Five Months at Anzac  |
| Joseph Lievesley Beeston (1859 - 1921) |
The personal account of a field ambulance commander.
It’s full of humour and sympathy for both sides.
The Australian love of swimming and the beach makes an appearance, even though the beach was in the line of fire of Turkish positions.
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| Madame Bovary |
| Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) |
A seminal work of Realism, and one of the most influential novels ever written.
"What is remarkable in Madame Bovary is that its mediocre beings, with their earthbound ambitions and pedestrian problems, impress us, by virtue of the structure and the writing that create them, as beings who are out of the ordinary within their ordinary manner of being." - Mario Vargas Llosa, in The Perpetual Orgy
The novel focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, as she spirals out of control trying to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life.
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| The Princess of Cleves |
| Madame de Lafayette (1634 - 1693) |
Regarded by many as one of the first European novels and a classic of its era. Published anonymously in March 1678, and set in the royal court of Henry II of France a century earlier, it tells the story of the unspoken and unrequited love between Mme de Cleves and the irresistible Duc de Nemours. It recreates that era with remarkable precision as a backdrop for a poignant study of the human heart. |
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| The Scarlet Letter |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
Set in 17th century Boston, a puritan community, Hester Prynne gives birth to a daughter, Pearl, after committing adultery. Refusing to name her lover, she is forced to wear the scarlet letter "A" as punishment for her secrecy and adulterous crime. Shamed by the community, Hester attempts to create a new life. Hester Prynne is the first true heroine of American fiction. The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece. |
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| The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories |
| John Kessel (1950 - ) http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tenshi/index2.html |
"Kessel proves himself again a master not just of science fiction, but also of the modern short story, crafting compelling characters and following them through plots that never fail to please - or to defy prediction."
--Metro Magazine
"Kessel's blend of dark humor and reality-stretching scenarios is consistently mesmerizing."
--Booklist
"One of the best collections of the year."
--Locus
"These well-crafted stories, full of elegantly drawn characters, deliver a powerful emotional punch."
--Publishers Weekly
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| Lady Windermeres Fan |
| Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) |
A satire on Victorian morals and marriage.
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| Mosses from an Old Manse |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) |
A collection of short stories highly praised by Herman Melville. Melville later dedicated Moby Dick to Hawthorne in "admiration for his genius".
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