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Wessex Novels and Tales of Thomas Hardy are set in the south and southwest of England, in the area Hardy named "Wessex" after the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom that existed in this part of that country prior to the unification of England by Æthelstan. These tales depict strong characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances.Wessex Novels:Under the Greenwood TreeFar from the Madding CrowdThe Return of the NativeThe Mayor of CasterbridgeThe WoodlandersTess of the d''UrbervillesJude the ObscureA Pair of Blue EyesThe Trumpet-MajorTwo on a TowerThe Romantic Adventures of a MilkmaidThe Well-BelovedWessex Tales:An Imaginative WomanThe Three StrangersThe Withered ArmFellow-TownsmenInterlopers at the KnapThe Distracted PreacherThomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England.His most famous novels include Tess of the d''Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure.

This collection contains the complete works of the great Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell, including novels, short stories, poetry, essays, and a biography of Charlotte Bronte.Introduction:Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellNovels:Mary BartonThe Moorland CottageCranfordRuthNorth and SouthSylvia''s LoversWives and DaughtersA Dark Night''s WorkShort Stories & Novellas:Round the SofaMy Lady LudlowAn Accursed RaceThe Doom of the GriffithsHalf a Life-Time AgoThe Poor ClareThe Half-BrothersCousin PhillisCompany MannersMr. Harrison''s ConfessionsThe Sexton''s HeroThe Grey WomanCurious if TrueSix Weeks at HeppenheimLibbie Marsh''s Three ErasChristmas Storms and SunshineHand and HeartBessy''s Troubles at HomeDisappearancesLizzie LeighThe Well of Pen-MorthaThe Heart of John MiddletonTraits and Stories of the HuguenotsMorton HallMy French MasterThe Squire''s StoryRight at LastThe Manchester MarriageLois the WitchThe Crooked BranchThe Old Nurse''s StoryClopton HouseCrowley CastleTwo Fragments of Ghost StoriesThe Shah''s English GardenerMartha PrestonThe Deserted MansionUncle PeterA Visit to EtonThe Cage at CranfordSome Passages from the History of the Chomley FamilyThe Ghost in the Garden RoomPoetry:Sketches Among the PoorBranThe Scholar''s StoryOther Works:The Life of Charlotte BrontëThe Last Generation in EnglandCumberland Sheep-ShearersTraits and Stories of The HugenotsModern Greek SongsFrench LifeAn Italian InstitutionShamsA Fear for the FutureBiography:Mrs. Gaskell and Knutsford by George A. PayneElizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell''s best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Novels:Under the Greenwood TreeFar from the Madding CrowdThe Return of the NativeThe Mayor of CasterbridgeThe WoodlandersTess of the d''UrbervillesJude the ObscureA Pair of Blue EyesThe Trumpet-MajorTwo on a TowerThe Romantic Adventures of a MilkmaidThe Well-BelovedDesperate RemediesThe Hand of EthelbertaA LaodiceanShort Stories:Wessex TalesAn Imaginative WomanThe Three StrangersThe Withered ArmFellow-TownsmenInterlopers at the KnapThe Distracted PreacherLife''s Little IroniesThe Son''s VetoFor Conscience'' SakeA Tragedy of Two AmbitionsOn the Western CircuitTo Please His WifeThe Melancholy Hussar of the German LegionA Tradition of Eighteen Hundred and FourThe Fiddler of the ReelsA Few Crusted CharactersTony Kytes, the Arch-deceiverThe History of the HardcomesThe Superstitious Man''s StoryAndrey Satchel and the Parson and ClerkOld Andrey''s Experience as a MusicianAbsent-Mindedness in a Parish ChoirThe Winters and the PalmleysIncident in Mr. Crookhill''s LifeNetty Sargent''s CopyholdA Group of Noble DamesThe First Countess of WessexBarbara of the House of GrebeThe Marchioness of StonehengeLady MottisfontThe Lady IcenwaySquire Petrick''s LadyAnna, Lady BaxbyThe Lady PenelopeThe Duchess of HamptonshireThe Honourable LauraA Changed Man and Other TalesOther StoriesDrama:The DynastsThe Famous Tragedy of the Queen of CornwallPoetry Collections:Wessex Poems and Other VersesPoems of the Past and the PresentTime''s Laughingstocks and Other VersesSatires of CircumstanceMoments of VisionLate Lyrics and EarlierHuman Shows, Far Phantasies, Songs and TriflesWinter Words in Various Moods and MetresOther PoemsOther Works:The Dorsetshire LabourerThe Rev. William Barnes, B.D.The Science of FictionThe Profitable Reading of FictionCandour in English FictionMemories of Church RestorationShort Essays

