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  So Big

  Edna Ferber

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  Author Edna Ferber described the story of SO BIG as being about a "material man, son of his earth-grubbing, idealistic mother." Left an orphan at 19 years old in the late 1880s, Selina Peake needs to support herself. She leaves the city life she has known to become a teacher in the farming community of High Prairie, IL. Her father had told her that life is an adventure, and one should make the most of it. 
  Selina sees beauty everywhere, including in the fields of cabbages. She has a natural curiosity about farming and oversteps the woman's traditional role by having the audacity to ask the men questions. She soon marries Pervus DeJong, a farmer. Selina eagerly offers suggestions for operational improvements, but Pervus ignores her, preferring to use the unprofitable farming methods employed by his father. 
  Though she suffers many hardships, Selina always remembers the importance of beauty, and she admires those who exercise their creative talents. She tries to instill these views in her son Dirk and fights with her husband over the need for their child to get a full education. Once Dirk finishes college and starts work, will he retain Selina's values? 
  SO BIG was the first book to have the rare distinction of being the best-selling book of the year and win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

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  The Solitary Summer

  Elizabeth von Arnim

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  Published in 1899, The Solitary Summer is a charming companion to von Arnim’s earlier novel Elizabeth and Her German Garden. As with its prequel, the novel is semi-autobiographical and in the form of a series of diary entries. The narrator decides to spend one summer alone in her country house far away from the demands and distractions of the world. She offers us a witty and lyrical account of a solitary summer, filled with reading and reflections on her beloved garden. However, her months removed from society turn out to be less solitary than planned: there is her husband, ‘the Man of Wrath’, to pacify, three young children to amuse, and the arrival of a regiment of soldiers. Light-hearted in tone, The Solitary Summer describes a voyage of self-discovery set against the idyllic backdrop of an ever- changing summer garden.

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  Les Misérables

  Victor Hugo

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  An epic tale of justice, redemption, love, and sacrifice, Les Misérables by Victor Hugo stands as one of the greatest achievements in world literature. Set against the turbulent backdrop of 19th-century France, this monumental novel weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters in a powerful exploration of human suffering and moral transformation.
  
  At the heart of the story is Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread to feed his sister's starving children. After years of hardship and injustice, he is given a second chance at life through an act of extraordinary compassion. Determined to reinvent himself and live honorably, Valjean must evade the relentless Inspector Javert, whose rigid devotion to the law drives him to pursue Valjean across decades.
  
  Around this central conflict unfolds a sweeping panorama of society: the tragic plight of Fantine, forced into despair to provide for her daughter Cosette; the courage and idealism of young revolutionaries; the struggles of the poor and powerless; and the enduring power of love and hope in the face of oppression. Hugo masterfully intertwines personal stories with historical events, culminating in the dramatic uprising on the streets of Paris.
  
  More than a historical novel, Les Misérables is a profound meditation on mercy, justice, and the human capacity for change. Hugo challenges readers to question the structures of society and to consider whether compassion can triumph over punishment, and grace over judgment.
  
  Rich in emotion, philosophical depth, and unforgettable drama, Les Misérables remains a timeless masterpiece. Its sweeping narrative and deeply human characters continue to inspire generations, offering a stirring testament to resilience, redemption, and the enduring struggle for dignity and freedom.

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  Heart of Darkness

  Joseph Conrad

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  “A weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares.” This is how Marlowe describes his journey into the Belgian Congo. And while Europeans go mad, Corporations turn tyrannous, and the legend of a great Ivory hunter is dangled before him, Marlowe observes everything with a keen eye, as we journey with him, into the Heart of Darkness.

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  My Mortal Enemy

  Willa Cather

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  Myra Henshawe gave up her uncle's fortune for love. Having eloped with her husband, they embarked on a journey that can only be deemed as ordinary. As their lives play out, Myra begins to regret the decisions she had made in life, leading their marriage—and her health—to its demise. In this thought-provoking novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather paints a picture of American normalcy riddled with life's regrets and scorned love.

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  Trilby

  George du Maurier

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  Trilby opens in the Latin Quarter of nineteenth-century Paris, where Trilby O'Ferrall is working as an artist's model. Her grace and ingenuous charm make a poignant contrast to the cruel magnetism of Svengali, under whose spell she falls. Using hypnotic powers, Svengali shapes her into a virtuoso singer—Europe's most captivating soprano—but her golden voice, and even her life, become fatally tied to him.A precursor to The Phantom of the Opera, Trilby was all the rage when it appeared in 1894, spawning songs, shoes, and most famously, the Trilby hat. This novel holds the mirror up to the art and science of the fin de si├¿cle and its darkest obsessions—to anti-Semitism, crime, sexuality and the occult, music and mesmerism, and to new investigations of hysteria and the unconscious.

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