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Two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood; the former sensible, the latter impulsive both fall in love with men whose affections are otherwise engaged or, as in one case, are simply unreliable. The great pleasure for the listener is rejoicing in the author's delightful prose and hearing all this twisted mess become untangled in both very amusing and deeply moving ways.

This novel represents a wonderful mixture of comedic intrigue and ironic social satire. Lady Blanche Chester is a beautiful, temperamental, newly married, pregnant young woman installed in a suburban house while her husband is away on diplomatic responsibilities in Germany. She soon takes a strong interest in her neighbors; many of which annoy her to no end.

"Emma" is a novel about youthful pride and the hazards of misconstrued romance. Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist of the story, is a lovely, high-spirited, intelligent, and "slightly" spoiled young woman of twenty. She has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her friend and former governess, to Mr Weston. Having introduced them, Emma takes credit for their marriage, and notices that she likes matchmaking.

The story of "The Glimpses of the Moon" is set in the early 1920s. Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are both scarcely getting by in the rich social circles they move in and they can't afford to get married. They make an agreement. They will get married and stay together for as long as they can but when they run out of money, they are free to divorce each other. The book continues Edith Wharton's inspection of New York society.

Richard is a young Englishman overseas in Napoleonic-era France. He falls in love with a mysterious and endangered Countess, whom he glimpsed behind her black veil. To be close to her, he checks into a room in the Dragon Volant (the Flying Dragon), a sinister hotel that has seen many mysterious disappearances... This book is considered a cult classic in the gothic horror and suspense genre!

This collection includes all surviving letters of Jane Austen. This is a chance for all her biggest admires to have a look inside the mind of the witty genius. Most of Austen's letters are addressed to her sister Cassandra, but there are also letters to her brothers, friends, and to her nieces and nephews, as well as publishers. The trained ear will recognize almost instantly the prose-voice of the great author.

The young and spirited Isabel Archer visits her wealthy relatives in England and rejects marriage proposals by two more or less worthy suitors, inherits a fortune and then is manipulated into marriage to one of the most cruel persons imaginable: Gilbert Osmond. This story finds new admirers from generation to generation.

Lady Audley's Secret is a Victorian novel which includes all decisive elements to keep you in suspense - murder, arson, blackmail, bigamy and a forbidden romance . The story is fast-paced and the main character, Lady Audley, is a refreshingly scheming and resourceful villainess filled with passion and needs that threatened the male dominated Victorian era.

Howards End is a novel about social conventions, codes of conduct, and private relationships in turn-of-the-century England. It also showcases differences between the middle class and the poor, while weaving a complex story of relationship amongst three families belonging to three different classes of pre-war England. Howards End is considered by many to be E. M. Forster's masterpiece.

Charity Royal is bored with her life in the small town of North Dormer. She was born to poor parents from "up the Mountain" who gave her up to the town's learned person, Lawyer Royall, but she still dreams of an even better and more exciting life outside of the town. She secures a job at North Dormer's library, a job that she is neglectful of, in an attempt to save up money so she could eventually leave the town and Mr. Royall's care.

The Children of Odin is a collection of Norse Myths adapted for children. The tales of the God Odin and his children are told in three parts: The Dwellers in Asgard, Odin the Wanderer and The Witch's Heart. By using narrative threads from the original myths, the author Padraic Colum introduces to younger generation the incredible "Nine Worlds"universe.

Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the Byronic master of Thornfield Hall. Jane spent her childhood living with her uncle and aunt at Gateshead Hall, where she was emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins.

Helen Eskdale and the wealthy Lord Teviot seem to be a happiest couple to be married. However, after the wedding they find that misunderstandings and jealousies plague everything. Will their marriage and love endure the infernal manipulations of a rather large and peculiar entourage?

"A Little Princess" is a treasured classic of English children's literature. Captain Crewe, a wealthy young English widower, enrolls his seven-year-old daughter Sara, who has been living in India, at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London, in order to prepare her for a future life in society. Crewe dotes on his daughter, ordering and paying for her special treatment at the school, such as her own room fitted with extra luxuries, her own maid, and her own carriage for rides.

Catherine Morland, a seventeen-year-old from a country parsonage, spends a few weeks in Bath with a family friend, and falls in love with Henry Tilney, who invites her to visit his family estate, Northanger Abbey. Once there, Catherine, a keen reader of Gothic thrillers, lets the shadowy atmosphere of the old manor fill her with doubt and anxiety... What lies behind the death of Henry's mother? Is there a dreadful family secret? Can she really rely on Henry? Or has our lovely heroine just read to many gothic stories? This early novel is often called Jane Austen's Gothic parody.

Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth meet and fall in love; but Anne's entourage, particularly Lady Russell; persuades her not to act on her feelings, as she considers the young naval officer not suitable. Eight years later Anne meets Frederick again, now a Captain, intent on marrying Anne's neighbour Louisa Musgrove... Will the true love - still intact - between Anne and Frederick make itself known and correct everything in this mess? Persuasion is Jane Austen's last novel, published posthumously. A timeless masterpiece, rich in keen observation, characterizations and wonderful prose.

Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, 'The Awakening" focuses on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to resolve her increasingly unorthodox views to husband and children. Although life for women was so much more restrictive in those days, she leaves society and understands that she is so much more than a mother and a wife. The novel is one of the earliest American novels that focus on women's issues without condescension.It is also widely seen as a milestone work of early feminism.

Lucy Honeychurch is a young English girl traveling to Italy for the first time. In Florence, she meets the eccentric George Emerson, with whom she shares a single passionate kiss; to the horror of her chaperone, her uptight cousin Charlotte. Back in England, Lucy must choose between George and her uptight fiancé Cecil Vyse.

Wanting nothing to do with men, a beautiful young woman founds a women's university, where no man can enter. But as the master Tennyson writes, "Life is brief but love is long"; love will find a way; and the prince to whom the young woman was betrothed in infancy disguises himself into a woman and enters the grounds... This classic narrative poem continues to captivate generation after generation of listeners and it is no wonder why: "Better not be at all than not be noble."

"Pride and Prejudice" is a classic of English literature, written by Jane Austen. It tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five single daughters after the rich and eligible Mr. Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr. Darcy, have moved into their neighborhood. While Bingley takes an instant liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy is disdainful of local society and frequently clashes with the Bennets' lively second daughter, Elizabeth... The book has become one of the most popular romance novels of all time.