9 buku mirip Rumah Sukacita
Wanita-Wanita yang Mencinta
Dark, but filled with bright genius, Women in Love is a prophetic masterpiece steeped in eroticism, filled with perceptions about sexual power and obsession that have proven to be timeless and true.
Tema bersama: Social classes, Open_syllabus_project, Social conditions, Classic Literature
Istri dan Putri
The story is about Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a widowed doctor living in a provincial English town in the 1830s.
Tema bersama: Social classes, Social conditions, Manners and customs, Social life and customs
Kisah Zaman Jazz
Published in 1922, the eleven Tales of the Jazz Age feature the flappers and lost young men of the period as well as a great variety of characters and scenes. Among them, the critically acclaimed novella "May Day" contrasts drunken debutantes with a mob of war veterans battling socialists in the streets, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", filmed with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda…
Tema bersama: Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs, Classic Literature
Penghuni Hutan
When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor, the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her and Giles, Grace finds herself captivated by Dr Edred Fitzpiers, a sophisticated newcomer to the area - a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardy's novel of…
Tema bersama: Social classes, Manners and customs, Drama, Social life and customs
Jauh dari Kerumunan yang Gila
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues,…
Tema bersama: Open_syllabus_project, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Classic Literature
Crichton yang Terpuji
The story of the play concerns an aristocratic English family who revert to the state of Nature when shipwrecked on a desert island. While there, they are willing slaves to their former butler, but on return to civilization, the positions are shifted.
Tema bersama: Social classes, Manners and customs, Drama, Classic Literature
Biru
Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolation in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle--a place where all her dreams come true and she can be who she truly wants to be. After getting shocking news from the doctor, she rebels against her family and discovers a…
Tema bersama: Single women, American literature
Emma
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a…
Tema bersama: Open_syllabus_project, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Classic Literature
Sebuah Tragedi Amerika
The classic depiction of the harsh realities of American life, the dark side of the American Dream, and one man's doomed pursuit of love and success..."Mr. Dreiser is not imitative and belongs to no school. He is at heart a mysticist and a fatalist, though using the realistic method. He is, on the evidence of this novel alone, a power." --The New York Times Book Review
Tema bersama: Social classes, New york, American literature, Classic Literature