Novels Books
Sybil
Benjamin D'israeliSybil is one of the most prominent political novels of the mid-nineteenth century, taking as its subject the "condition of England" question. That phrase was first used by Thomas Carlyle in an essay o..
Ben-Hur - A tale of the Christ
Lew WallaceBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace published by Harper and Brothers on November 12, 1880, and considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". It became..
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
James Hadley ChaseNo Orchids For Miss Blandish is a 1939 crime novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase. The novel was influenced by the American crime writer James M. Cain and the stories in the pulp magazine Bl..
Elsie's Motherhood
Martha FinleyElsie's Motherhood is a juvenile fiction novel written by Martha Finley, an American teacher and author of numerous works for children, the best known being the 28-volume Elsie Dinsmore series which w..
De Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer
Mark TwainDe Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer is the dutch version of Mark Twain's most popular novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Excerpts:Wacht! daar hoort ze plotseling een licht gedruisch achter zich en zij keer..
The Lost Girl
D. H. LawrenceThe Lost Girl is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1920. It was awarded the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category. Lawrence started it shortly after writing Women in..
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
Kate ChopinThe Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggl..
The Moon and Sixpence
W. Somerset MaughamThis Maugham novel is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told by the narrator as he gradually comes to know the main character Charles Strickland, a middle aged stock broker. ..