Social problems and new ideas

8 books

A Mummer's WifeGeorge Moore · 1885A Mummer's Wife, George Moore's 1885 novel, opens with a young woman keeping a weary vigil at the bedside of a sick man. It follows the lives of a troupe of mummers, traveling performers who move from town to town giving shows.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Esther WatersGeorge Moore · 1894An 1894 novel by George Moore following Esther Waters, a young woman of humble origins who takes a position as a kitchen maid at Woodview, where she anxiously contemplates the demands of service in a great household.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Maria; Or, The Wrongs of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1798An unfinished 1798 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft, published posthumously by William Godwin, about Maria, an intelligent woman imprisoned in a madhouse by her husband. It depicts the oppression women face under unjust laws and customs.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Robert ElsmereHumphry Ward · 1888An 1888 novel by Mrs. Humphry Ward, opening in a Westmoreland valley where a converted farmhouse shelters two young women and their family. The book follows their life amid a changing social and religious order.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert OrangeJohn Oliver Hobbes · 1900A 1900 novel by John Oliver Hobbes, this sequel to The School for Saints continues the story of Robert Orange, a member of Parliament. Set in 1869 London, it opens with Lady Sara De Treverell weighing a marriage proposal while expressing interest in the mysterious Robert Orange.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Sybil, Or, The Two NationsBenjamin Disraeli · 1845A two-volume novel by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1845, addressing the condition of the English people and the divide between rich and poor. The story opens among aristocrats gambling on the eve of the 1837 Derby, introducing young nobleman Charles Egremont.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Tancred; Or, The New CrusadeBenjamin Disraeli · 1847Tancred; Or, The New Crusade is an 1847 novel by Benjamin Disraeli. It opens in fashionable May Fair society, where a celebrated young French chef learns he has been engaged to cater the coming-of-age festivities for the son of the Duke of Bellamont.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of GeniusSarah Grand · 1897This 1897 novel by Sarah Grand traces the life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, called Beth, a talented woman of genius. It opens before her birth, depicting her mother's struggles with poverty, ill health, and the constrained role of women in Victorian society.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية