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The Professor by CharlotteBronte
The Professor
CharlotteBronte
  • Reads 4,903
  • Votes 213
  • Parts 26
The first of Charlotte Bronte's works. A story of William Crimsworth from his perspective on his maturation, career, and relationships.
A Pair of Blue Eyes (Completed) by ThomasHardy
A Pair of Blue Eyes (Completed)
ThomasHardy
  • Reads 9,966
  • Votes 430
  • Parts 41
"A Pair of Blue Eyes" is the third novel by Thomas Hardy, and the first to be published in his own name. First published in 1873, the book tells the story of a love triangle between a young woman and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Elfride Swancourt, a vicar's daughter living in a remote corner of England, knows very little about the world that lies beyond when she becomes entangled with two men; The boyish architect, Stephen Smith, and the older literary man, Henry Knight. The former friends become rivals, and Elfride faces an agonizing choice.
Villette by CharlotteBronte
Villette
CharlotteBronte
  • Reads 10,740
  • Votes 772
  • Parts 42
After a family disaster our protagonist, Lucy Snowe, travels to Villette where she teaches at an all girl's school and gets wrapped up in romance and adventures.
Jude the Obscure (1895) (Completed) by ThomasHardy
Jude the Obscure (1895) (Completed)
ThomasHardy
  • Reads 15,907
  • Votes 334
  • Parts 54
"Jude the Obscure" tells the story of Jude Fawley, a village stonemason in the southern English region of Wessex who yearns to be a scholar at "Christminster", a city modeled on Oxford.
Agnes Grey (Completed) by AnneBronte
Agnes Grey (Completed)
AnneBronte
  • Reads 17,958
  • Votes 830
  • Parts 25
This is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë, first published in December 1847 ( and originally written under the pen name, Acton Bell). The novel follows governess Agnes Grey as she works with the families of the English gentry, and is considered to be largely based on Brontë's own experiences as a governess. The novel addresses the position of governess and what it entailed, and how it affected a young woman. Cover by @FrankRSP
The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) (Completed) by AlexandreDumas
The Count of Monte Cristo (1845) (Completed)
AlexandreDumas
  • Reads 283,768
  • Votes 7,398
  • Parts 115
"The Count of Monte Cristo" focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. Cover by xflowerpetalsx
Lady Susan by JaneAusten
Lady Susan
JaneAusten
  • Reads 38,637
  • Votes 2,219
  • Parts 42
Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and charming recent widow, visits her brother- and sister-in-law, Charles and Catherine Vernon, with little advance notice at Churchill, their country residence. Catherine is far from pleased, as Lady Susan had tried to prevent her marriage to Charles and her unwanted guest has been described to her as "the most accomplished coquette in England". Among Lady Susan's conquests in London is the married Mr. Mainwaring. Cover by the lovely @Austened.
Sense and Sensibility (1811) by JaneAusten
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
JaneAusten
  • Reads 595,075
  • Votes 10,971
  • Parts 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.
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. by The_Ssssilent_Bang
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
The_Ssssilent_Bang
  • Reads 5,922
  • Votes 190
  • Parts 1
This is one of my favorite Poem. I am just putting it on here so that other's might read it and enjoy this Hauntingly Great Poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The poem show's the human need to self torture. In “The Raven,” Poe exploits several themes that are found throughout his creative works, including the tragic death of a beautiful woman at a young age, and the grief of the bereft young man whose affection for his lost love transcends the physical boundaries of death and life. The motif of the “devil-beast” as the harbinger of misery and sorrow, found here in the form of the raven, is another theme common to the creative works of Poe. I repeat this is not my work but a work of a genius by the name Edgar Allan Poe.
The Taming of the Shrew by WilliamShakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
WilliamShakespeare
  • Reads 43,890
  • Votes 782
  • Parts 15
"The Taming of the Shrew" depicts the courtship of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship, but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments-the "taming"-until she becomes a compliant and obedient bride. Cover done by @zonaamind