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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
59 days •
ⓘ 1859 • Revolutions rock Paris and London with violence and rebirth. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
54 days •
ⓘ 1811 • Sisters Marianne and Elinor Dashwood together navigate the pathways of society, status, and money to seek out personal happiness and love.
Right Ho, Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse
33 days •
ⓘ 1934 • The hapless Bertie and ever reliable Jeeves return, but Jeeves is forbidden from offering advice. Can Bertie save his bumbling friends?
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
74 days •
ⓘ 1861 • Orphaned forge worker Pip dreams of rising to be a gentleman - and one day, his dreams seem to come true. Arguably Dickens’ best novel, jam-packed with unforgettable characters.
The Club of Queer Trades
G.K. Chesterton
21 days •
ⓘ 1905 • A collection of short stories spotlighting remarkable encounters with people earning their livings in extraordinary ways.
Doctor Thorne
Anthony Trollope
91 days •
ⓘ 1858 • Frank Gresham's mother and aunt are intent on his marrying a wealthy heiress. But Frank wants to marry Mary Thorne, who by all appearances is poor and illegitimate. Her watchful uncle keeps a secret about Mary, though.
The Secret Adversary
Agatha Christie
31 days •
ⓘ 1922 • Low on money but high on desire for adventure, Tommy and Tuppence start up Young Adventurers Ltd. - "willing to do anything, go anywhere." But their first assignment may be more than they expected.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
46 days •
ⓘ 1886 • A successful grain merchant, the Mayor of Casterbridge nevertheless holds a dark secret: years ago, in a drunken rage, he sold off his wife and child. The mistakes of his past come to haunt his present.
Villette
Charlotte Bronte
76 days •
ⓘ 1853 • Fleeing an unhappy life in England, Lucy Snowe starts anew in the cosmopolitan French city of Villette. Her desire for independence soon faces two tests in the form of a worldly doctor and autocratic schoolmaster.
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
Edgar Wallace
24 days •
ⓘ 1916 • Famous mystery writer John Lexman is charged with murder, but T.X. Meredith sets out to prove his innocence in this classic locked-room mystery.
Victory
Joseph Conrad
44 days •
ⓘ 1915 • Axel Heyst, adrift in Indonesia, cuts himself off from humanity, but soon finds his life turned upside down when he rescues a woman, Lena, from the evil Schomberg.
Moonfleet
J. Meade Falkner
32 days •
ⓘ 1898 • An adventure of mystery, smuggling, and a hidden treasure amidst the downs of Dorset. A captivating adventure for children and adults alike.
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K. Jerome
29 days •
ⓘ 1889 • A hilarious recounting of three men's (not to mention the dog!) troublesome journey along the Thames from Kingston to Oxford and back.
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Thomas De Quincey
12 days •
ⓘ 1821 • A captivating account of addiction - describing both the pleasures and pains of opium - in which dreams, visions, memory, and pain are all interwoven.
The Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy
50 days •
ⓘ 1878 • Clym Yeobright returns from cosmopolitan Paris to the wild haunted moors of Wessex, sparking a tale of love, chance, and tragedy.
Barchester Towers
Anthony Trollope
66 days •
ⓘ 1857 • A newcomer bursts into Barchester, replacing the beloved bishop and bringing with him an ambitious chaplain and intimidating wife. Havoc in the church and town follows.
The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens
75 days •
ⓘ 1841 • The story of little Nell Trent - one of Dickens' most beloved characters - who lives with her grandfather in his shop of oddities. They encounter bad luck and plotting villains in their struggle to avoid poverty.
Utopia
Thomas More
13 days •
ⓘ 1516 • Journey through an island community where vice and violence are absent, all religions are tolerated, there's full employment and goods are community-owned.
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
26 days •
ⓘ 1915 • The story of two couples, one American and one English, weaving in and out of passion, insanity, and comedy all through the lens of an unreliable narrator.
The History of Mr Polly
H.G. Wells
24 days •
ⓘ 1910 • A charming comedy from Edwardian England, following a despairing man as his life is turned upside down.
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
113 days •
ⓘ 1749 • Tom Jones, a foundling with a mysterious past, is banished to London to find love, adventure, danger, and more in this classic comic novel of 18th century life.
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • Sherlock Holmes is recruited to find Godfrey Staunton, a rugby player who has disappeared just before a critical match.
