire Allworthy. Later renounced by the Squire for his indiscretions, Tom begins a series of adventures which take him through the English countryside to London society. [1960?].
During the 1757 siege of Fort William Henry on Lake George by the French and Iroquois, two daughters of its…
commander set out from a neighbouring fort to join their father. First published in 1826. 1919.
First published in 1814, this novel tells of Sir Thomas Bertram's family of Mansfield Park, consisting of his selfish and…
indolent wife and his two sons and two daughters. The Bertrams undertake the charge of Fanny Price, a girl of nine, who comes from a large and impecunious household. Fanny, by her modesty and honest disposition, becomes an indispensable member of the group. 1814.