A FINE old door of oak, a heavy door standing deep within a portico inside of which you might have driven a coach, brings you to the residence of Mrs. Brewster. The hall was dark and small, the only light admitted to it being from windows of stained glass; numberless passages branched off from the hall, one peculiarity being that you could scarcely enter a single room in it but you must first go down a passage, short or long, to get to it; had the house been designed by an architect with a...

"True Love" likely revolves around the theme of romantic relationships and domestic life in England. The story may explore the complexities of love, marriage, and family dynamics within an English setting, delving into the joys, challenges, and sacrifices involved in maintaining relationships and navigating societal expectations.Sarah E. Farro, the author, would likely craft a narrative filled with vivid descriptions of English landscapes, detailed characterizations, and emotional depth. R...

A Tapestry of Home Life gathers twenty-seven works of domestic fiction into a capacious study of the household as sanctuary, schoolroom, battleground, and miniature social order. Its range extends from children's and family narratives to satire, realist social observation, psychological fiction, and narratives of marriage, inheritance, class, and female self-fashioning. The collection's most compelling contrasts arise where apparently intimate plots open onto larger questions of authority,...

In "True Love," Sarah E. Farro explores the intricate dynamics of romantic relationships through a blend of poignant prose and lyrical storytelling. The novel unfolds within a contemporary urban setting, portraying the struggles and triumphs of multifaceted characters navigating the complexities of love. Farro's literary style is marked by its emotional depth and vivid imagery, drawing readers into a world where the joys and heartaches of love resonate in every scene. The narrative is stee...

This short nineteenth-century American novel about "English Domestic Life" is interesting for the way it models the tradition of the Victorian novel from reading rather than experience. Farro was an African-American woman who obviously read Charles Dickens and probably Jane Austen, and chooses to write an "English" novel by genre rather than an "American" one. (Goodreads)

"The Mystery of the Summer-House"! That is what the papers are calling it, and the village of Upper Scotney has never seen the like. Lady Carlton, the young wife of Sir Ralph Carlton, has been found murdered in the grounds of Scotney House. While Sir Ralph and the police investigate the crime, his niece carries on enquiries of her own. Scandalous secrets are uncovered - but it is not until the tumultuous upheaval of the Great War breaks over Europe, that the terrible truth is finally revea...

The mother of the renowned novelist Anthony Trollope, Frances Trollope began her literary career in the realm of non-fiction, publishing an excoriating takedown of American manners and mores in 1832. She then turned to fiction, channeling her staunch opinions into a series of social novels that tackled the toughest issues of the era. Sprawling epic The Widow Barnaby is one of her most well-received efforts, skillfully weaving elements of domestic drama, tender romance, subtle wit, and gent...

When a poor young seamstress refuses to accept that her dearest friend's death was mere misadventure, she turns amateur investigator in one of the earliest and most affecting detective tales in English.Told entirely through Anne's own journal, The Diary of Anne Rodway first appeared in Charles Dickens's Household Words in 1856. Its heroine, a working-class needlewoman, pieces together the events behind Mary Mallinson's death from a single fragment...

After the death of her mother and the loss of her family's fortune, it falls to young Glen Westley to do what she can for herself and her ailing father. Determined to make her own way in the world, she moves from the West of Ireland to London and works tirelessly to succeed as a novelist, despite the limitations her sex and nationality represent. Having struggled so long for fame, it is at last thrust upon her – but fame always comes at a price. A Struggle for Fame is a brilliant novel of ...

“The squire’s story”(1855) is a short dark ,gothic and mysterious story written by Elizabeth Gaskell, the Victorian writer…

In “Dorothy Arnold’s Escape” the heroine finds herself quite suddenly married,becoming Mrs. Roy Davenport, but she has already sworn her love for the dark and dashing Mr. Gilbert Fontaine.Written by "Mrs. Georgie Sheldon" (Sarah Elizabeth Forbush Downs 1843–1926),and copyright 1883, 1884, 1897 and 1898 By Street and Smith.Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow.

Thou Art the Man was written in the year 1843 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.