Little Dorrit  |
| Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
The writings of Charles Dickens were often critical of society and government. This satire, Little Dorrit was also an outlet for Dickens' opinion of prison, particularly debtor's prisons. There people (including Dickens' own) who failed to pay their debts were imprisoned, paradoxically unable to work, until the debt was repaid. The story of Little Dorrit (whose father is imprisoned for debt) tells of the courtship between herself and Arthur Clennam and demonstrates the grim effects of imprisonment on those within as well as those beyond but whose lives are inextricably intertwined. |
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| Lord Jim |
| Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) |
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| Love and Mr. Lewisham |
| H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946) |
Love and Mr. Lewisham showcases H.G. Wells' deft writing outside the science-fiction genre. Mr.Lewisham is a young science student who leaves the country with ambitious dreams to live in London. His plans are thrown into turmoil, however, when he falls passionately in love with Ethel who along with her stepfather are involved in mystical charlatanism, beguiling the weak in exchange for monetary gain. This of course goes against Mr.Lewisham's ethical standards - will he be able to reconcile these differences? |
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| Manon Lescaut |
| Abbe Prevost (1697 - 1763) |
Tells the story of Chavalier des Grieux's ill-fated love for the beautiful but mercenary and immoral Manon. From a heady and passionate beginning Des Grieux soon find himself struggling to support Manon's taste for luxury. Manon cannot live within Des Grieux's means, but cannot bring herself to leave him. It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. |
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| Mary Barton |
| Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810 - 1865) |
Mary Barton is a millworker's daughter who comes into contact with the son of a wealthy family. She must decide between her devoted lover and the possibilities of joining a middle class family. The book explores the British lower classes' frustration, the false sense of class mobility of the 1800s, at a time when the working class were not able to vote. Much of this novel is autobiographical, incorporating incidents from Gaskell's own life. |
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| Master Humphrey's Clock |
| Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
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| Miscellaneous Papers |
| Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
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