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 1,811 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 1,707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In early nineteenth century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
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17 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 1,497 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Written in 1874 by a frail young parson's daughter, this passionate novel of love and violence set on the English moors has been considered a classic ever since
Sense and sensibility
by Jane Austen
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19 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 1,423 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 English Regency society
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
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11 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in English and held by 1,292 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 1,284 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 1,273 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 1,158 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
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
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15 editions published between 1984 and 2012 in English and held by 1,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Unabridged
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 thoroughbred horse struggles to keep his head held high amid all the cruelty and suffering his adventurous life brings his way
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
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9 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in English and held by 1,081 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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9 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and held by 994 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 752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves and the wild animals of the jungle
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 Follows the wanderings of a little performing dog in France, England, and at sea during World War II
Pocahontas
by Frances Mossiker
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4 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 529 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 520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Ten-year-old Mary 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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7 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in English and held by 462 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 379 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 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The adventures of four amiable animals, Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger, who live along a river in the English countryside
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
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4 editions published between 1980 and 1995 in English and held by 273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Dorothy is whisked away from her Kansas home by a tornado to the magical land of Oz 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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