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  The Professional Aunt - A Comedy...

  Mary C. E. Wemyss

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  The unmarried aunt: everyone's convenience, everyone's second thought, the woman who is sent for when a child has measles and sent home when it is over. Wemyss wrote the English at their least heroic, and this 1910 book is a comedy told by the aunt herself, in her own voice, with a clear-eyed account of exactly what the family thinks she is for. Fifty-three plates by painters including Munch and Sickert, spanning 1885 to 1928, show girls sewing, sitting with cats, and holding roses: the quiet domestic lives that Wemyss's aunt turns into comedy.

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  St Elmo - A Novel of the Old South

  Augusta J. Evans

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  An orphan girl of ferocious learning is taken into a rich Georgia household and refuses, for six hundred pages, to marry its master — a Byronic wreck who has ruined women and lost his faith, and who will not be had until he has been remade. Evans wrote it in 1866 out of a defeated South, and it sold so well that steamboats, towns and cigars were named St. Elmo. Fifty-seven plates of storm light and reading girls by Winslow Homer and Albert Bierstadt run through the volume, matching the novel's weather of the heart.

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  A First Family of Tasajara - A...

  Bret Harte

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  A California town springs up on a man's land because a river changed course, and Daniel Harcourt becomes rich, respectable and the founder of a first family — with one letter in his desk that could undo all of it. Harte made the gold rush into literature and gave America its gamblers and its snowbound cabins; this later novel leaves the mining camps for the generation that made money out of them, and it is much colder. Fifty-six plates of rivers and estuaries by Fitz Henry Lane and Winslow Homer, from 1831 to 1925, follow the water that made and could unmake the Harcourt fortune.

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  Lady Audley's Secret - A...

  M. E. Braddon

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  A governess with no past marries a rich baronet, and her new nephew begins to wonder what became of the friend who disappeared the week she arrived. Braddon put the danger not in a foreign villain or a ruined castle but in a charming Englishwoman with a locket, and Victorian readers bought it faster than they bought Dickens. Paintings of country estates, candlelit corridors and the lime-tree avenue; Gilded Library ornament of locket, phial and well.

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  The Red and the Black

  Stendhal

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  A brilliant masterpiece of ambition, romance, and psychological insight that stands among the greatest novels of world literature.
  
  Discover "The Red and the Black" by Stendhal, one of the defining works of nineteenth-century French literature. Combining romance, social commentary, and psychological depth, this enduring classic explores the pursuit of success, the complexities of love, and the challenges of navigating a society shaped by class and power.
  
  The novel follows the ambitious Julien Sorel, a young man determined to rise above his humble beginnings in post-Napoleonic France. As he pursues opportunity, recognition, and personal fulfillment, he becomes entangled in relationships and circumstances that test his character, convictions, and aspirations. Through vivid storytelling and unforgettable characters, Stendhal examines themes of ambition, identity, love, hypocrisy, honor, and social mobility without revealing the novel's most dramatic turns.
  
  First published in 1830, "The Red and the Black" is widely regarded as one of the greatest psychological and realist novels ever written. Its sharp observations of human nature, elegant prose, and enduring relevance have influenced generations of writers and secured its place as a cornerstone of French and world literature.
  
  Perfect for readers who enjoy classic literature, literary fiction, historical fiction, psychological novels, and European classics, this remarkable work offers a rich and thought-provoking reading experience.
  
  Experience one of the masterpieces of French literature. Add "The Red and the Black" to your Kindle library today and discover a timeless novel of ambition, passion, and the complexities of the human heart.

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  The Complete Works of George Eliot

  George Eliot

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  Discover the "Large Mind" that Defined an Era.
  
  George Eliot was more than a novelist; she was a profound philosopher of the human heart. Writing under a masculine pseudonym to ensure her work was taken seriously, she produced a body of work that remains the pinnacle of English realism. This comprehensive collection brings together her entire literary output, offering an unmatched look at the intricate connections between individual character and the community at large.
  
  This collection explores the pillars of her literary genius:
  
  The Master of Psychological Realism: Experience her revolutionary ability to delve into the inner motivations, flaws, and moral dilemmas of her characters with scientific precision and deep empathy.
  
  Portraits of Provincial Life: Vivid, atmospheric journeys into the heart of rural England, capturing the shifting traditions and social hierarchies during a time of immense cultural change.
  
  The Web of Society: Witness her signature "interconnected" storytelling, where the smallest actions of a single individual ripple outward to affect the lives of an entire town.
  
  Intellectual and Moral Inquiry: Beyond the drama, Eliot's work is infused with her deep interests in religion, politics, and the pursuit of a meaningful, virtuous life in a modernizing world.
  
  Eliot's prose is celebrated for its wisdom, its wit, and its "massive" intellectual scope. Whether you are seeking a sweeping social epic or an intimate study of a marriage, her work remains the gold standard for classic literature and social history.
  
  Explore the depths of the human condition. Buy "The Complete Works of George Eliot" today and own the library of a Victorian titan.

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