Around the World in Eighty Days, a classic novel by the French writer Jules Verne, was first published in 1873. Set in the early 1800’s, before there were planes or high speed vehicles so that it took a long time to travel, this book is a fascinating adventure story filled with action and romance. The main character in this story is Phileas Fogg, a wealthy Englishman. He made a bet that he could travel around the world in no more then 80 days. ...
Jane Eyre, considered to be one of the most famous and most loved British novels ever written, was first published in 1847. It is a novel of intense power and intrigue and has dazzled generations of readers with its depiction of a child’s emotions and a woman’s quest for freedom, love and dignity. The novel gives a first person account of a plain-looking, but intelligent and strong orphan girl who grows up in the home of her cruel aunt and at a ...