After his father dies, Nicholas Nickleby seeks help from his uncle Ralph. But Ralph is hard-hearted and forces Nicholas to fight his own way in this world. In this comic novel by Charles Dickens, Nich
Set in Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the farmer Bathsheba Everdene, her life and her relationships. It discusses the themes of love, honor and betrayal.
Gone with the Wind is set in the south in the mid-19th century. The Civil War is raging as the confident Scarlett tries to make her family’s cotton fields productive again. A remarkable tale of love a
The War of the Worlds was written by H. G. Wells in 1898. The story tells of large metal cylinders that fall to earth, signaling the beginning of a Martian invasion. The Martians gradually take over L
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, was published in 1891. It tells the heartaching story of Tess, a farmer's daughter, who has to make an impossible choice in pursuit of happiness.
Great Expectations is the 13th and penultimate novel by Charles Dickens and follows the story of the orphan nicknamed Pip who has his life transformed by a mystery benefactor. With great characters th
Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë’s only novel and was published in 1847, with an edited second version published in 1850, following Emily’s death. It was considered controversial at the time because
