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Ralph the Heir
Anthony TrollopeRalph the Heir is a novel by Anthony Trollope, originally published in 1871. Although Trollope described it as "one of the worst novels I have written", it was well received by contemporary critics.Fo..
Canadian Crusoes
Catherine Parr TraillCanadian Crusoes: A Tale of the Rice Lake Plains is a novel by Catharine Parr Traill published in 1852, considered the first Canadian novel for children. Written after The Backwoods of Canada, it is T..
A House of Gentlefolk
Ivan Sergeevich TurgenevA House of Gentlefolk is a novel on Russia's social life and customs written by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, who was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popular..
Cousin Phillis
Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellCousin Phillis is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell about Paul Manning, a youth of seventeen who moves to the country and befriends his mother's family and his second cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused..
The Just Men Of Cordova
Edgar WallaceThe Just Men Of Cordova is a novel written by Edgar Wallace,an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child.Excerpts:The man who sat at the marble-topped table of the Cafe of..
The Colonel's Dream
Charles W. ChesnuttThe Colonel's Dream is a novel written by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt. Doubleday, Page, & Co. published the novel in 1905. The Colonel's Dream portrays the continuing oppressio..
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
C. J. DennisThe Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year, and is probably one of the high..
Patchwork - A Story of 'The Plain People'
Anna Balmer MyersPatchwork: A Story of 'The Plain People' is a novel written by Anna Balmer Myers, an American author of romantic novels featuring the local color of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.Excerpts:Maria Metz ..