The third book in the «Little Women» trilogy, «Jo's Boys» follows the exploits of Jo's «children», now all grown up. The book is chiefly concerned with the lives of the Plumfield boys of «Little Men»; particularly Tommy, Demi, Nat, Dan, and Emil with appearances by Franz, Nan, Daisy, Dolly, and Stuffy as well. A coming of age story, «Jo's Boys» deals with the challenges of growing up, finding a career and falling in love. A heartw ...
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was a master of English prose, who produced novels, collections of short stories, scripts, screenplays and lyrics for Broadway shows. Wodehouse enjoyed a long, prosperous career, despite the many political and social changes that he witnessed throughout his life. Although he spent most of his time in France and the United States, his works usually reflected his early life experiences in pre-war English ...
"Mansfield Park" is the story of Fanny Price, an impoverished young girl who is raised by her rich uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, at Mansfield Park. A coming of age story, «Mansfield Park» follows the young lives of Fanny and her four cousins, Tom, Edmund, Maria and Julia. At times very satirical, «Mansfield Park» is an excellent depiction of early 19th century England and the struggle between socio-economic classes that was s ...
One of E. M. Forster's most celebrated novels, «A Room With a View» is the story of a young English middle-class girl, Lucy Honeychurch. While vacationing in Italy, Lucy meets and is wooed by two gentlemen, George Emerson and Cecil Vyse. After turning down Cecil Vyse's marriage proposals twice Lucy finally accepts. Upon hearing of the engagement George protests and confesses his true love for Lucy. Lucy is torn between the choice of ma ...
Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (1812-1891) was a Russian novelist who achieved literary fame later in life, after a career in the civil-service which spanned more than thirty years. His first novel, «A Common Story», was a definitive success and his notoriety was cemented with the publication of his second novel, «Oblomov», in 1850. Based on a short story written a year prior, «Oblomov» is about a cultured, intelligent, upper middle class man expe ...
"The Last Trail" is the third book in Zane Grey's Ohio River Valley Trilogy, the first two being «Betty Zane» and «The Spirit of the Border» in that order. Based on historical characters «The Last Trail» is the story of Lew Wetzel and Jonathan Zane who are fast on the trail of a gang of rustlers and Ohio Valley Indians, led by Simon Girty and Bing Leggitt, to rescue a woman kidnapped from Fort Henry. ...
Knut Hamsun believed that modern literature should express the complexity of the human mind, nowhere is that philosophy more evident than in this stunning modern masterpiece, «Hunger». It tells the story of an unnamed vagrant who stumbles around the streets of Norway's capital looking for food. Hamsun creates a stunning portrait of poverty and a biting social commentary on modern urban life. We follow the vagrant in the story around the tow ...
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-born English writer whose novels, short stories and letters established the foundation of the modernist movement in twentieth century fiction and poetry. His career, one of the most significant and influential in English literature, spanned over five decades and resulted in a body of work that has had a profound impact on generations of writers. «The Tragic Muse», although loved by James admirers, hasn&apo ...
When Buck Duane, the son of a famous gun fighter, is forced to kill a man in self-defense he must ride off to the lawless region along the border between Texas and Mexico. As he is hunted by the law, Duane gains a reputation for himself by killing some of the most notorious of Texas outlaws and, in so doing, is offered a pardon by a captain of the Texas Rangers if he will infiltrate a gang of ruthless rustlers headed by the shadowy figure known ...
