Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 168 Mee, Arthur 1875 1943 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Maxwell Gray: Silence of Dean Maitland -- Gerald Griffin: The collegians -- John Habberton: Helen's babies -- Ludovic Halevy: Abbé Constantin -- Nathaniel Hawthorne: The scarlet letter -- House of the seven gables -- Robert Hichens: The garden of Allah -- Oliver Wendell Holmes: Elsie Venner -- Thomas Hughes: Tom Brown's schooldays. Tom Brown at Oxford -- Victor Hugo: Les misérables. Notre Dame de Paris. The toilers of the sea. The man who laughs -- Elizabeth Inchbald: A simple story -- G.P.R. James: Henry Masterton -- Samuel Johnson: Rasselas -- Maurice Jokai: Timar's two worlds -- Coulson Kernahan: A dead man's diary -- Charles Kingsley: Alton Locke. Hereward the wake. Hypatia. Two years ago. Water-babies. Westward ho! -- Henry Kingsley: Geoffry Hamlyn. Ravenshoe. Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction" by Arthur Mee and J. A. Hammerton is a collection of classic literary works likely compiled in the late 19th century. This volume includes influential works from prominent authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Victor Hugo, and Robert Hichens, showcasing a diverse range of narratives that explore themes of morality, love, human nature, and social critique. The opening portion reveals various literary pieces contained within the volume, including "The Silence of Dean Maitland" by Maxwell Gray, which sets a dramatic tone as it introduces its characters against a backdrop of potential tragedy and moral conflict. It begins with Alma Lee, a young woman navigating emotions and societal expectations, intertwined with Cyril Maitland, son of the local rector, whose ambitions muddy the waters of his affections. Their interaction hints at a deeper story filled with romantic entanglements, societal issues, and personal dilemmas that promises compelling narratives about the challenges of love and honor within society. Thus, the opening indicates that readers will encounter rich character studies and intriguing conflicts throughout this literary collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 635608 631964 2024-10-05T07:39:47.939034 2023-10-05T07:52:09.869824 text/html text/html 633987 2020-09-02T06:24:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 242336 2020-09-02T06:24:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 342554 2024-10-05T07:39:59.392977 application/epub+zip 348847 2024-10-05T07:39:52.051027 application/epub+zip 314882 2024-10-05T07:39:50.554019 application/epub+zip 681830 2024-10-05T07:40:05.336941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654800 2024-10-05T07:39:58.353962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609620 2022-09-05T11:08:03.293598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612131 612078 2024-10-05T07:39:46.345070 2023-10-05T07:52:08.529824 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 613340 2004-02-08T18:00:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 238762 2004-02-08T18:00:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 613331 2004-02-08T18:00:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238673 2004-02-08T18:00:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22765 2024-10-05T07:40:05.477932 application/rdf+xml 22365 2024-10-05T07:39:51.133020 image/jpeg 4815 2024-10-05T07:39:50.838024 image/jpeg 332303 2024-10-05T07:39:47.995058 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia