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Middlemarch
An idealistic, remarkably intelligent, and deeply religious young woman who longs for a life of great purpose. Misguidedly seeking intellectual fulfillment, she marries a dry, aging scholar, only to discover a life of stifling disillusionment.
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The Iliad
The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to the poet Homer, composed likely in the 8th century BCE. Written in dactylic hexameter, it is one of the oldest and most foundational works of Western literature. Set during the final weeks of the decade-long Trojan War, the epic does not cover the entire war (omitting both the famous Trojan Horse and the fall of the city), but instead foc…
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- 3.823.0090.B.U
Women in Love
Women in Love is D.H. Lawrence’s masterpiece and the direct sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow. Set in the English Midlands and London just before and during the First World War, the novel is a sweeping, deeply psychological exploration of modern industrial civilization, human relationships, art, and the complex mechanics of love. Through the lives and loves of two sisters, it examines t…
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Oliver Twist
The story opens in a mid-19th-century English workhouse, where an impoverished young mother dies shortly after giving birth to an orphan boy, whom the parish beadle, Mr. Bumble, names Oliver Twist. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a poorly run juvenile farm, underfed and neglected, before being brought back to the workhouse.
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- 3.823.0086.B.U
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The story is framed as a series of letters from a prosperous young Yorkshire farmer, Gilbert Markham, to his friend, detailing the dramatic arrival of a mysterious, reclusive young widow who calls herself Helen Graham. She moves into the decaying, semi-abandoned Elizabethan mansion Wildfell Hall with her young son, Arthur, attempting to earn a living by selling her oil paintings. Because she…
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The Collected Stories of
Bringing together 41 brilliant, deeply atmospheric tales set largely in the American South, this volume won the National Book Award. It showcases Welty's unmatched ear for regional dialogue, rich psychological depth, and compassionate, sharp-eyed observations of human eccentricity and isolation.
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- 4.823.0069.B.U
Villette
Villette is Charlotte Brontë’s final completed novel. Widely regarded as her psychological masterpiece, it is a semi-autobiographical bildungsroman (coming-of-age story) that draws heavily on Brontë's own experiences teaching in Brussels. It explores profound themes of isolation, unrequited love, female independence, and the inner resilience of a quiet, fiercely independent woman navigating…
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Northanger Abbey
The story follows Catherine Morland, a young, imaginative, and delightfully naive seventeen-year-old from a large, unpretentious family. Unlike the typical tragic heroines of gothic romances, Catherine is neither tragically poor nor uncommonly gifted; she simply loves reading gothic novels like Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho. Invited by wealthy family friends, the Allens, to visit …
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Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure is the final completed novel by Thomas Hardy. First published in serial form in 1894–1895 and released as a book in late 1895, it is widely considered one of the most powerful, bleak, and uncompromising tragedies in English literature. The novel launched a furious storm of Victorian moral outrage upon its release due to its raw critique of marriage, religion, institutional hy…
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Persuasion
Persuasion is the final, fully completed novel by Jane Austen, published posthumously in 1818 alongside Northanger Abbey. Widely regarded as her most mature, autumnal, and deeply reflective work, the novel trades the youthful exuberance of Pride and Prejudice for a poignant exploration of regret, second chances, emotional maturity, and the quiet dignity of a woman navigating a changing society.
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