Villette is a classic 1853 novel written by English author Charlotte Brontë (under the pen name Currer Bell). Widely regarded as her masterpiece and her most psychological work, it is loosely based on Brontë's own experiences living and teaching in Brussels.
Lady Chatterley's Lover is the final, highly controversial novel written by English author D.H. Lawrence, privately printed in Florence in 1928 and published in Britain unexpurgated decades later in 1960. Widely recognized as a landmark of 20th-century literature, the novel explores the suffocating constraints of modern industrial society, class division, emotional alienation, and the healing, …
Secrets at St Jude's: Sunshine Girl is a contemporary young adult / teen fiction novel written by Scottish author Carmen Reid, published in 2011. It is the fifth installment in the popular Secrets at St Jude's series, which follows the raucous, dramatic, and heartwarming lives of a close-knit group of girls attending a traditional boarding school in Scotland.
Villette is a classic 1853 novel written by English author Charlotte Brontë (under the pen name Currer Bell). Widely regarded as her masterpiece and her most psychological work, it is loosely based on Brontë's own experiences living and teaching in Brussels.
The Man in the Iron Mask is a classic historical fiction novel written by the French author Alexandre Dumas (originally published as the final section of his broader 1847 novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne). Set in 1660s France during the reign of the young King Louis XIV, the story is based on the famous, enduring French historical mystery of a mysterious prisoner whose face was concealed by a ve…
The Portrait of a Lady is a psychological masterpiece written by American-British author Henry James, originally serialized between 1880 and 1881 before being published as a novel. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels in the English language, it explores the themes of personal freedom, American innocence versus European experience, betrayal, and the heavy consequences of making choices…
Anne of Green Gables, written by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery and published in 1908, is a classic coming-of-age novel set in the late 19th century. It follows the adventures of Anne Shirley, an imaginative, talkative, and high-spirited 11-year-old orphan
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is a classic Victorian novel written by English author George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) and published in 1861. Set in the early 19th century, the novel tells the heartwarming, redemptive tale of a rebitterized, solitary weaver who loses his faith in humanity and God, only to have his soul restored through the unexpected arrival of an abandoned golden-haired orph…
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and The Power-House (1916) are two of the most famous and influential thrillers written by Scottish novelist, historian, and politician John Buchan. Featuring his iconic protagonist, Richard Hannay, these gripping novellas essentially invented the modern espionage and "man-on-the-run" thriller genre, laying the groundwork for everything from James Bond to Alfred Hit…
The story revolves around the Bennet family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. Because their estate is entailed and can only pass to a male heir (their cousin Mr. Collins), Mrs. Bennet is desperate to marry off all her daughters to secure their financial futures.