Romance

The Sheik

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:08:05 +0000

The novel on the famous silent movie starring Rudolf Valentino was based. The plot is set in motion as Lady Conway disapproves of Diana's planning a desert trip with just her Arab guides to accompany her.

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:40:27 +0000

The story begins in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, then a Puritan settlement. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter “A” on her breast. The scarlet letter "A" represents the act of adultery that she has committed; it is to be a symbol of her sin for all to see. She will not reveal her lover’s identity, however, and the scarlet letter, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy.

The Rosary

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:25:17 +0000

"The Rosary" is a beautiful love story. Gareth Dalmain falls in love with the Honorable Jane Champion. She loves him back, but does not trust his love, as he is known to be a great lover of beauty, and she - alas - is very plain. Just as she decides to trust him, she receives news that he has been blinded in a hunting accident. She wants to go visit him, but he will not receive her, as he wants only her love - not her pity. With the help of their mutual friend and doctor, she gets the position as his nurse under a presumed name, and thereby gets to know the 'new' Gareth.

The Quest of the Silver Fleece

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:31:21 +0000

The Quest of the Silver Fleece is a story of romance, race, economics and politics set around the 1900s. Here, a traditionally educated boy and an unschooled “swamp girl” each begin a journey toward love, ambition and redemption in the “Old South.”

The Eyes Of The World

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:57:22 +0000

The Eyes of the World was the Best Selling Book for 1914 according to Publisher's Weekly. The novel explores what Harold Bell Wright views as the false world of artists, writers, critics, and their wealthy patrons.

The Phantom of the Opera

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:49:50 +0000

Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house. Her musician father suddenly dies, telling her he will send her an angel of music to look after her. She grows up and discovers that she is hearing a voice, telling her and teaching her to sing. She believes he is the angel of music but he is known in the Opera House simply as The Phantom. Although she is fascinated and drawn towards the phantom, she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, The Vicomte de Chagny - or Raoul - but the Phantom won't take this lightly.

Lilith: A Romance

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:29:36 +0000

Lilith is a fantasy novel written by Scottish writer George MacDonald and first published in 1895. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September 1969.

Ramona

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:19:56 +0000

Set in Old California in the wake of the Mexican-American War, Ramona is two stories at once. It is the story of the love between a part-Native American orphan girl, Ramona, and Alessandro, a young Indian sheepherder.

Pride and Prejudice

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:06:22 +0000

Elizabeth Bennet deals with issues of manners, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. She is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, London.

The Harvester

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:34:15 +0000

This is the story of a young man who lives in the country side with his dog and other animals and grows herbs to sell to medical drug supply houses. He has a vision of his Dream Girl and this is the story of his search for her and what happens when he finds her

A Daughter of the Land

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:27:21 +0000

Kate Bates is expected to stay at home and help her parents while her brothers and sisters are free to pursue their desires. When she defies her family and leaves home, she finds that the path to independence is paved with hardships.

Amelia

Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:57:49 +0000

This is the first volume of a three volume novel. In this novel, Amelia marries William Booth against her mother's desires, and the two must move to London.