Country, village, and regional life

13 books

"My Novel" — CompleteEdward Bulwer Lytton · 1853A complete 1853 three-volume domestic novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, narrated by Pisistratus Caxton, who is urged by his family to write a profitable book and sets out to depict English country life, including the old-fashioned squire and parson.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Sheaf of CornMary E. Mann · 1896A collection of short stories by Mary E. Mann, first published in 1908, set in rural English villages. The stories portray the lives, hardships, and relationships of country people, including the opening tale of the formidable Dinah Brome of Dulditch.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Adam BedeGeorge Eliot · 1859A novel by George Eliot, published in 1859, set in the rural English village of Hayslope in 1799. It follows Adam Bede, a principled carpenter, and his community, including his brother Seth and the young Methodist preacher Dinah, as their lives unfold in the countryside.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Castle RichmondAnthony Trollope · 1860Castle Richmond is an 1860 novel by Anthony Trollope set in County Cork, Ireland, concerning the Fitzgerald family of Castle Richmond and their neighbors, whose romantic entanglements and inheritance prospects unfold against the backdrop of the Great Irish Famine.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

CranfordElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 1853A 19th-century English novel, first published in 1853, set in a small town largely populated by independent, eccentric women. Narrated by a young visitor, it follows the ladies of Cranford through their social rituals, gentle comedies, and moments of hardship and loss.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot · 1871George Eliot's 1871 novel follows Dorothea Brooke, a young Englishwoman of idealistic and religious temperament living with her uncle and sister, as she seeks a purposeful life beyond the conventional expectations for marriageable women in provincial society.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Scenes of Clerical LifeGeorge Eliot · 1858George Eliot's 1858 collection of three stories about English country clergymen, including "The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton," "Mr. Gilfil's Love Story," and "Janet's Repentance," portrays provincial church and village life with humor and character studies.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

ShirleyCharlotte Brontë · 1849An 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë set in the Yorkshire West Riding during 1811 and 1812, following the lives of local residents, including three young curates and characters such as Robert Moore, Caroline, and Shirley.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot · 1861A novel by George Eliot, published in 1861, about Silas Marner, a solitary linen weaver in the rural village of Raveloe who is viewed with suspicion and superstition by his neighbors, and whose isolated life is changed by the arrival of a child.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

St. Ronan's WellWalter Scott · 1824A three-volume 1824 novel by Sir Walter Scott, set at a Scottish watering place, this edition includes Andrew Lang's introductory essay and notes. The story centers on figures such as Meg Dods, Clara Mowbray, and Tyrrel in a tale of society manners and tragedy.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The BirthrightJoseph Hocking · 1900An 1897 adventure novel told as the memoir of Jasper Pennington, a Cornishman dispossessed of his family estate by the Tresidders. He recounts his struggles to reclaim his birthright, involving smugglers, rescues, buried treasure, and romance.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Perpetual CurateOliphant · 1864A novel by Mrs. Oliphant, part of the Chronicles of Carlingford series, following Mr. Wentworth, the curate of St. Roque's, whose high-church practices, uncertain standing, and secret engagement create difficulties with the town's new rector and his own family.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The WoodlandersThomas Hardy · 1887A novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1887, set in the isolated woodland hamlet of Little Hintock, where the lives and intertwined passions of the rural community unfold amid the trees and orchards of the English countryside.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية