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6) Swann's way
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2011, p1999
Language
English
Description
"Swann's Way," the first book in Proust's monumental Remembrance of Things Past, introduces such themes as the destructive force of obsessive love, the allure and the consequences of transgressive sex, and the selective eye that shapes memories.
13) Sons and lovers
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Born within walking distance of ten Nottinghamshire pits, David Herbert Lawrence (1885–1930) was painfully aware that his frail physique and quiet character were ill suited to the mining industry upon which his community depended. The difficulties of his youth are manifest in Sons and Lovers, his first major novel and an insider's portrayal of the culture of the collieries. Writing to a friend, Lawrence explained the seed of his plot: 'a woman of...
14) Villette
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2011, p2006
Language
English
Description
Hailed as Charlotte Bront�e's "finest novel" by Virginia Woolf, Villette is the timeless semi-autobiographical tale of Lucy Snowe. Left with no family and no money, Lucy goes against her own timid nature and travels to the small city of Villette, France, where she becomes a school teacher in Madame Beck's school for girls. During her stay, she falls in love--twice--and discovers an independent, inner strength rarely seen in women of her time.
17) Little women
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2011, p1995
Language
English
Description
In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy come of age while their father is off to war.
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