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Brontë Emily <1818->
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Titolo: |
Classic British love stories : wuthering heights, pride and prejudice, far from the madding crowd, and Jane Eyre
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Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , 2016 |
2016 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1,334 pages) |
Disciplina: | 808.8385 |
Soggetto topico: | Romance fiction |
Romance fiction, English | |
Persona (resp. second.): | AustenJane. <1775-1817> |
HardyThomas <1871-1922> | |
BrontëCharlotte <1816-1855> | |
Nota di contenuto: | Wuthering Heights / Emily Bronte -- Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen -- Far from the Madding Crowd / Thomas Hardy -- Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte. |
Sommario/riassunto: | These heart-soaring tales of romance and tragedy are widely considered four of the finest novels in English literature.Wuthering Heights is an immortal story of love and obsession on the stormy Yorkshire moors. The fate of the Earnshaw family is forever changed when they adopt a dark-skinned orphan boy named Heathcliff. As the years pass, Heathcliff and young Catherine Earnshaw fall deeply in love, but their passion cannot survive the pressures of society and the black force of jealousy. Driven away by a broken heart, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights only to return years later, bent on the cruelest kind of revenge.Pride and Prejudice is a classic comedy of manners and an enduring romance. In a remote Hertfordshire village, Jane Bennet attracts the attentions of a young gentleman named Charles Bingley, but his good friend Mr. Darcy disapproves of the match. Elizabeth Bennet, always eager to defend her sweet-natured sister, detests the prideful Mr. Darcy, even when he asks for her hand in marriage. But when a chance encounter reunites the combative couple, Elizabeth realizes that her prejudices have been standing in the way of her heart's true desire.Far from the Madding Crowd is a love story wrapped in the cloak of tragedy. Shortly after the spirited, impulsive, and beautiful Bathsheba Everdene arrives in Wessex, she saves the life of a young shepherd. When he asks for her hand in marriage, Bathsheba refuses; she cannot sacrifice her independence for a man she does not love. Years later and now a wealthy woman, Bathsheba falls for a dashing sergeant and makes a fateful decision that brings long-buried secrets to the fore.Jane Eyre shines a brilliant light into the dark corners of Victorian society. Born to a good family but with no wealth of her own, Jane Eyre lives first with her uncle and then in a punitive boarding school for girls. When she becomes governess of Thornfield Hall, the young orphan feels at home for the first time in her life. She soon falls in love with Edward Rochester, master of the house, but just when it seems her luck has finally changed, Jane discovers the secret of the attic--a terrible revelation that threatens to destroy her dreams of happiness forever.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Classic British love stories ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-5040-3829-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910165104103321 |
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