I love these long and complex reads--and the opportunity to look into another time. Links marked with “#AD” are affiliate links. If you purchase any product through one of these links, I may receive a portion of the money at no additional cost to you...
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Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Wilkie Collins
Elizabeth Gaskell
George Eliot
Jane Austen
Love stories with wit and wisdom. Tales of young ladies who find true love instead of marrying for money and personal charm.
#Ad A timeless and beautiful tale of a woman's second chance at love.
Persuasion
#AD Elizabeth needs to marry for financially security--but she won't settle for a man she doesn't love.
Pride and Prejudice
#AD A heroine who stands up for her convictions despite immense pressure.
Mansfield Park
#AD Emma Woodhouse wants to stay single and arrange marriages for others--at least at first.
Emma
#AD A romance in which being overly romantic leads to disaster.
Sense and Sensibility
#AD Don't read too many Gothic novels. And be thankful the real world isn't like them.
Northanger Abbey
#AD Lesser-known entertaining and insightful works.
Sanditon, The Watsons, and Lady Susan
Charles Dickens
Compelling social comentary is best with compelling plots and characters--and a good sense of humor.
#AD A timeless tale of overcoming childhood adversity.
David Copperfield
#AD Pip's great expectations don't turn out as he expects.
Great Expectations
#AD A classic tale of unexpected heroism in the face of great evil.
A Tale of Two Cities
#AD A young man must make his way in the world when his family loses their money.
Nicholas Nickleby: (Charles Dickens Classics Collection)
#AD A classic tale of an individual's transformation at Christmas.
A Christmas Carol
#AD A young woman maintains her character through dramatic changes.
Little Dorrit
#AD An industrialist promotes a soulless and amoral education--only to see it bring his own children to disaster.
Hard Times
#AD The amusing adventures of the Pickwick club.
The Pickwick Papers
Wilkie Collins
Long and complex mysteries with interesting characters.
An early detective story about the theft of a beautiful jewel.
The Moonstone
#AD An art tutor finds himself caught up in a mystery and working to free a woman from the grip of evil men.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, Hardcover
Elizabeth Gaskell
Glimpse the lives of ordinary people during the industrial revolution.
#AD A fascinating exploration of the contrasts between industrial areas and more traditional parts of England during the industrial revolution.
North and South
#AD The struggles faced by a young working-class girl in industrialized Manchester.
Mary Barton (1848). is the first novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell: Novel (World's classic's)
George Eliot
Complex characters and plots in ordinary settings.
#AD A miser is falsely accused of a crime, but his heart is harmed by a little girl.
Silas Marner
#AD Love and heartache in rural England.
Adam Bede: A novel about four characters' rural lives in a pastoral community
#AD A young British gentleman makes a surprising discovery about his heritage.
