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Pride and Prejudice (1813) von JaneAusten
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
JaneAusten
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The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Sense and Sensibility (1811) von JaneAusten
Sense and Sensibility (1811)
JaneAusten
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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.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) von MarkTwain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
MarkTwain
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) von MarkTwain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
MarkTwain
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) von OscarWilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
OscarWilde
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) von ArthurConanDoyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
ArthurConanDoyle
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) von ArthurConanDoyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
ArthurConanDoyle
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.
A STUDY IN SCARLET (Completed) von ArthurConanDoyle
A STUDY IN SCARLET (Completed)
ArthurConanDoyle
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A Study in Scarlet is a 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become two of the most famous characters in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it." Cover by the wonderful @-capetown
Annabel Lee (1849) von EdgarAllanPoe
Annabel Lee (1849)
EdgarAllanPoe
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"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. Cover by: @KatrinHollister
Wuthering Heights (1847) von EmilyBronte
Wuthering Heights (1847)
EmilyBronte
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Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature.