Book 1: Step into the Puritanical world of “The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.” Hawthorne's masterful novel explores the consequences of sin and the complexities of morality in 17th-century Massachusetts as Hester Prynne grapples with the scarlet letter A and the judgmental society around her.Book 2: Witness the tumultuous events of the French Revolution in “A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.” Dickens...

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A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.Dickens’ best-known work of historical fiction, with over 2...

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…'Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette's release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing b...

Susanna Rowson's Charlotte Temple became a huge seller in America from its first publication there in 1794, subsequently going through over two hundred editions. This seduction novel tells of British schoolgirl Charlotte Temple, swept away to America by the dashing soldier John Montraville and abandoned there, sick and pregnant. Charlotte's daughter is the namesake of Rowson's sequel Lucy Temple.

With an Introduction by Jane SmileyFirst published in America in 1794, Charlotte Temple took the country by storm—in fact, it was this nation’s first bona fide “bestseller.” Susanna Rowson’s most famous work is the story of an innocent British schoolgirl who takes the advice of her depraved French teacher— with tragic consequences. Seduced by the dashing Lieutenant Montraville, who persuades her to move to America with him, the fifteen-year-old Charlotte leaves her...

we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way— in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on th...

«A Tale of Two Cities» written by Charles Dickens is already for more than 150 years an absolute bestseller of English prose in the world.The novel is set in Paris and London during one of the abrupt turns of history — the French Revolution. Love and hate, treachery and nobility, family drama and social turmoil, deceit and virtue — entangled in a plot that would make the authors of modern adventure novels envious. The description of the depth of human feelings described in this nove...

'THE IVY,' Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens' remarkable novel, will transport you to the heart of 19th-century Finland. See the world through the eyes of two young girls as they navigate love, loss, and life in an upper-class family. 'THE IVY' is a buried classic waiting to be found, written with raw emotion and deep character insight reminiscent of Jane Austen. Dive into this moving investigation of women's lives and experiences during a moment of enormous change.""'T...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"—with these unforgettable words, Charles Dickens opens one of the most gripping and emotionally stirring novels ever written.A Tale of Two Cities transports readers between London and Paris during the turbulent years of the French Revolution. Love, loyalty, injustice, and redemption collide as ordinary people are swept into extraordinary events. At the center of the story lies a profound act of sacrifice, one that continu...

M. Legros, tailor-in-chief to His Majesty Louis XIV and to the Court of Paris and Versailles, bowed himself out of the room; with back bent nearly double, and knees trembling in the effort, he receded towards the door even whilst Monseigneur the Archbishop spoke a final and encouraging benediction. "Have no fear, my good Monsieur Legros," pronounced Monseigneur with urbane kindness; "your affairs shall come under the special notice of the Holy Father. Be of good cheer, right and justice ar...

In Lesson X, which I quote, although it says nothing of charity or kindness, a vastly more human spirit is found than in any of Mrs. Mason’s homilies on our duty to the afflicted:— See how much taller you are than William. In four years you have learned to eat, to walk, to talk. Why do you smile? You can do much more, you think: you can wash your hands and face. Very well. I should never kiss a dirty face. And you can comb your head with the pretty comb you always put by in your own drawer...