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The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan
Honoré de Balzac
Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan is a comic tale about a society woman, a Princess and a Duchess, who attempts to recycle her slightly seedy past by pursuing a minor literary figure of great probity and innocence. The Princess de Cadignan, aka the Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, has consorted with such notable Balzac rakes as Henri de Marsay, Maxime de Trailles, and Eugene de Rastignac, but is disconcerted to find herself being stalked by an unknown but comely young man. The Princesse de Cadignan, nee Diane dUxelles appears in a number of stories of the Human Comedy. Her husband left France with the Royal Family after the disasters of the Revolution of July 1830, but the Princess decided to remain in Paris. With much of the great familys fortune unavailable for her use, she determined to live in complete retirement, forgotten by society.
The Snow-Image and Other Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A warm fairy tale for any age. One winter evening, parents saw that an unfamiliar girl was playing with their children in the yard. Rejoicing, they decided to invite the girl to tea despite the assurances of the children that she was afraid of heat more than anything...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The tragic story of a young burgher, who could not find an answer to his feelings and rejected by society, was instantly translated into other languages and gave rise to a series of sequels and imitations the so-called Verterian. Over time, Werther, the rebellious martyr became one of the eternal images of world literature and introduced the sociopsychological phenomenon of verterism into European culture, associated with the melancholic mentality and the problem of suicide as the highest manifestation of free will.
Henry James
Mrs. Gareth has been collecting works of art in her Pointon manor all her life, and now, after her husbands death, she must, according to English customs, hand over the manor to her son Owen. The trouble is that the limp Owen is under the influence of his bride, Mona Brixton, who dreams of taking up Poyntons hands and closing access for Mrs Goret forever. And Mrs. Gareth decides to fight for her treasures.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The Tenants of Malory is a sensational novel about two warring families, Verney and Fanshaw, and their mixed relationship. Arthur, the nephew of Lord Verney, cannot choose between his feelings for Margaret Fanshaw and in his favor. Through this novel, the author asks the question How many moral principles are people willing to sacrifice for a brief sense of superiority? It took a few seconds to give Tom the opportunity to explain the scene, the actor and his own resting place, his costume and the tenor of the strange womans tongue.
The Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson
Mark Twain
This is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. His central intrigue revolves around two boys one born into slavery, with 1/32 black pedigree; on the other, white, born to be the master of the house. Two boys who look the same turn on in infancy. Each grows into a different social role.
Henry James
The Tragic Muse is dedicated to the conflict between the artist and society. Painter Nick Dormer suffers because he does not find recognition, actress Miriam Ruth, in the name of success, makes compromises with his conscience, understanding what the rich audience expects of her. However, the greatest success of this work was the image of Gabriel Nash.
The Victors. A Romance of Yesterday Morning and This Afternoon
Robert Barr
This greatest political novel of Robert Barrs most beloved books has been written in years. Barr was a Scottish-Canadian author who relocated to London in 1881 where he founded the magazine The Idler in 1892 in collaboration with Jerome K Jerome. In 1895 he retired from its co-editorship and became a prolific novelist. The Victors: A Romance Of Yesterday Morning & This Afternoon... is a stirring story of a boss and others. Patrick Maguire, big, brawny, and smooth of tongue, early decides that there is a good thing for him in the big city, and he starts after it. How he succeeds becoming the big boss by methods that are known to be practical and practiced by the initiated is Mr. Barrs theme. Another live issue treated by Mr. Barr is that of Christian Science. The work has a climax whose strength has rarely been equaled in modern fiction.