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Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Bronte
ISBN-10: 0846410702
ISBN-13: 9780846410706
Published: 1981-02
Publisher: Beekman Books Inc
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Jane begins life penniless and plain—an unlikely romantic heroine. But she is as indomitable in spirit as she is frail in appearance. Her relationship with Rochester intensifies, until she is forced to choose between the desires of her heart and the demands of a "moral" society.
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Wuthering Heights (Oxford World's Classics)
Author: Emily Brontï¿1/2
ISBN-10: 0192100270
ISBN-13: 9780192100276
Published: 1999-06-10
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dominated by the passionate Heathcliff and his consuming relationship with Catherine, Wuthering Heights is one of the most popular of all English novels. Joyce Carol Oates provides a superb introduction to this volume.
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Frankenstein (Prohyptikon Essential Classics)
Author: Mary Shelley
ISBN-10: 1926801040
ISBN-13: 9781926801049
Published: 2010-07-06
Publisher: Prohyptikon Publishing Inc.
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The controversial classic of the Gothic genre that laid the foundations for modern horror and science fiction, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' is a warning against unfettered technological and scientific progress.
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The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN-10: 1421807882
ISBN-13: 9781421807881
Published: 2005-07-01
Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - [3] The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn. From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was lying, smoking, as usual, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-colored blossoms of the laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flame-like as theirs; and now and then the fantastic shadows of birds in flight flitted across the long tussore-silk curtains that were stretched in front of the huge window, producing a kind of momentary Japanese effect, and making him think of those pallid jade-faced painters who, in an art that is necessarily immobile, seek to convey the sense of swiftness and motion. The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through the long unmown grass, or circling with mono-tonous insistence round the black-crocketed spires of the early June hollyhocks, seemed to make the stillness more oppressive, and the dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.
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The Phantom of the Opera
Author: Gaston Leroux
ISBN-10: 0880299053
ISBN-13: 9780880299053
Published: 1993
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc
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First published in French as a serial in 1909, "The Phantom of the Opera" is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster. Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.
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Northanger Abbey, second edition
Author: Jane Austen
ISBN-10: 1551114798
ISBN-13: 9781551114798
Published: 2002-04-29
Publisher: Broadview Press
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First accepted by a publisher in 1803, Northanger Abbey was eventually published posthumously in 1818. In it Austen weaves a romance full of suspense and comedy around the heroine Catherine Morland's first foray into society. The style of the novel is a unique hybrid; along the way Austen parodies the eighteenth-century novel of manners, the Gothic novel, and even the educational treatises of the time. The second Broadview edition includes a revised introduction, notes, bibliography, and expanded appendices of background contextual materials.
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Eternal Seduction
Author: Jennifer Turner
ISBN-10: 0982432100
ISBN-13: 9780982432105
Published: 2008-10-31
Publisher: Dark Dreams Press
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After living on the streets of New York City for over a decade, Logan Ellis admits her perceptions might be a little skewed. But twisted or not, there's a satisfying irony in watching a well dressed vampire stand in the middle of a ghetto alley, windblown trash scraping small circles near his feet. What she finds even more intriguing, is waiting for him to decide whether or not he's going to kill her. Kerestyan Nelek hasn't quite made up his mind. As the Lord of New York, he can't allow a homeless drug addict, whose memories are packed with knowledge of vampiric existence, to run free in his city. It's not the first time he's been in this situation with a human, it's just the first time in thousands of years he's come face to face with one who doesn't seem to care. And that's what makes the decision so damn difficult. What horrors would you have to witness before you went numb? How many years would it take for you to feel that way? What would it take to make you care again? Logan's answers are simple: the worst humanity has to offer, almost thirty...and something she never expected.
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The Woman in White
Author: Wilkie Collins
ISBN-10: 0765353954
ISBN-13: 9780765353955
Published: 2005-12-01
Publisher: Tor Classics
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Who was the woman in white and what was her secret?Was she an escaped mad woman, a displaced heir, or even an unearthly apparition?This is the mystery that Marian Halcombe and Walter Hartright must solve if they have any hopes of saving their dear friend Laura Fairlie from the dark forces that wish to lay claim to her estate and her life.Masterfully filled with all of the elements of the classic Victorian thriller--seemingly unexplained apparitions, exotic dangers, a larger than life villain to rival Doyle’s Moriarty, secret ancestries, and the looming threat of an asylum next door--The Woman in White is a classic novel of sensation that is as much of a page-turner today as it was when it was first published close to a century and half ago.
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Lair of the Lion
Author: Christine Feehan
ISBN-10: 0062021354
ISBN-13: 9780062021359
Published: 2012-01-31
Publisher: Avon
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The Beast . . . Rumor said the powerful Nicolai DeMarco could command the heavens, that the beasts below did his bidding . . . and that he was doomed to destroy the woman he took as wife. It was whispered he was not wholly human—as untamed as his tawny mane and slashing amber eyes. The Beauty . . . Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. She’d even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion—the menacing palace of legendary, lethal Don Nicolai DeMarco. The Bargain . . . Then Isabella met a man whose growl was velvet, purring heat, whose eyes held dark, all-consuming desire. And when the don commanded her to become his bride, she went willingly into his muscled arms, praying she’d save his tortured soul . . . not sacrifice her life.
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The House of the Seven Gables (Oxford World's Classics)
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
ISBN-10: 019953912X
ISBN-13: 9780199539123
Published: 2009-05-15
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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