Mary Smith is a young woman from the industrial city of Drumble in England who frequently visits the small town of Cranford. When away, she remains abreast of events through correspondence with her friends, telling the stories of Cranford''s illustrious citizens, and sympathetically portraying transformation of a small town customs and values in mid Victorian England.Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell''s best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

Molly Gibson is a young girl who has been raised by her widowed father. During a visit to the local aristocratic ''great house'' of Lord and Lady Cumnor, she loses her way in the estate and falls asleep under a tree. When she wakes up, she gets distressed at the thought of spending the night at the mansion, but to her relief, her father arrives to collect her. Seven years later, Molly is an attractive and rather unworldly young woman, which arouses the interest of one of her father''s apprentices. Mr. Gibson discovers the young man''s secret affection and sends Molly to stay with the Hamleys of Hamley Hall. Molly falls in love with Roger, the younger son of Mrs. Hamley, but it appears that he is more interested in Cynthia, Molly''s new stepsister from her father''s second marriage.Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell''s best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novellas & Short Stories of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Introduction:Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellShort Stories & Novellas:Round the SofaMy Lady LudlowAn Accursed RaceThe Doom of the GriffithsHalf a Life-Time AgoThe Poor ClareThe Half-BrothersCousin PhillisCompany MannersMr. Harrison''s ConfessionsThe Sexton''s HeroThe Grey WomanCurious if TrueSix Weeks at HeppenheimLibbie Marsh''s Three ErasChristmas Storms and SunshineHand and HeartBessy''s Troubles at HomeDisappearancesLizzie LeighThe Well of Pen-MorthaThe Heart of John MiddletonTraits and Stories of the HuguenotsMorton HallMy French MasterThe Squire''s StoryRight at LastThe Manchester MarriageLois the WitchThe Crooked BranchThe Old Nurse''s StoryClopton HouseCrowley CastleTwo Fragments of Ghost StoriesThe Shah''s English GardenerMartha PrestonThe Deserted MansionUncle PeterA Visit to EtonThe Cage at CranfordSome Passages from the History of the Chomley FamilyThe Ghost in the Garden RoomBiography:Mrs. Gaskell and Knutsford by George A. PayneElizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) was an English novelist and short story writer. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of Victorian society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Some of Gaskell''s best known novels are Cranford, North and South, and Wives and Daughters.

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Under the Greenwood TreeFar from the Madding CrowdThe Return of the NativeThe Mayor of CasterbridgeThe WoodlandersTess of the d''UrbervillesJude the ObscureA Pair of Blue EyesThe Trumpet-MajorTwo on a TowerThe Romantic Adventures of a MilkmaidThe Well-BelovedDesperate RemediesThe Hand of EthelbertaA LaodiceanThe Complete Novels of Thomas Hardy contains all 15 classics of this great Victorian author. His novels mainly concern tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances, and they are often set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom.Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain, such as those from his native South West England.His most famous novels include Tess of the d''Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure.

This carefully crafted ebook: "KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN – Ultimate Collection: 21 Novels & 130+ Short Stories, Fairy Tales and Poems for Children (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Rebecca of Sunnybrook Series:Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmNew Chronicles of RebeccaThe Flag-RaisingPenelope Hamilton Series:Penelope''s English ExperiencesPenelope''s Experiences in ScotlandPenelope''s Irish ExperiencesPenelope''s PostscriptsThe Homespun Trilogy:Rose o'' the RiverThe Old Peabody PewSusanna and SueOther Novels:A Summer in a Cañon: A California StoryPolly Oliver''s Problem: A Story for GirlsThe Birds'' Christmas CarolThe Romance of a Christmas CardTimothy''s QuestMarm LisaMother Carey''s ChickensThe Diary of a Goose GirlA Cathedral CourtshipThe Story of Waitstill BaxterThe Story of PatsyShort Stories:The Village Watch-TowerTom O'' the Blueb''ry PlainsThe Nooning TreeThe Fore-Room RugA Village StradivariusThe Eventful Trip of the Midnight CryLadies-in-WaitingMiss Thomasina TuckerThe Turning-PointHuldah the ProphetessTwo on a TourPhilippa''s Nervous ProstrationAnthologies:The Arabian Nights: Their Best Known TalesThe Fairy RingTales of Wonder Every Child Should KnowThe Talking Beasts: A Book of Fable WisdomThe Story Hour: A Book for the Home and the KindergartenGolden Numbers: A Book of Verse for YouthThe Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for ChildrenPinafore PalaceOther Works:The Girl and the Kingdom: Learning to TeachThe Republic of Childhood: Froebel''s GiftsChildren''s Rights: A Book of Nursery LogicBluebeard: A Musical FantasyThe Girl Scouts: A Training School for WomanhoodKate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American educator and author of children''s stories, most notably the classic children''s novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

