Daniel Deronda  |
| George Eliot (1819 - 1880) |
Daniel Deronda is the ward of wealthy Englishman, Sir Hugo Mallinger. He falls for the beautiful Gwendolen but a reversal in her family's fortunes sees her marry another and binds her to a different life. Meanwhile, Deronda saves a young Jewish woman, Mirah, and becomes involved in her search for lost family and identity. But a dramatic revelation threatens Deronda's own sense of identity. Romance and realism intertwine in this beautiful book. |
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| Emma |
| Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) |
Emma is the comic novel by Jane Austen that centres around the "handsome, clever and rich", if somewhat spoilt, Emma Woodhouse who fancies herself as a match-maker to her friends. Set in Regency England, comedy ensues as Emma throws herself into the pursuits of love and marriage for others whilst herself remaining apparently immune to the charms of the opposite sex. Witty and charming - quintessential Jane Austen. |
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| Eugenie Grandet |
| Honore de Balzac (1799 - 1850) |
Who is going to marry Eugenie Grandet? Enter one cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Set in provincial France in the aftermath of the French Revolution, Eugenie Grandet is a tale of a father's financial cunning and miserliness pitched against a daughter's determination to rebel. |
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| Heart of Darkness |
| Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) |
English seaman Charlie Marlow recounts a journey to his shipmates, a journey up river to the heart of the Congo. Marlow had been tasked to find what had happened to Kurtz who had been an inexplicably productive procurer of ivory until contact was lost. Respected and feared, Kurtz has an aura of mystery and danger that lures Marlow closer and closer until ... |
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| Jane Eyre |
| Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855) |
Orphaned early in life, Jane Eyre endures life with a cruel aunt, harsh boarding school and generous lashings of cruelty. From this grew Jane's strength of character and quest for freedom and equality. Jane eventually secures a job as a governess and falls in love with the owner of the manor, Edward Rochester. Despite her plainness, she captures his heart. But can they overcome differences in social status, age and experience? Will a secret he has come between them? Will she follow her convictions even if it meant losing her true love? Will love conquer all? Jane Eyre is a sensational love story Bronte style with truckloads of gutsy character building material to boot. |
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| Northanger Abbey |
| Jane Austen (1775 - 1817) |
On a visit to Bath, seventeen year old Catherine Morland meets Henry and Eleanor Tilney who invite her to their father's estate, Northanger Abbey. Inspired by the Gothic novels that she enjoys, Catherine begins to imagine all sorts of dark and mysterious happenings at the abbey...... |
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| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) |
Literature's pre-eminent detective, Sherlock Holmes, shines again and again in these 12 thrilling adventures, set in England's Victorian era.. |
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