Gibson, FloOverview
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Flo Gibson
The scarlet letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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21 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in English and held by 1,805 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on her dress
Pride and prejudice
by Jane Austen
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19 editions published between 1980 and 2011 in English and held by 1,705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The romantic clash of two opinionated young people is followed through the affectations of class-conscious 18th century British artistocracy
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
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17 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 1,491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Against a background of English moors in the 18th century, the lives of two families become intertwined through marriage, passion, and the force of a man called Heathcliff
Sense and sensibility
by Jane Austen
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19 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 1,414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Two sisters, the discreet Elinor, representing sense, and the reckless Marianne, representing sensibility, pursue love and happiness around the pillars of genteel society
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
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11 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in English and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The rousing adventure story of a waif on the streets of Victorian England
The turn of the screw
by Henry James
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10 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 1,277 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "A governess has been hired to care for two orphaned young children in their uncle's English country home. But soon after she meets the boy and his sister, the governess begins to see fearful apparitions. With growing alarm, she must wonder about the target of the ghostly presences. Are they haunting her, or the sweet, innocent children?"--Publisher website (March 2007)
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
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14 editions published between 1980 and 2011 in English and held by 1,266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After being spurned by the only family she has left, Jane endures years of harsh treatment at a boarding school. When she finally escapes by taking a position as a governess, she finds herself becoming involved with life as never before
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
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10 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 1,147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Austen tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen's fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
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11 editions published between 1962 and 2012 in English and held by 1,109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
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15 editions published between 1984 and 2012 in English and held by 1,109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Unabridged
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
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9 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in English and held by 1,077 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Sweet, innocent, and thoroughly proper Fanny Price is taken from her family and raised by wealthy, but selfish, relatives. All of Fanny's qualities are tested when she becomes the object of unwanted attentions from an insincere rake
Daisy Miller
by Henry James
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10 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 991 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Daisy is as free as the air, but an innocent abroad. Her life encompasses the tragic difficulties of youth, tradition and love
The jungle books
by Rudyard Kipling
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5 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 748 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The adventures of Mowgli, man-child, reared by the jungle wolf packs and educated by wild animals. Includes other classic jungle stories by Kipling
Bel Ria
by Sheila Every Burnford
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7 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in English and held by 585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Down the dusty roads of war-torn France pours a ragged tide of refugees. Through the darkness of this human tragedy weaves the bright spirit of a circus dog
Pocahontas
by Frances Mossiker
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4 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 527 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Pocahontas: a story about a sweet little Indian girl who dramatically saved an Englishman's life? Hardly. This book covers the remarkable life of America's First Lady and depicts the fascinating times of the early 17th century, when a new age was awakening and the brave were seizing it"--Publisher's website
The secret garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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12 editions published between 1987 and 2012 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden
The jungle books
by Rudyard Kipling
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6 editions published between 1981 and 2005 in English and held by 444 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The adventures of Mowgli, man-child, reared by the jungle wolf packs and educated by wild animals. Includes other classic jungle stories by Kipling
The attitudes of the New York Irish toward state and national affairs, 1848-1892
by Flo Gibson
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7 editions published between 1951 and 1968 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The wind in the willows
by Kenneth Grahame
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12 editions published between 1980 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Presents the escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Rat, Mole, Otter, and Badger
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
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4 editions published between 1980 and 1995 in English and held by 267 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas more
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Adoptees Adultery Animals Charity-schools Children Children of the rich Clergy Country homes Courtship Cousins Criminals England England--London England--Yorkshire Families Fathers and daughters Foundlings Friendship Gardens Governesses Great Britain Heathcliff (Fictitious character : Brontë) Horror tales--Appreciation Horses Husbands Identity (Psychology) Illegitimate children Inheritance and succession Kidnapping victims Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married women Massachusetts Massachusetts--Boston Mentally ill women Orphans Oz (Imaginary place) People with disabilities Puritans Rejection (Psychology) Revenge Rural families Sisters Social classes Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Uncles Wizards Women Women immigrants Young women
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Anderson, Florence Corona
Gibson, Flo 1924-2011
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