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The Blue Castle

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“If it had not rained on a certain May morning, Valancy Stirling’s whole life would have been entirely different. . .” One day, Valancy Stirling, a quiet, shy old maid, decides to stop listening to her nosy, small-minded relatives and… Read More
The Last Man

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One of the first dystopian novels ever written, The Last Man traces the impact of an unstoppable pandemic as it slowly overtakes the world. Beginning in the year 2073, the story follows Lionel Vesey—the titular last man—and his circle of… Read More
Lodore

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Also published as The Beautiful Widow, Mary Shelley’s penultimate novel explores the web of relationships between three women bound together by the exacting Lord Lodore: Cornelia, Lodore’s estranged wife, ruled by her mother and the norms of aristocratic society; Ethel,… Read More
The Woman in Black

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During a trip to a nearby village, the proudly unmarried Sir Ashleigh Carruthers attends an evening service in the small local church. There, he finds himself seated next to the alluring and hypnotically beautiful Woman in Black and is instantly… Read More

L.M. Montgomery

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Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942) was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Anne of Green Gables, the first in a series of “Anne” books by Montgomery, was published in 1908 to immediate success and continues to be a perennial favorite.

Johanna Louise Spyri (1827–1901) wrote more than 50 stories and books. But she is best known for Heidi, the story of an orphan who goes to live with her grandfather on the mountain.

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was a British novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children’s novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–86), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).  

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