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  Les Misérables: Volume 1:...

  Victor Hugo

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  Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote abundantly in an exceptional variety of genres: lyrics, satires, epics, philosophical poems, epigrams, novels, history, critical essays, political speeches, funeral orations, diaries, and letters public and private, as well as dramas in verse and prose.
  BOOK 3: IN THE YEAR 1817: 1817 is the year which Louis XVIII., with a certain royal assurance which was not wanting in pride, entitled the twenty-second of his reign. It is the year in which M. Bruguière de Sorsum was celebrated.

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  Alice Adams

  Booth Tarkington

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  "Alice Adams" is a novel written by Booth Tarkington and published in 1921. This captivating work received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel1. Let's explore the world of Alice Adams:    Plot Summary:  The story revolves around the character of Alice Adams, a young woman with aspirations to climb the social ladder.  Set in a lower-middle-class household in an unnamed Midwest town shortly after World War I, the narrative follows Alice's journey.  She longs to win the affections of the wealthy young man Arthur Russell.  The novel delves into themes of social status, love, and personal transformation.  Key Moments:  Alice's attempts to fit in with the upper class lead to both humorous and poignant situations.  Her interactions with Arthur Russell become central to the plot.  The dance scene, where Alice faces embarrassment and tries to maintain appearances, highlights her struggle.  Adaptations:  Film Versions: "Alice Adams" was adapted into films in 1923 by Rowland V. Lee and more famously in 1935 by George Stevens.  Pulitzer Prize: The novel's recognition with the Pulitzer Prize solidified its place in literary history.  "Alice Adams" captures the complexities of social mobility and the human desire for acceptance. "

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  All Soul's Eve - From their pens...

  Dora Sigerson Shorter

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  The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From these Isles their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Dora Sigerson Shorter.

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  The House of the Dead

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  The House of the Dead (Russian: Записки из Мёртвого дома, Zapiski iz Myortvovo doma) is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1860-62 in the journal Vremya by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It has also been published in English under the titles Notes from the House of the Dead, Memoirs from the House of the Dead and Notes from a Dead House, which are more literal translations of the Russian title.
  The novel portrays the life of convicts in a Siberian prison camp. It is generally considered to be a fictionalised memoir; a loosely-knit collection of descriptions, events and philosophical discussion, organised around theme and character rather than plot, based on Dostoevsky's own experiences as a prisoner in such a setting. Dostoevsky spent four years in a forced-labour prison camp in Siberia following his conviction for involvement in the Petrashevsky Circle. This experience allowed him to describe with great authenticity the conditions of prison life and the characters of the convicts.

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  Ligeia

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Step into the eerie and haunting world of "Ligeia," the eighth part of an Edgar Allan Poe short story collection, narrated by Jake Urry. This gothic tale explores the intense and otherworldly love between the narrator and his enigmatic wife, Ligeia, whose beauty and intelligence captivate him even beyond her death. As the narrator spirals into obsession, the boundary between life and death blurs in a chilling and supernatural way. 
  Jake Urry's mesmerising narration captures the dark romance and supernatural elements of Poe's story, making this audiobook an immersive experience. His evocative voice draws listeners into the narrator's obsession and the eerie atmosphere, creating a haunting journey through love, death, and the unknown.

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  The Horse Dealer's Daughter -...

  D H Lawrence

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  David Herbert Lawrence was born on the 11th September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a coal mining town where the reality of a harsh life was only useful as experiences for future literary works. 
   
  He was educated at Beauvale Board School and became the first local boy to receive a scholarship to attend Nottingham High School. After 3 years he became a junior clerk in Haywood’s surgical appliances factory. He was also attempting a literary career which, in the short term, led to a teacher training position in Eastwood and later a teaching qualification from University College, Nottingham.  
   
  Lawrence’s first efforts were poems, short stories and a draft of ‘The White Peacock’. Moving to London and a teaching position in Croydon his writing attracted the attention of Ford Madox Ford, editor of The English Review, and he commissioned him to write ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’.  
   
  Wanting to write full-time he now began work on what would become ‘Sons and Lovers.   
   
  In 1912 he met the older and married mother-of-three Frieda Weekley. They eloped to Germany and here Lawrence could see for himself the growing tensions with France.  So keen was his interest that he was arrested and accused of being a British spy.  
   
  In early 1914 Frieda obtained her divorce and they returned to Britain to be married just days before the outbreak of war. Owing to her German parentage, and his own public dislike of militarism and violence, the couple were treated with contempt and suspicion throughout the war years.  
   
  Despite this he continued to write but his reputation in England was so tarnished and, mirrored by his own disdain for the country, he and Frieda left England in November 1919, first for Europe and then America via Ceylon and Australia. 
   
  They bought a ranch in Taos, New Mexico and visited Mexico several times. The third visit in March 1925 caused a near fatal attack of malaria. To convalesce they moved to Florence. Here he continued work on ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ which for many years would cause controversy. A renewed interest in oil painting resulted in an exhibition in 1929 which was raided by the police and several works were confiscated.  
   
  D H Lawrence died of complications arising from a bout of tuberculosis on the 2nd of March 1930 in Vence, France.  He was 44. 
   
  In ‘The Horse Dealers daughter’ a young woman begins a relationship with a young doctor and a friend of her brothers.  What should be straight forward is intimately investigated by Lawrence’s foraging pen.

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