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The Heart of Mid-Lothian (Penguin Classics)
1.  The Heart of Mid-Lothian (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott
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  "An amazingly touching story of love between sisters as well as an exciting adventure story."
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Zoe (Virago classics)
2.  Zoe (Virago classics) by Geraldine Jewsbury
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  "Shocking in its day, love between a priest and married woman, heaving bosoms and a fire- what more do you want?"
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South Riding (Virago Modern Classics)
3.  South Riding (Virago Modern Classics) by Winifred Holtby
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  "The masterpiece by a novelist who died tragically young, a lyrical depiction of East Yorkshire in the 1930s, I don't undestand why this is not on the A level syllabus"
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Invitation To The Waltz
4.  Invitation To The Waltz by Rosamund Lehmann
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  "The delightful story of Olivia Curtis's first dance. Full of delightfully telling touches, one for anyone who has ever been a shy teenage girl."
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The Weather in the Streets (Virago Modern Classics)
5.  The Weather in the Streets (Virago Modern Classics) by Rosamond Lehmann
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  "A beautiful, but sad novel- the story of what happens to Olivia when she grows up, thinking she has found love with her teenage crush."
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The Fountain Overflows (Virago modern classics)
6.  The Fountain Overflows (Virago modern classics) by Rebecca West
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  "The wonderful story of what it is to be a girl yearning for excellence when society demands no more than pretty mundanity in its women"
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Miss Miles: Or, a Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago
7.  Miss Miles: Or, a Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago by Mary Taylor
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  "By Charlotte Bronte's bestfriend, this is the only Victorian novel I have ever read where the heroine punches the hero in the face when he tries to propose to her"
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Indiana (Oxford World's Classics)
8.  Indiana (Oxford World's Classics) by George Sand
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  "George Sand deserves to be better known in the anglo world. Indiana is the story of the impossibility of a fulfilling life for women when they are so little valued."
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Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (Penguin Classics)
9.  Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh (Penguin Classics) by J. Le Fanu
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  "A gothic horror classic with memorable villains, one female, one male"
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Deerbrook (Penguin Classics)
10.  Deerbrook (Penguin Classics) by Harriet Martineau
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  "The story of two sisters and their lives in a small Midlands village, and how jealousy and rumour come close to destroying their lives"
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