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Daisy Miller: A Study
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A free-spirited American girl captivates European high society with her bold charm, defying rigid conventions. Her flirtations with a dashing Italian spark scandal and intrigue, testing the bounds of propriety. Set in picturesque Rome and Switzerland, this sharp tale probes cultural clashes, innocence, and the price of nonconformity in a world bound by judgment.
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The Golden Bowl
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An American heiress marries a charming, cash-poor prince, never guessing he once loved her friend. A gift—a golden bowl with a fatal crack—mirrors the secret that fractures two marriages. In drawing rooms and whispered rides through London, delicate politeness hardens into strategy as loyalties shift, passion curdles to guilt, and a young wife learns how power can wear the mask of grace.
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The Portrait of a Lady— Volume 2
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Married to a charming tyrant in Rome, a once-daring heiress awakens to the cold design that trapped her. Between a pliant stepdaughter’s fate, a friend’s quiet loyalty, and suitors who offer rescue or ruin, she weighs duty against self-respect. In dim palazzi and bright salons, secrets surface, alliances shift, and a final midnight choice tests the cost of freedom.
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Italian Hours
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A rich collection of essays captures the landscapes, art, and daily life of Italy. Through keen observation, reflection, and literary elegance, it offers vivid impressions of cities, countryside, and culture, blending travel writing with profound insight.
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The Beast in the Jungle
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A man waits for a life-changing event he fears will define him, while a loyal companion observes his obsession. Through suspense, introspection, and emotional tension, the story explores fate, missed opportunities, and the profound cost of inaction.
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The Bostonians Vol. I
Categories: Fiction » Politics
Boston, after the war, hums with reform. A zealous heiress discovers a radiant young orator whose gift could rouse a movement—just as a proud Southern cousin arrives, determined to rescue her from “fanaticism” and claim her future for himself. In salons, lecture halls, and drawing rooms, wit becomes a weapon and affection a battleground, as three wills vie to shape one dazzling voice.
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The Portrait of a Lady— Volume 1
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A headstrong American arrives in Europe determined to live widely, not wisely. In drawing rooms from Albany to Florence she dazzles cousins and suitors, refuses safe marriages, and, after an unexpected inheritance, becomes prey to subtler designs. Friends warn, flatterers scheme, and a cultivated stranger beckons, as freedom itself becomes the most dangerous temptation.
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The Turn of the Screw
In a misty English estate, a young governess tends two orphaned children haunted by ghostly apparitions of past servants. Visions blur innocence and corruption, sanity and dread, in this psychological tale probing perception's ambiguities, repressed desires, and lingering moral terror.
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