4 livres semblables à Silas Marner
L'Héritage de Caïn
At the request of a person who has claims on me that I must not disown, I consent to look back through a long interval of years and to describe events which took place within the walls of an English prison during the earlier period of my appointment as Governor.
Thèmes communs : Adopted children, Fathers and daughters, Mystery
Femmes et filles
The story is about Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s.
Thèmes communs : Country life, Fathers and daughters, Social life and customs
Histoire de Tom Jones
The foundling Tom Jones is found on the property of a benevolent, wealthy landowner. Tom grows up to be a vigorous, kind-hearted young man, whose love of his neighbor's well-born daughter brings class friction to the fore. The presence of prostitution and promiscuity in Tom Jones caused a sensation at the time it was published, as such themes were uncommon. It is divided into 18 shorter books,…
Thèmes communs : Foundlings, Social life and customs, History
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.
Thèmes communs : Classics