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The writer had given up his free, uncriticised bachelor life; his yacht was no longer seen off the coast in summer; his tours to England and the south had ceased; nay, he was rarely to be found even at his club in Christiania. His gigantic figure was never seen in the doorways; he was failing. '
Agnes, an inexperienced and poor young woman, is governess to Matilda. Possessed of an unshakeable sense of entitlement and a boundless sense of self worth, Agnes's charge can break hearts at will. Is there any luck left over for Agnes herself? Included at the end of this volume is a fine selection of Anne Bront's poems.
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A career of successful crime had established Ali's rule over a population equal to that of the two kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, But his ambition was not yet satisfied. The occupation of Parga did not crown his desires, and the delight which it caused him was much tempered by the escape of the Parganiotes, who found in exile a safe refuge from his persecution.
In this classic by Lewis Carrol it's little girl Alice's adventures in wonderland.
ALICE HICKEY: Between Worlds is the story of one man’s incredible journey into the psychic roots of human creativity. It is the exhilarating, funny, sometimes desperate record of the author’s friendship with psychic Alice Hickey and their journey into the depths of the unconscious, a journey that ultimately reveals who we truly are: mysterious beings residing at the very center of Creation.
"Almayer's Folly" adequately introduces the theme of culture conflict, an angle that is expressed more fully in Conrad's later works.
In his final novel, Fielding turned from an unheroic hero to an unusually positive heroine, but the tone of this novel, "Amelia "(1751), remains equivocal. The plot revolves around the domestic problems created by an improvident husband, William Booth, a well-intentioned but naive young man.
In "Amy Foster", Joseph Conrad has written a great story that shows the different types of love felt between Amy and Yanko.
A national guard unit is formed in a maximum security prison. The unit sees combat. Very interesting story.
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Louisa May Alcott is best known for her classic coming-of-age novel "Little Women." But she tackles an entirely different part of growing up in "An Old Fashioned Girl," the story of a country mouse living with a wealthy urban family in late 19th-century America.