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Mary Brunton, 1778-1818
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Self-Control: A Novel by
Publication Date: 1811Devout Laura Montreville is pursued by the lecherous rake Colonel Hargrave. Despite her attraction to him, she is determined to have nothing to do with her roguish suitor.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1849-1924
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Little Lord Fauntleroy by Publication Date: 1885-1886After the death of his father, Cedric Errol lives with his mother in genteel poverty. When his father's elder brothers die, Cedric inherits the title Lord Fauntleroy and is the heir to the earldom and a vast estate.
Fanny Burney, 1752-1840
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Cecilia, or, Memoirs of an Heiress by
Publication Date: 1782Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will consent to take her surname.
Camilla, or, A Picture of Youth by Publication Date: 1796Pursues the theme of a young woman negotiating her first encounters with a dangerous social world.The Wanderer: Or, Female Difficulties by
Publication Date: 1814Tells the story of a mysterious woman who attempts to support herself while hiding her identity and focuses on the difficulties faced by women as they strive for economic and social independence.
Samuel Butler, 1835-1902
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Erewhon, or, Over the Range by Publication Date: 1872Satirically describes a utopian society, using the civilization of 'Erewhon' ('nowhere,' scrambled) to satirize beliefs popular in England at that time.
The Way of All Flesh by Publication Date: 1903A semi-autobiographical novel about the author's unkind upbringing and troubled adulthood in a Christian family.
Lewis Carroll, 1832-1898
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Publication Date: 1865Lewis Carroll's tale follows Alice into the upside-down, inside-out world of Wonderland where she attends the tea party of the Mad Hatter and plays croquet in the court of the Queen of Hearts.
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Publication Date: 1871In this sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Alice goes through the mirror to find a strange world where curious adventures await her.
Elizabeth Rundle Charles, 1828-1896
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Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family by
Publication Date: 1862An account of family life and historical events during the Reformation in Germany. Presented in the form of diary entries made by individual members of the family.
George Tomkyns Chesney, 1830-1895
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The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer by
Publication Date: 1871Considered the beginning of the invasion literature genre, Chesney illustrates the horrors of foreign threats of war and the consequent devastation.
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, 1861-1907
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The King with Two Faces by Publication Date: 1897A historical romance based on the life of Sweden's King Gustav III.
Wilkie Collins, 1824-1899
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The Woman in White by Publication Date: 1860Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.
No Name by Publication Date: 1862After the sudden and tragic deaths of their parents, two sisters end up penniless due to a very unfortunate legal loophole.
The Moonstone: A Romance by Publication Date: 1868The Moonstone, a priceless Indian diamond which had been brought to England as spoils of war, is given to Rachel Verrinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night, the stone is stolen.
Man and Wife by Publication Date: 1870Examines the plight of a woman who, promised marriage by one man, comes to believe that she may inadvertently have gone through a form of marriage with his friend.
Armadale by Publication Date: 1866Elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed with little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flame-haired temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict, and husband-poisoner.