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Treasure Island (1883) ni RobertLouisStevenson
Treasure Island (1883)
RobertLouisStevenson
  • MGA BUMASA 156,342
  • Mga Boto 3,100
  • Mga Parte 34
Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney, who help Jim on his quest for the treasure; the frightening Blind Pew, double-dealing Israel Hands, and seemingly mad Ben Gunn, buccaneers of varying shades of menace; and, of course, garrulous, affable, ambiguous Long John Silver, who is one moment a friendly, laughing, one-legged sea-cook . . .and the next a dangerous pirate leader. The unexpected and complex relationship that develops between Silver and Jim helps transform what seems at first to be a simple, rip-roaring adventure story into a deeply moving study of a boy’s growth into manhood, as he learns hard lessons about friendship, loyalty, courage and honor—and the uncertain meaning of good and evil.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) ni CharlesDickens
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
CharlesDickens
  • MGA BUMASA 360,949
  • Mga Boto 4,756
  • Mga Parte 46
The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. Cover art done by @orangedusk
The Secret Garden (1911) ni strawberrycheese08
The Secret Garden (1911)
strawberrycheese08
  • MGA BUMASA 62,691
  • Mga Boto 2,428
  • Mga Parte 27
Selfish and spoilt Mary was sent to Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way into a secret garden, a change comes over her life. *This story belongs to Frances Hodgson Burnett. I don't own anything.
Sense and Sensibility (1811) ni JaneAusten
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
JaneAusten
  • MGA BUMASA 595,540
  • Mga Boto 10,971
  • Mga Parte 50
Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.
Macbeth ni WilliamShakespeare
Macbeth
WilliamShakespeare
  • MGA BUMASA 208,376
  • Mga Boto 4,166
  • Mga Parte 29
"Macbeth" tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia, and he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler as he is forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of arrogance, madness, and death. Cover by @newsies-
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) ni ArthurConanDoyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • MGA BUMASA 561,572
  • Mga Boto 8,721
  • Mga Parte 12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.
A Christmas Carol (1843) ni CharlesDickens
A Christmas Carol (1843)
CharlesDickens
  • MGA BUMASA 169,645
  • Mga Boto 2,705
  • Mga Parte 6
A Christmas Carol tells the story of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
Persuasion (1818) ni JaneAusten
Persuasion (1818)
JaneAusten
  • MGA BUMASA 278,404
  • Mga Boto 7,856
  • Mga Parte 24
More than eight years before the novel opens, Anne Elliot, then a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted 19 year old, accepted a proposal of marriage from the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. He was clever, confident, and ambitious, but poor and with no particular family connections to recommend him. Sir Walter, Anne's fatuous, snobbish father and her equally self-involved older sister Elizabeth were dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he was no match for an Elliot of Kellynch Hall, the family estate. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's late mother, persuaded her to break the engagement. Now 27 and still unmarried, Anne re-encounters her former love when his sister and brother-in-law, the Crofts, take out a lease on Kellynch. Wentworth is now a captain and wealthy from maritime victories in the Napoleonic wars. However, he has not forgiven Anne for rejecting him. While publicly declaring that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his fancy, he privately resolves that he is ready to become attached to any appealing young woman except for Anne Elliot.
Anne of Green Gables (1908) ni LMMontgomery
Anne of Green Gables (1908)
LMMontgomery
  • MGA BUMASA 556,041
  • Mga Boto 17,294
  • Mga Parte 38
Anne of Green Gables recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who have a farm on Prince Edward Island and who had intended to adopt a boy to help them.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) ni LewisCarroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
LewisCarroll
  • MGA BUMASA 1,238,916
  • Mga Boto 13,041
  • Mga Parte 12
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.