18 books like My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead

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The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales Chris Baldick · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 533p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Part 1 Beginnings: "Sir Bertrand - A Fragment" (1773), Anna Laetitia Aiken "The Poisoner of Montremos" (1791), Richard Cumberland "The Friar's Tale" (1792), Anonymous "Raymond - A Fragment (1799), "Juvenis" "The Parricide Punished" (1799), Anonymous "The Ruins of the Abbey of Fitz-Martin" (1801), Anonymous "The Vindictive Monk, or The Fatal Ring" (1802), Isaac Crookenden. Part 2 The 19th… Shares: Gentleman's Agreements, Mentally ill women, Nonlinear Narrative, Tradition

The Best Short Stories of the Modern Age -- Revised Douglas Angus · 1974 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Tell-tale Heart/ Edgar Allan Poe The jewels / Guy de Maupassant Gooseberries / Anton Chekhov The tree of knowledge / Henry James A clean, well-lighted place / Ernest Hemingway Youth / Joseph Conrad The rocking-horse winner / D.H. Lawrence Bliss / Katherine Mansfield The dead / James Joyce Little Herr Friedemann / Thomas Mann Sophistication / Sherwood Anderson The story of my dovecot / Isaac… Shares: Gentleman's Agreements, Mentally ill women, Nonlinear Narrative, Tradition

Fiction R. S. Gwynn · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Masque of the Red Death / Edgar Allan Poe -- The necklace / Guy de Maupassant -- The storm / Kate Chopin -- The lady with the pet dog / Anton Chekhov -- Roman fever / Edith Wharton -- Paul's case / Willa Cather -- The dead / James Joyce -- The horse dealer's daughter / D.H. Lawrence -- The jilting of Granny Weatherall -- A rose for Emily / William… Shares: Gentleman's Agreements, Nonlinear Narrative, Tradition, Allegory

The Faulkner Reader William Faulkner · 1954 · 682p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Shares: Gentleman's Agreements, Nonlinear Narrative, Tradition, Allegory Shares: Gentleman's Agreements, Nonlinear Narrative, Tradition, Allegory

Christian short stories Mark Booth · 1984 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This New York Times bestselling work reimagines world history though the belief systems of Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Kabbalists, and others. They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history as we know it written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story? In this groundbreaking and controversial work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling… Shares: Christian Fiction, Short Stories

A daily rate Grace Livingston Hill · 1981 · ★ 4.2 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A young woman has to leave her dear aunt who raised her and go to work in the big city. She experiences first-hand the problems of the poor working class, and then learns that she may be able to help some of them. Shares: Christian Fiction, Romance

Secrets Robin Jones Gunn · 1994 · ★ 4.5 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The first book in the Glenbrooke Series, Jessica ran from her past...but can she hide from love?Jessica Morgan wants desperately to forget the past and begin a new life. She chooses a small, peaceful town tucked away in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the place to start over—Glenbrooke. Once there, Jessica conceals her identity from the intriguing personalities she meets—including the compassionate… Shares: Christian Fiction, Romance

Bella Maura Dawn Dyson · 2010 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate [link text][1] [1]: http://www.dawndyson.com Shares: Christian Fiction, Romance

Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë · 1847 · ★ 4.2 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Challenging The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations and oppression; her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her Byronic employer, Edward Rochester; her… Shares: Mentally ill women, Romance

The City of Fire Grace Livingston Hill · 1922 · ★ 4.5 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Lynn Severn, beautiful daughter of a small town minister, is deeply troubled by the barrier which has come between her and her former playmate, Mark Carter. Shares: Christian Fiction

Learning Karen Kingsbury · 2011 · ★ 4.3 · 343p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Featuring members of the popular Baxter family. Learning, book 2 in the Bailey Flanigan series, picks up where Leaving ended. Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced with great emotional distance. While Bailey grows closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York, Cody coaches a small high school football team, on and off the… Shares: Christian Fiction

The nemesis of faith James Anthony Froude · 1849 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Originally published in 1849, this book is highly significant for its autobiographical content. Refreshing in its honesty, it presents a sincere and emotional account of the spiritual turmoil faced by 19th century thinkers. Froude is at his best here with his powerful and stirring narrative. Thought-provoking! Shares: Christian Fiction

The Witness Grace Livingston Hill · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 276p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, such as a crime or wedding, and usually by seeing it. Shares: Christian Fiction

A new name Grace Livingston Hill · 1925 · ★ 4.1 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A new name in a new town is all that wealthy Murray Van Rensselaer needs after he thinks he's killed his childhood friend in a car accident. Confused and afraid, Murray flees, determined to erase his past with a fresh start. When, miles from his home, Murray is mistakenly assumed to be the new young banker arriving in town, not even he believes that assuming a new identity could be this easy. But… Shares: Christian Fiction

The angel of his presence Grace Livingston Hill · 1902 · ★ 4.2 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Those piercing eyes! From the painting over the mantel they seemed to look into his very soul. They followed him as he paced around the room, trying to escape the penetrating gaze. John Wentworth Stanley possessed every advantage that wealth, culture, foreign travel, education, and sophisticated society could provide. During his travels abroad he had shaken off the boyish faith and religious… Shares: Christian Fiction

The white flower Grace Livingston Hill · 1927 · ★ 4.3 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Lovely, flame-haired Rachel Rainsford thinks she is on her way to take a job in Chicago. Then she discovers that her new employer is a criminal who actually plans to sell her as a "companion" to a wealthy and unscrupulous businessman. Even worse, through a series of lies, the two men have made sure no one on board the train will help Rachel escape. Friendless and penniless, Rachel seems… Shares: Christian Fiction

This Year It Will Be Different Maeve Binchy · 1996 · ★ 3.6 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fifteen stories filled with Maeve Binchy's trademark wit, charm, and sheer storytelling genius. Instead of nostalgia, Binchy evokes contemporary life; instead of Christmas homilies, she offers truth; and… Shares: Change, Short Stories

Time for Grace Kate Welsh · 2008 · ★ 5.0 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Pilot Kip Webster usually flew as far as possible from romance. So when one of his passengers caught his eye, it knocked the wind out of him. Recent widow Sarah Bates and her tiny daughter made him long to be a part of a family. But not sure he could offer them a future, Kip worried that he would hurt Sarah in the long run. Yet he couldn't deny their connection--or resist helping her as she… Shares: Romance fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance

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