Recommendations based on The Complete Novelsby Jane Austen

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  1. Mansfield Park

    by Jane Austen
    Social satire exploring morality and class in 19th century England.

    Fanny Price, at age ten, is sent from her impoverished home in Portsmouth to live as one of the family at Mansfield Park, the Northamptonshire country estate of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram. There ... (Wikipedia)

  2. The Complete Anne of Green Gables 8-Book Box Set

    by L.M. Montgomery
    Follow the life of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and talkative orphan, as she grows up on Prince Edward Island.

    Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets. Includes ... (Goodreads)

  3. Northanger Abbey

    by Jane Austen
    A young woman's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of high society.

    Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is one of ten children of a country clergyman. Although a tomboy in her childhood, by the age of 17 she is "in training for a heroine" and is excessively fond of ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Complete Works

    by William Shakespeare
    A comprehensive collection of works, containing plays, sonnets, and narrative poems.

    Tempest Two Gentlemen of Verona Merry Wives of Windsor Measure for Measure Comedy of Errors Much Ado About Nothing Love's Labour's Lost Midsummer Night's Dream Merchant of Venice As You Like It ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Complete Sherlock Holmes

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    Collection of mysteries solved by the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes.

    A study in scarlet – The sign of four -- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The ... (Goodreads)

  6. The Brontë Sisters: Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre

    by Emily Brontë
    A collection of two classic novels, Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, exploring love, passion, and societal expectations in 19th century England.

    Charlotte and Emily Brontë were sisters in one of the most accomplished literary families of the nineteenth century. This omnibus collects in a single volume two novels that they published in 1847, ... (Goodreads)

  7. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

    by Robin McKinley
    An unconventional retelling of a classic fairytale, exploring themes of love and transformation.

    Roderick Huston, a wealthy merchant and widower, has three daughters; Grace, Hope, and Honour. When Honour was a child she asked what her name meant and afterwards said she'd rather be named Beauty, ... (Wikipedia)

  8. King Lear

    by William Shakespeare
    An aging king's descent into madness reveals the consequences of pride and vanity.

    Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Little House Collection

    by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Series of stories recounting a pioneer family's journey through the American West.

    This nine-book paperback box set of the classic series features the classic black-and-white artwork from Garth Williams. The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s ... (Goodreads)

  10. North and South

    by Elizabeth Gaskell
    A tale of two contrasting worlds, exploring the divisions of the industrial revolution.

    Nineteen-year-old Margaret Hale has lived for almost 10 years in London with her cousin Edith and her wealthy Aunt Shaw, but when Edith marries Captain Lennox, Margaret happily returns home to the ... (Wikipedia)

  11. J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

    by J.R.R. Tolkien
    Epic fantasy journey to save Middle-earth from an evil force.

    This four-volume, boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the ... (Goodreads)

  12. Murder at the Vicarage

    by Agatha Christie
    A seemingly peaceful English village is shaken when its vicar is murdered.

    The novel is narrated by Rev. Leonard Clement, the vicar of St. Mary Mead, who lives with his much younger wife Griselda and their nephew Dennis. Colonel Lucius Protheroe, Clement's churchwarden , is ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The Woman in White

    by Wilkie Collins
    A thrilling mystery of secrets and hidden identities, with a hero on a quest for the truth.

    Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, encounters and gives directions to a mysterious and distressed woman dressed entirely in white, lost in London; he is later informed by policemen that she has ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Heart of Darkness

    by Joseph Conrad
    A journey into the depths of the human psyche, exploring the darkness of colonialism.

    Aboard the Nellie , anchored in the River Thames near Gravesend , Charles Marlow tells his fellow sailors how he became captain of a river steamboat for an ivory trading company. As a child, Marlow ... (Wikipedia)

  15. These Happy Golden Years

    by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she moves through adulthood.

    As the novel begins, Pa is taking Laura 12 miles from home in the dead of winter to her first teaching assignment at Brewster settlement. Laura being only 15 and a schoolgirl herself, is apprehensive ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Animal Farm / 1984

    by George Orwell
    Two classic dystopian novels that explore the dangers of totalitarianism and the corrupting influence of power.

