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Villette Villette v1.0

Charlotte Bronte's Villette is the gothic tale of Lucy Snowe, who travels to the fictional town of Villette in Belgium to teach at a girl's school.

Chapters on Socialism Chapters on Socialism v1.0

It was in the year 1869 that impressed with the degree in which, even during the last twenty years, when the world seemed wholly occupied with other matters.

Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey v1.0

Catherine, a seventeen year old girl, travels with her family to Bath and makes many new acquaintance, including two young men who pursue her.

The Old Stone House The Old Stone House v1.0

The niece of James Fenimore Cooper and a good friend and correspondent of Henry James, Constance Fenimore Woolson was a well known short story writer in the later part of the 19th century.

The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw v1.0

The Turn of the Screw is s ghostly Gothic tale by Henry James.

Lady Susan Lady Susan v1.0

Lady Susan is the only full novel written by Jane Austen that was not published in her lifetime.

Washington Square Washington Square v1.0

Washington Square by Henry James is the story of the gentle, dull Catherine Sloper who falls for the ambivalent Morris Townsend, who her father believes is a fortune hunter.

The Bostonians The Bostonians v1.0

First published in 1886, The Bostonians is one of James' wittiest social satires.

The Iron Heel The Iron Heel v1.0

The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908.

Creative Unity Creative Unity v1.0

Creative Unity is a collection of essays from Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, who in 1913 became Asia's first recipient of the Nobel Prize.

Death - and After? Death - and After? v1.0

Death consists in a repeated process of unrobing, or unsheathing.

Before Adam Before Adam v1.0

In Jack London's 1910 story Before Adam a young boy dreams that he is living the life of an early hominid, giving human evolution an early and entertaining portrayal.

The Sea Wolf The Sea Wolf v1.0

Jack London's novel The Sea Wolf became an instant bestseller on its release in 1904.

Growth of the Soil Growth of the Soil v1.0

Knut Hamsun's novel The Growth of the Soil won the Norwegian writer a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920.

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera v1.0

Christine is brought up by her itinerant musician father, whose death she mourns endlessly.

The House on the Borderland The House on the Borderland v1.0

The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by William Hope Hodgson.

Dead Souls Dead Souls v1.0

Dead Souls is a socially critical black comedy.

The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid v1.0

Thomas Hardy (1840 1928) was a naturalist and writer, whose fiction sits on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution and is filled with an imminent sense of nostalgia for the coming transformation of the British countryside.

Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd v1.0

Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is the love story between the good shepherd Gabriel Oak and the proud heiress Bathsheba Everdene.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall The Tenant of Wildfell Hall v1.0

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a novel in three parts, written as a letter from Gilbert Markham to his brother-in-Law.