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
Arthur Conan Doyle
5 days •
ⓘ 1908 • John Scott Eccles awakes to an empty home, all the servants and his host vanished. He seeks answers from Sherlock Holmes.
Crome Yellow
Aldous Huxley
19 days •
ⓘ 1921 • Huxley's first novel: The story of an English country house and the outrageous characters therein. A satire of contemporary British society.
Sea and Sardinia
D.H. Lawrence
25 days •
ⓘ 1921 • Lawrence recounts his trip through Sicily to the interior of Sardinia alongside his wife.
Orley Farm
Anthony Trollope
101 days •
ⓘ 1861 • When Joseph Mason dies, he mysteriously leaves his farm near London to his second wife and her son. Years later, mysterious details come to light sparking a complex fight among the family.
Man and Superman
George Bernard Shaw
19 days •
ⓘ 1905 • After her father’s death, Ann Whitefield is left in the care of two men: the old Roebuck Ramsden and young political firebrand Jack Tanner.
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G.K. Chesterton
24 days •
ⓘ 1914 • The continuing adventures of the eccentric priest Father Brown as he uncovers criminals and murders.
Rupert of Hentzau
Anthony Hope
22 days •
ⓘ 1898 • A swashbuckling adventure taking place after The Prisoner of Zenda amidst the intrigue of Ruritania's royal family.
Antic Hay
Aldous Huxley
30 days •
ⓘ 1923 • A humorous "novel of ideas" set in London in the turbulent times after WWI, among the self-absorbed cultural elite.
Open the Door!
Catherine Carswell
51 days •
ⓘ 1920 • The coming of age of Joanna Bannerman in Glasgow, "an incisive female analysis of society and sexuality."
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
William Blake
4 days •
ⓘ 1790 • A collection of poetry satirizing religion, following the author’s descent to hell.
Framley Parsonage
Anthony Trollope
62 days •
ⓘ 1860 • Young vicar Mark Robarts' morals are put to the test when he and his family settle into the village of Framley in Barsetshire.
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Venerable Bede
41 days •
ⓘ 731 • A history of Anglo-Saxon England, hundreds of years before William the Conquer, with a particular focus on the Christian Church.
Howards End
E.M. Forster
40 days •
ⓘ 1910 • At a Hertfordshire estate called Howards End, three families on different rungs of the social ladder strive and reach out to one another.
Waverley
Walter Scott
37 days •
ⓘ 1814 • English soldier Edward Waverley journeys through the wilds of Scotland during the Jacobite Rising.
Lady Audley's Secret
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
49 days •
ⓘ 1862 • The "most sensationally successful of all the sensation novels" spanning insanity, accidental bigamy, lies, and murder all packed into one over-the-top drama.
The Little White Bird
J.M. Barrie
23 days •
ⓘ 1902 • A series of short fantasy episodes, including the introduction of Peter Pan.
The Rainbow
D.H. Lawrence
59 days •
ⓘ 1915 • Follow three generations of the Brangwens, a vigorous family settled in the rural Midlands of England, from humble local beginnings to a larger industrial world.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
25 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Famed detective Hercule Poirot confronts a baffling case of death and blackmail with one of Christie's most startling and controversial conclusions.
Payment Deferred
C.S. Forester
19 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Crushed by debt and his wife's expensive expectations, a bank clerk commits the perfect crime. But can he live with what he has done?
A Sicilian Romance
Ann Radcliffe
21 days •
ⓘ 1790 • Murder, secret tunnels, haunted castles, and miraculous discoveries await Julia as she tries to escape an unwanted marriage in this Gothic classic.
Three Ghost Stories
Charles Dickens
8 days •
ⓘ 1868 • A collection of spooky tales including the famous short story "The Signal-Man", "The Trial for Murder" and "The Haunted House"
Spirits in Bondage & Dymer
C.S. Lewis
15 days •
ⓘ 1919 • A collection of C.S. Lewis' earliest writings and poetry from before his conversion to Christianity.
The Vicar of Wakefield
Oliver Goldsmith
20 days •
ⓘ 1766 • Follow the ups and downs of a virtuous vicar's family, navigating challenges with humor and resilience in 18th-century England.
Tom Brown's School Days
Thomas Hughes
33 days •
ⓘ 1857 • The classic English story of Tom Brown's trials, successes, and lasting friendships within a Victorian boy's boarding school.
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