18 books like Digging to America

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The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] O. Henry · 1899 · ★ 3.5 · 1396p · ≈ 46h · Demanding Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs with this book.

The troll garden Willa Cather · 1905 · 156p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "This collection of Willa Cather stories - her first book of fiction and the capstone of her early career - is as relevant today as at the time of its initial publication. As different and individually distinguished as the seven stories may be, they share as their subject the role and status of the artist in American society. The passions, ambitions, and pretensions, the cant and the pathos of… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The Memoirs of Cleopatra

The Memoirs of Cleopatra Margaret George · 1997 · ★ 4.2 · 976p · ≈ 32h · Challenging The mesmerizing story of Queen Cleopatra in her own words - by bestselling novelist Margaret George, author of *The Autobiography of Henry VIII* and *Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles*. Told in the first person - from the young queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule to her own reign over one of the most glittering kingdoms in the world - this is an enthralling saga of ambition… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Openings in the Old Trail Bret Harte · 1902 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs with this book.

La fête du mais Thomas Tryon · 1969 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate It was almost as if time had not touched the village of Cornwall Coombe. The quiet, peaceful place was straight out of a bygone era, with well-cared-for Colonial houses, a white-steepled church fronting a broad Common. Ned and Beth Constantine chanced upon the hamlet and immediately fell in love with it. This was exactly the haven they dream of. Or so they thought. For Ned and his family,… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The peppered moth Margaret Drabble · 2000 · ★ 3.3 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "It is 1912 and Bessie Bawtry is a small child living in Breaseborough, a South Yorkshire mining town. Unusually gifted, she sits quietly and studies hard, waiting for the day when she can sit the Cambridge entrance exam and escape the kind of life her ancestors have never even thought to question. Her parents are in awe of her - who is this swan-child, is she a freak? (Where did she get her… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Bitter lemons Lawrence Durrell · 1957 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate With the publication of Justine Lawrence Durrell became, almost overnight, one of the most talked about, widely acclaimed novelists of the decade. Now, in Bitter Lemons, his focus has shifted from the world of his imagination to life itself. Writing in the exquisite poetic prose that critics have hailed as unequalled in contemporary literature, he tells the perceptive, often humorous story of his… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The women on the wall Wallace Stegner · 1950 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs with this book.

Agostino Alberto Moravia · 1944 · ★ 3.5 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Thirteen-year-old Agostino is spending the summer at a Tuscan seaside resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she takes up with a cocksure new companion, Agostino, feeling ignored and unloved, begins hanging around with a group of local young toughs. Though repelled by their squalor and brutality, and repeatedly humiliated for his weakness and ignorance when it comes to women and sex, the… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

The ruling passion Henry van Dyke · 1901 · ★ 3.7 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true… Shares Manners and customs

London Belles

London Belles Annie Groves · 2010 Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs with this book.

The Dragon and the George Gordon R. Dickson · 1976 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Jim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a cockeyed world - locked in the body of a talking dragon named Gorbash. That wouldn't have been so bad if his beloved Angie were also a dragon. But in this magical land, that was not… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

White Nights

White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1961 · ★ 4.1 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a poignant short story about love, loneliness, and fleeting human connections. Set in St. Petersburg during the ethereal "white nights" of summer, it follows a dreamy, solitary narrator who meets a young woman named Nastenka. Over four nights, he shares his fantasies and feelings, while she confides her longing for a lost lover. As the narrator falls in love… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

Sweet forever Ramona K. Cecil · 2008 · ★ 3.0 · 170p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A riverboat explosion offers a welcome escape. A notorious riverboat gambler killed Rosaleen Archer's husband and Has taken her captive, forcing her to do unspeakable things. Convinced God hates her, Rosaleen looks to luck for help as she attempts to escape when the riverboat explodes. She awakens in the arms of a stranger who carries her from the riverbank to a new life and a fresh start,… Shares Widows

The Four Million O. Henry · 1906 · ★ 4.0 · 225p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released in 1906. There are twenty five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. The stories include; Tobin's Palm *… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs

West of Dodge Louis L'Amour · 1996 · ★ 4.0 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs with this book.

The Widow Bedott papers Frances M. Whitcher · 1856 · 403p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Widows, Social life and customs with this book.

Friendship First Gyan Yankovich · 2024 **Our friends enrich every part of our lives. Now you can make them matter the most.** Despite modern technology and the ample ways we have to keep in touch, we risk neglecting our relationships with the people who have the most profound effect on our well-being: our friends. Weaving together personal stories, interviews with experts, and social research, Friendship First empowers you to… Shares Friendship

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