Pride & Prejudice
Jane Austen constructed Pride & Prejudice, with wit, social precision and an irresistible heroine. Beginning with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, it is a perfect ironic novel of manners.

Persuasion
Jane Austens question What is persuasion? - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? - is the force behind this novel. Anne Elliot, one of Austens quietest yet strongest heroines, is also open to change.

Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontes poor, plain, but plucky heroine, possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order.

Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontes tale is a wild, passionate story of intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and the adopted foundling Heathcliff. Humiliated by Hindley, Catherines brother, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights, but in time he returns to exact a terrible revenge.

Tess of the dUrbervilles
Set in Hardys Wessex, Tess of the dUrbervilles is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, a poor village girl, her relationships with two very different men, her fluctuating fortunes and her search for respectability.