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Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

by W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage is a novel with autobiographic nature written by W. Somerset Maugham, a British dramatist remembered for his numerous novels and short stories such as The Seventh Sin, The Hour Before the Dawn, Miss Sadie Thompson and The Magician. Philip Carey born with club foot, becomes orphan at the age of nine years, find shelter with his A..

History of Tom Jones - a Foundling

History of Tom Jones - a Foundling

by Henry Fielding

History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is a Picaresque novel written by Henry Fielding, an English novelist remembered for his humor writings and satirical works. His contribution to the literary world in the form of plays, novels, and poems include Love in Several Masques, The Temple Beau, The Modern Husband, Amelia and Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. ..

The Wheat Princess

The Wheat Princess

by Jean Webster

The Wheat Princess is a novel written by the American author Jean Webster who has written many books and notable among them are  “DEAR ENEMY”, “DADDY LONG LEGS”, “JUST PATTY”,”PATTY AND PRISCILLA”, ”THE FOUR POOLS MYSTERY JERRY”,”MUCH ADO ABOUT PETER”.  Most of the protagonists of her writings are young females who come of age intellectua..

The Eternal Boy

The Eternal Boy

by Owen Johnson

The Eternal Boy is a novel written by the American novelist Owen McMahon Johnson, known for creating fictional character Dink Stover and casting in the series of stories “Lawrenceville Stories” set in the campus.  Among his numerous stories, notable are Arrows of the Almighty, In the Name of Liberty, Max Fargus, The Humming Bird, and The Tenne..

Daddy-Long-Legs

Daddy-Long-Legs

by Jean Webster

Daddy-Long-Legs is a novel for teen girls written by coming of age fiction novelist Jean Webster whose protagonists would be teen women in most of her works. A man hiding his identity sponsoring Jerusha Abbott, a little girl who was struggling to meet her educational expenses in an orphan asylum. She was rejoiced to know about her sponsor and ..

Sister Carrie

Sister Carrie

by Theodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie is a novel written by the American author Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser who is remembered for portraying his lead characters attaining success with lack of morality.  Among his more than 30 fiction,non-fiction and Drama works notable ones include  Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy, The Financier, The Bulwark, Twelve Men, T..

An Old Fashioned Girl

An Old Fashioned Girl

by Louisa May Alcott

An Old Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott, which explores the country life and the inability of an rural girl to fit in. Polly Milto's customs and dressing style was not even liked by her cousin Fanny Shaw which leads Polly to exit from their. Six years after when she comes back to the city for her career, the so called colorful urban l..

Rose in Bloom

Rose in Bloom

by Louisa May Alcott

Rose in Bloom is the sequel of Alcott's previous novel Eight Cousins and portrays Rose life now as a grown up and matured girl. As the novel progress, Rose is being wooed to be married by Charlie one of her cousins. Though she initially starts moving towards him, but his drinking habit ruins his life through an accident and eventual death. In the p..