This carefully crafted ebook: "CHILDREN''S BOOKS – Premium Illustrated Collection: 11 Novels & 120+ Short Stories, Fairy Tales, Fables & Poems for Children (Including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Series & The Arabian Nights)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Rebecca of Sunnybrook Series:Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmNew Chronicles of RebeccaThe Flag-RaisingOther Novels:A Summer in a Cañon: A California StoryPolly Oliver''s Problem: A Story for GirlsThe Birds'' Christmas CarolThe Romance of a Christmas CardTimothy''s QuestMarm LisaMother Carey''s ChickensThe Diary of a Goose GirlAnthologies:The Arabian Nights: Their Best Known TalesThe Talking Bird, the Singing Tree, and the Golden WaterThe Story of the Fisherman and the GenieThe History of the Young King of the Black IslesThe Story of Gulnare of the SeaThe Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful LampThe Story of Prince AgibThe Story of the City of BrassThe Story of Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesThe History of Codadad and His BrothersThe Story of Sinbad the VoyagerThe Fairy RingTales of Wonder Every Child Should KnowThe Talking Beasts: A Book of Fable WisdomFables of AesopFables of BidpaiFables from the HitopadesaFables from P. V. Ramaswami RajuMalayan FablesMoorish FablesAfrican FablesFables from KrilofFables from the ChineseFables of La FontaineFables from the SpanishFables of Gay, Cowper, and othersThe Story Hour: A Book for the Home and the KindergartenGolden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for ChildrenPinafore PalaceKate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American educator and author of children''s stories, most notably the classic children''s novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

This carefully crafted ebook: "HOMESPUN TALES TRILOGY: Rose o'' the River, The Old Peabody Pew & Susanna and Sue (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Rose o'' the River tells the story of Rose Wiley, the prettiest girl in her little Maine village, who is the center of a typical circle of small town admirers, dangling them all but laying most carefully the chosen suitor Stephen Waterman. They become engaged, but she has doubts about farm life, having dreams of tasting city glamour, so when a neighbor''s city-dwelling nephew begins paying his attentions to her she is drawn away from Stephen.The Old Peabody Pew is a charming Christmas story of the Dorcas Society in a small Maine town. This is a society, formed from the women in the community, for the purpose of renovating their church building. Just before Christmas they are putting on the finishing touches; laying new carpet, washing the pews and mending the cushions.Susanna and Sue is the tale of Susanna Hathaway, who runs with her daughter from a bad marriage, to live in a 19th century Shaker village. Though her husband was not an abusive man, he was a shallow and thick and Susanna has had enough. She goes to live and work with Shakers and they encourage her to renounce the outside world and join their idyllic community.Shakers are portrayed as strict and eccentric religious community, their ideals are described and their virtues touted as Susanna struggles to decide her next move.Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American educator and author of children''s stories, most notably the classic children''s novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

This carefully crafted ebook: "THE DIARY OF A GOOSE GIRL (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Goose Girl is a young lady who, in seek of the safe haven and a place to rest her thoughts, becomes a paying guest at a Thornycroft Farm, a small poultry farm near the Barbury Green village in Sussex. After a quarrel with her suitor and upset with her family, she jolts around charming Sussex roads and stumbles upon the village of Barbury Green. She finds a lodging at a Thornycroft Farm, and thought she is a paying visitor, she soon integrates into the household and begins shepherding the geese. During her three week adventure she keeps a diary and records amusing little anecdotes and some of her observations about farm lifeKate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American educator and author of children''s stories, most notably the classic children''s novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.

This carefully crafted ebook: "FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (British Classics Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the farmer Bathsheba Everdene, her life and relationships - especially with her lonely neighbor William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy. It is the first of Hardy''s novels to be set in a fictional county of Wessex in rural southwest England. The novel deals in themes of love, honor and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England.Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens. Like Dickens, he was highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy regarded himself primarily as a poet, initially he gained fame as the author of novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d''Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. Most of his fictional works were set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex. They explored tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances.