The House of Mirth

Literature & Fiction

WHARTON,EDITH

Classics

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In a panoramic sweep of the years leading up to the First Reform Bill of 1832, George Eliot explores nearly every subject of concern to modern life: art, religion, science, politics, self, society, human relationships. Among her characters are some of the most remarkable portraits in English literature: Dorothea Brooke, the heroine, idealistic but naive; Rosamund Vincy, beautiful and egoistic; Edward Casaubon, the dry-as-dust scholar; Tertius Lydgate, the brilliant but morally flawed physician; the passionate artist, Will Ladislaw; and Fred Vincy and Mary Garth, childhood sweethearts whose charming courtship is one of the many humorous elements in the novel's comic vein.

Middlemarch

ELIOT, GEORGE

Human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of country English family life.

Pride and Prejudice

Austen., Jane

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band", "The Adventure of the Greek Philosopher" and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" will keep you guessing as to how Holmes and Watson will ever unravel these baffling cases. (Two 90-minute cassettes).

Selected Cases of Sherlock Holmes

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Mystery

The Warden

TROLLOPE, ANTHONY

Literary

[This is the Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition in vinyl case.]  This volume contains all three books in the 'Fifth Queen Trilogy': The Fifth Queen, Privy Seal, and The Fifth Queen Crowned.  [Read by Ralph Cosham] The Fifth Queen Trilogy is Ford Madox Ford's highly acclaimed portrait of Katharine Howard, the controversial fifth queen of Henry VIII. Ford Madox Ford's masterful trilogy of historical fiction centers on Katharine Howard, a young girl of a proud, noble, and impoverished family who catches the jaded eye of Henry VIII and becomes his controversial fifth queen.  In book one, The Fifth Queen, Katharine arrives at the king's court to find its dimly lit corridors vibrating with corruption and fear as unscrupulous courtiers hungry for power maneuver for advantage. Clever, beautiful, and outspoken, Katharine soon becomes caught in a web of intrigue and romance as she fights for political and religious change. In book two, Privy Seal, Katharine becomes locked in a vicious battle with Thomas Cromwell, the Lord Privy Seal, and continues her battle for change.  Finally, in book three, The Fifth Queen Crowned, Katharine once again becomes caught in a web of court intrigues. She believes strongly in a restoration of the Catholic faith, but this conviction has made her vicious enemies, for a return to the Church of Rome would mean reinstating the lands and riches taken from the church under Henry's reign. Here, Katharine's fatal combat with Thomas Cromwell reaches its stunning conclusion. Ford saw the past as an integral part of the present experience and understanding. His sharply etched vision of the court of Henry VIII echoes aspects of Edwardian England as it explores the pervading influence of power, lies, fear, and anxiety on people's lives.

The Fifth Queen (005)

Biographies & Memoirs

Ford, Ford Madox

Leaders & Notable People

Midway of the Ponte Vecchio at Florence, where three arches break the lines of the little jewellers booths glittering on either hand, and open an approach to the parapet, Colville lounged against the corner of a shop and stared out upon the river. It was the late afternoon of a day in January, which had begun bright and warm, but had su Sered a change of mood as its hours passed, and now, -from a sky dimmed with flying grey clouds, was threatening rain. There must already have been rain in the mountains, for the yellow torrent that seethed and swirled around the piers of the bridge was swelling momently on the wall of the Lung A rno, and rolling a threatening flood toward the Cascine, where it lost itself under the ranks of the poplars that seemed to file across its course, and let their delicate tops melt into the pallor of the low horizon.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Indian Summer (002)

MANSFIELD, KATHERINE

Contemporary

This book is one of the classic book of all time.

The Mill on the Floss: Part 1

Dliot, George

Dream Days

"The Reluctant Dragon", "The Magic Ring" and "The Saga of the Seas" are part of this delightful collection of imaginative tales. (Three 90-minute cassettes).

Children's Books

K. Grahme

The relentless working out of a curse on the Pyncheon family of Salem. who have inhabited the House of Seven Gables for generations, is reviewed two centuries later by their descendants, with surprising results. Seven 90-minute cassettes.

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel, Hawthorne

United States

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