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Olive
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 566

Olive

First published in 1850, Olive is a variant on the story of Jane Eyre. The titular character is not an orphan, but she suffers from a physical deformity that acts as a similar social impediment. Olive grows up sheltered, thinking nothing is wrong with her. However when her overprotective nursemaid dies, it is a great shock to her to know that she is not attractive to men and will therefore probably never marry. Even though Olive is determined to support herself and be happy in spite of her hardships, she eventually does find love in a very unlikely person. The illustrated edition includes black and white illustrations by G. Bowers.

Persuasion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 326

Persuasion

Persuasion is Jane Austen's last novel, published posthumously in 1818. The story follows 27-year-old Anne Eliot, who is much older than the central characters in Austen's other books. Having fallen in love with and persuaded to reject a poor naval officer 8 years ago, Anne re-encounters him as a wealthy captain. She is then forced to deal with her regret for past actions and growing jealousy as he courts another woman. This ebook is also part of The Complete Works of Jane Austen.

Heidi
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 216

Heidi

Written in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, the Heidi books are the best known works of Swiss literature. The story focuses on events in the life a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Just as she is beginning to get used to her surroundings, Heidi is sent away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Much more than a children's story, the story is also a lesson on the nature of freedom. This edition is an English translation. The illustrated edition contains color illustrations by Maria L. Kirk.

Vera
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 324

Vera

First published in 1921, Vera is a darkly comic story about Lucy Entwhistle and Everard Wemyss. Both have recently lost someone close to them as the first chapter opens. They meet and at once believe they have found a soul mate in each other. As their relationship progresses we come to understand more of each character's past. Most importantly we learn about Wemyss' late wife, Vera. What at first appears to be a different and quirky romance turns out to be an indictment of egoism and dominance in relationships.

Jacob's Room
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Jacob's Room

"Jacob's Room," penned by the renowned author Virginia Woolf, is a milestone in modernist literature. As one of the significant Virginia Woolf books, the novel showcases her pioneering writing style and the profound exploration of the human condition. The novel centers around Jacob Flanders, a young man whose life and death are depicted through a series of fragmented scenes and impressions from different perspectives. This unique narrative technique marks the novel as a fundamental piece of stream-of-consciousness literature. Woolf's depiction of Jacob's life in pre-war England provides an evocative portrayal of the era's social norms and expectations. With its intricate exploration of socie...

Portrait of the Past
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 296

Portrait of the Past

The year is 1880. Marguerite is an artist and former slave who is hired to paint a wedding portrait for a wealthy family. She soon finds that the family has close ties to her past from which she has constantly fled. Instead of fleeing again, she stays to paint a portrait of her former family, and in so doing she begins to understand the difficult choices her loved ones were driven to make. Read first chapter.

The Pastor's Wife
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 536

The Pastor's Wife

First published in 1914, the story centers on Ingeborg who grows up being pushed around by her father, the Bishop. In the first moment she is ever alone and left to her own devices, she decides to take a trip to Switzerland. She is alone for only a few hours, however, and then the next overpowering man comes into her life, a German pastor. Through no effort or even desire of her own she somehow becomes his wife and begins yet another journey in pursuit of control of her life. Includes 8 illustrations by Arthur Litle.

Sense and Sensibility
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 468

Sense and Sensibility

First published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility chronicles two sisters' experiences through romance, misunderstandings and heartbreak. Elinor Dashwood with her good sense and well-developed sense of justice forms a foil to her romantic, headstrong sister Marianne. Economics and social standing also play important parts in one of Austen's most endearing stories. The illustrated edition below includes 39 black and white illustrations by Hugh Thomson. See The Jane Austen Bicentenary Library illustrated and annotated edition.

Sanditon and Other Stories
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 401

Sanditon and Other Stories

Also known as Sand and Sanditon, this unfinished novel was written in 1817, the last year of Jane Austen's life. The novel ends at Chapter 11, after a promising introduction of the seaside village of Sanditon, a few major characters, and several intriguing minor characters. Also included are The Watsons, Lady Susan, Frederic and Elfrida, Love and Freindship, Lesley Castle. The History of England, A Collection of Letters, and Scraps. This ebook is also part of The Complete Works of Jane Austen.

The Black Moth
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

The Black Moth

The Black Moth, first published in 1921, is Georgette Heyer's first novel and is also the first novel in a four-part series including These Old Shades, Devil's Cub, and An Infamous Army. The Black Moth is set around 1751 during the Georgian era and comes disguised as an amusing but uncomplicated romance. The story appears so straightforward that you may be inclined to read it with half a mind, but that would be a mistake.