Gill Tavner
1) Oliver Twist
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This book retells the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
2) Bleak House
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This is a retelling of the story of Esther, the illegitimate child of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon, who is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce and lives with him at Bleak House.
4) Emma
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This is a retelling of the story about a self-assured young lady whose unpredictable behavior is ruled by romantic fancy as she rearranges the lives of marriageable townspeople.
5) Jane Eyre
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An orphaned young Englishwoman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.
6) Frankenstein
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In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events.
9) Jane Eyre
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"Jane Eyre is poor, parentless and plain. Her future looks bleak. Jane's aunt and cousin detest her. Life at Lowood School is cruel and dangerous. What inner strength can the young Jane find? Seeking adventure and independence, Jane sets out alone. Is her new master, Mr Rochester, all that he seems? What secret does he keep locked in the third storey, where strange laughter haunts the nights? In her search for affection, Jane faces horror, cruelty,...
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Marianne seeks a man who shares her eager spirit, Elinor is in love with the polite, considerate Edward Ferrars. Their younger sister Margaret watches in bewilderment as Marianne and Elinor experience the joys and heartaches of early adult life. Is Marianne too warm or is Elinor too cold? Whose example should Margaret follow? Margaret records the dangers presented by scheming friends and deceitful lovers. Will Elinor's sense be strong enough to support...