    The poorly-run Manor Farm near Willingdon , England , is ripened for rebellion from its animal populace by neglect at the hands of the irresponsible and alcoholic farmer, Mr. Jones . One night, the ... (Wikipedia)

  17. The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset

    by Suzanne Collins
    A teenage girl's struggle for survival in a dystopian society, where the poor are exploited and oppressed.

    Suzanne Collins's worldwide-bestselling Hunger Games trilogy is now available in a paperback box set! This edition features the books with the classic cover art in a striking new package. Now ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Where the Red Fern Grows

    by Wilson Rawls
    A young boy embarks on an adventure with his beloved hunting dogs, learning valuable life lessons.

    An old man named Billy Colman rescues a redbone hound under attack by neighborhood dogs. He takes it home with him so that its wounds can heal. In light of this event, he has a flashback to when he ... (Wikipedia)

  19. An Old-Fashioned Girl

    by Louisa May Alcott
    A country girl visits her wealthy city friends and learns valuable lessons about life, love, and the importance of staying true to oneself.

    It was first serialised in the Merry's Museum magazine between July and August in 1869 and consisted of only six chapters. For the finished product, however, Alcott continued the story from the ... (Goodreads)

  20. Of Human Bondage

    by W. Somerset Maugham
    A young man's struggles to find a sense of purpose, despite a series of catastrophic misfortunes.

    The book begins with the death of Helen Carey, the much beloved mother of nine-year-old Philip Carey. Philip has a club foot and his father had died a few months before. Now orphaned, he is sent to ... (Wikipedia)

  21. Shakespeare's Sonnets

    by William Shakespeare
    A collection of poems exploring love, life, mortality, and beauty.

    The Arden Shakespeare has long been acclaimed as the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Now being totally reedited for the third time, Arden editions offer the very best in ... (Goodreads)

  22. Little Dorrit

    by Charles Dickens
    A tale of injustice, exploring the social and economic inequalities of Victorian England.

    The novel begins in Marseilles "thirty years ago" (c. 1826), with the notorious murderer Rigaud telling his prison cellmate John Baptist Cavalletto how he killed his wife, just prior to being ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Harry Potter Series Box Set

    by J.K. Rowling
    A young wizard's epic quest to overcome evil and protect the wizarding world.

    Over 4000 pages of Harry Potter and his world, including all 7 books. All seven eBooks in the multi-award winning, internationally bestselling Harry Potter series, available as one download with ... (Goodreads)

  24. Don Quixote

    by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
    An aging knight's adventures and misadventures, filled with chivalry, honor, and satire.

    Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in ... (Goodreads)

  25. Far From the Madding Crowd

    by Thomas Hardy
    A pastoral romance of love and redemption, set against the backdrop of 19th century rural England.

    An ACE can be found here . Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Corinthian

    by Georgette Heyer
    A young heiress runs away from her arranged marriage and disguises herself as a boy, encountering adventure and romance along the way.

    Sir Richard Wyndham, an accomplished Corinthian, is being forced into marriage by his family, who want him to have an heir. Depressed by the life laid out before him, he nevertheless agrees to this ... (Wikipedia)

  27. March

    by Geraldine Brooks
    A story of courage and resilience during the Civil War, through the eyes of a father.

    Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. From the author of the acclaimed Year of Wonders , a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe, on the front lines of the ... (Goodreads)

  28. Tess of the D'Urbervilles

    by Thomas Hardy
    A young woman's struggles against societal expectations, and her journey of resilience and self-realization.

    Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439594 . When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Brothers Karamazov

    by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    A philosophical exploration of morality, faith, and family dynamics among a group of brothers.

    The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the “wicked and sentimental” Fyodor Pavlovich ... (Goodreads)

  30. Seeing a Large Cat

    by Elizabeth Peters
    Archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her family encounter danger and intrigue while exploring the tombs of Egypt.

    The book opens at Amelia's favorite hotel, Shepheard's in Cairo , where her family reunites after a summer in various locations. The Emersons' son Ramses (now aged sixteen) and their adopted son ... (Wikipedia)