Essential 19th Century English Literature

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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics)
1.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "It is a truth universally acknowledged ... that Jane Austen remains one of the century's best-loved authors: for a reason. The Bennet sisters' quest for suitable husbands most epitomizes her writing -"
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Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Popular Classics)
2.  Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "- although she was already off to a great and subtly sardonic start with Elinor & Marianne Dashwood. (Still, Lizzy Bennet & Mr. Darcy will forever be my favorite Austen characters)."
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Emma (Penguin Popular Classics)
3.  Emma (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "Meddler/matchmaker Ms. Woodhouse is as strong a heroine as Lizzy & Elinor, but quirkier & less mature. Pity Harriet Smith for such a friend! Mr. Knightley is a bit too, err, saintly for me, but hey..."
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Mansfield Park (Penguin Popular Classics)
4.  Mansfield Park (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "Fanny Price, on the other hand, is the exact opposite of Lizzy, Elinor & Emma - but in terms of socio-critical observations, "Mansfield Park" is as sharp as P&P and S&S. Great writing throughout!"
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Jane Eyre (Penguin Popular Classics)
5.  Jane Eyre (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charlotte Brontë
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  "Roughly 40 years later: The Brontë sisters (Charlotte was the most prolific of the 3). By far her best(-loved) is the story of plain-looking & passionate governess Jane Eyre & somber Mr. Rochester."
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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics)
6.  Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics) by Emily Brontë
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  "Emily Brontë's only novel; a masterpiece of gothic fiction and emotional torment. Heathcliffe will haunt you, too!"
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Penguin Popular Classics)
7.  The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Penguin Popular Classics) by Anne Brontë
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  "Lesser known than her sisters, Anne Brontë wrote 2 novels, the strongly autobiographical story of governess Agnes Grey and this poignant attack on Victorian morale & women's perceived role in society."
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Middlemarch (Penguin Classics)
8.  Middlemarch (Penguin Classics) by George Eliot
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  "Likewise a poignant statement on British rural society, morals and married life, this is George Eliot (Mary Anne Lewes nee Evans)'s masterpiece."
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Daniel Deronda (Penguin Classics)
9.  Daniel Deronda (Penguin Classics) by George Eliot
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  "Breathtakingly ahead of her time, Eliot's penultimate novel explores the individual's place in society and, in the title character's uncharacteristically sympathetic portrayal, 19th cty. Jewish life."
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The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Popular Classics)
10.  The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Popular Classics) by George Eliot
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  "Considered Eliot's most autobiographical novel, "The Mill on the Floss" looks at yet another passionate and unique heroine and her relationships with her family and various men."
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Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics)
11.  Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Poignant imagery, the epitome of woman's victimization by 19th century society and questions of fate, chance and responsibility: The story of tragic heroine Tess is Thomas Hardy at his very best."
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Jude the Obscure (Penguin Popular Classics)
12.  Jude the Obscure (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "A huge scandal when first published and Hardy's last major novel, "Jude" is in many ways the companion piece to "Tess," extending Hardy's social criticism to religion & the limits imposed on the poor."
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Popular Classics)
13.  The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Another great parable on the inescapability of fate and the consequences of our actions, and of rural late 19th century British society. Exquisite writing and a complex title character."
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The Return of the Native (Penguin Classics)
14.  The Return of the Native (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Fate and chance again; plus love, compassion, alienation, belonging and the contrast between rural & cosmopolitan life are at the center of this moving story of 5 lovers with interchanging life paths."
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A Christmas Carol (Wordsworth Children's Classics)
15.  A Christmas Carol (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "Dickens's most beloved short story: The tale of miserly old Scrooge, whose ways are reformed by the midnight visits of 3 ghosts at Christmas time."
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Oliver Twist (Penguin Popular Classics)
16.  Oliver Twist (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "The quintessential orphan hero, a cast of trademark memorable characters, sharp humor and biting social criticism made Dickens's first novel a perennial favorite."
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David Copperfield (Penguin Popular Classics)
17.  David Copperfield (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "Dickens at his (clandestinely) autobiographical best, some of literary history's creepiest villains & women's role in society - my fav. besides "Oliver," "Christmas Carol" & "Bleak House" (see below)."
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Nicholas Nickleby (Wordsworth Classics)
18.  Nicholas Nickleby (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "In many ways a clone to "David Copperfield" (although written 10 years earlier), but wickedly funny and finely drawn characters throughout. Quintessential Dickens."
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Bleak House (Penguin Classics)
19.  Bleak House (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
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  "Extremely complex and ambitious; Dickens's parable on neverending lawsuits and the effects of money, greed and other base instincts on the nature of society. An absolute must-read."
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The Way We Live Now (Wordsworth Classics)
20.  The Way We Live Now (Wordsworth Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "Widely considered Trollope's masterpiece; as topical in today's corporate world as when written: A look at greed & dishonesty on par w. Dickens's "Bleak House;" Trollope at his most overtly political."
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The Last Chronicle of Barset (Penguin Classics)
21.  The Last Chronicle of Barset (Penguin Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "The final instalment of Trollope's Barsetshire novels; in its sardonic quality and indictment of materialism a companion piece to the above 2 works by Trollope and Dickens."
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Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics)
22.  Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics) by William Thackeray
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  "Last but not least, Thackeray's originally serialized "novel without a hero," the tale of gentle, naive Amelia Sedley & her friend (of sorts), social climber Becky Sharp. More enjoyable social satire!"
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