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A classic love story which was first published in 1847. Numerous plays, films and television adaptations have been made of this great novel. Jane works as a governess in the house of the mysterious Mr Rochester. Despite some misgivings, they fall in love. But Mr Rochester has a terrible secret from his past.
Anna is making her first trip alone to visit her aunt. She is nervous and excited. Who is the strange man in her train carriage?
It is the summer of 1797 and the officers of the British Navy fear that there will be further mutinies amongst the sailors who have had to endure the terrible conditions on board British ships. Billy Budd is handsome, strong, reliable, efficient and loyal. But he is victimised by Claggart, the vindictive and cruel master-at-arms, who accuses him of...
Four members of a team making a geological survey for a mining company find themselves trapped deep in a forest when they are delayed by heavy rains. Can Leon successfully lead them to safety?
Two quiet scholars have dreadful surprises in this pair of classic nineteenth century horror stories.
Paul realises he will never be able to marry Maria if he remains poor. When he wins the story competition, he believes his problems are over. Can he marry Maria now?
Five stories set in the USA between the end of the 1890s and the early 1900s, which are splendid examples of the wit and invention of one of America's best-loved writers. Includes: The Good Burglar, The Last Leaf, A Lesson in Love, The Jeweller's Wife, The Car is Waiting.
Three university students go on holiday to a remote part of Wales. They are going to stay in a cottage without electricity or a telephone in a remote part of the country. But who is the bearded man that haunts them?
A gothic romance set in the twilight world of Paris in the 1870s. This story has been the basis of many films and plays, as well as a world famous musical.
An adventure thriller. Who is the running girl who pushes a cassette of film into Pete's hand in the shopping mall? His curiosity piqued, Pete takes the pictures to be developed and the mystery deepens.
A romantic thriller set in a fictional European country in the 1890s.
Charles Dickens often thrilled audiences by reading aloud these tales of the supernatural.
From the pen of Thomas Hardy comes a story of entangled love. The gentle John Loveday, the trumpet-major of the title, is in love with Anne Garland but she has two other suitors. Who will she choose?
Professor Verity has invented a machine which forces its subjects to tell the truth. Soon everyone wants to use it.
The classic story of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.
The prequel to this story, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, had the two friends Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn rewarded for helping to capture a dangerous criminal in 1844. A year later, Huckleberry, in the care of the widow Mrs. Douglas, can no longer bear to live under the restrictions of this well-meaning lady and has made his mind up to leave the little...