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by George MacDonald
“ [A] little-known fairy tale that’s full of girl power . . . An accidentally feminist work of children’s literature.” —Bustle
A great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L’Engle, Scottish author George MacDonald wrote this beloved fantasy in 1872.
“A rich, vibrant tale.” —Star Tribune
“The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie are two of the most unusual and haunting fairy tales ever written.” —The Guardian
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by Charlotte Brontë
The story of a young Englishman who becomes a teacher at a Belgian girls’ school from the author of Jane Eyre. -
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by Pearl S. Buck
A novel set in WWII Burma about a tragic Chinese–English alliance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Dragon Seed and The Good Earth. A trenchant critique of colonialism and wartime betrayal, The Promise is Buck at her evocative best. -
by D.H. Lawrence
This novel follows three generations of a family in rapidly changing England. One of the Modern Library’s 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
A daring, sensual novel by the author of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and other modern classics, The Rainbow was banned in England for years, and is now considered one of the greatest works of 20th century literature.
