Country, village, and regional life

5 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

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

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