My favorite Classic Reads from 19th Century Literature

Discover timeless 19th-century literature classics! Explore my favorite must-read books from the golden age of novels, featuring iconic authors and unforgettable stories.

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Lorna Doone

by R. D. Blackmore

First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century …
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The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas

In seventeenth-century France, young d'Artagnan initially quarrels with, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to outwit the enemies of the king and …
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A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities portrays a world on fire, split …
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The Mill on the Floss

by George Eliot

New chronology and updated further reading. Edited with an Introduction by A. S. Byatt.
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Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

"Great Expectations" is at once a superbly constructed novel of spellbinding mastery and a profound examination of moral values. Here, some of Dickens's most memorable …
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The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

A young woman, publicly scorned for bearing an illegitimate child, refuses to be vanquished by the seventeenth-century Boston community.
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Wives and Daughters

by Elizabeth Gaskell

A story of romance, scandal and intrigue within the confines of a watchful, gossiping English village during the early nineteenth century When seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson's …
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The Black Tulip

by Alexandre Dumas

A story of romantic love in Holland during the Renaissance, this historical novel describes the murder of John de Witte and his brother Cornelius under …
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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Brontë's moving masterpiece – the novel that has been "teaching true strength of character for generations" (The Guardian). Nominated as one of America’s best-loved …
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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Bronte

One of English literature's classic masterpieces—a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American …
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Villette

by Charlotte Bronte

"I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette..." —George Eliot With neither friends nor …
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

by Thomas Hardy

A heartbreaking portrayal of a woman faced by an impossible choice in the pursuit of happiness When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to …
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Kenilworth

 

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