Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser. Controversial for its honest depiction of work, desire, and urban life, Sister Carrie has endured as a classic of naturalist fiction and remains a powerful example of social critique over a century after its publication. Despite poor reviews upon publication, the novel is now considered a landmark of American literature. Tired of the countryside, Carrie Meeber moves to Chicago to live with her older...

Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary and extraordinary...

Shortly after burying her unfaithful husband, Georgia Peyton unexpectedly inherits the derelict Stardust motel from a distant relative. Despite doubts from the community and the aunt who raised her, she is determined to breathe new life into it. But the guests who arrive aren't what Georgia expects.

The daughters of a ruthlessly ambitious family, Mary and Anne Boleyn are sent to the court of Henry VIII to attract the attention of the king. He first takes Mary as his mistress, in which role she bears him an illegitimate son, and then Anne as his wife.

Jay Gatsby had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan, then lost her to a rich boy. Now, mysteriously wealthy, he is ready to risk everything to woo her back. This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained...

"A Nina Petrelle, una camarera desastrosa que trabajaba en una isla para los veraneantes más privilegiados, la había despedido su jefe déspota Gabe Steele--el desconocido sexy con el que había pasado la mejor noche de su vida"--P. [4] of cover. Nina Petrelle was employed as a waitress on an island resort serving wealthy summer vacationers one moment, then fired by her despot boss Gabe Steele (with whom she had just spent the best night of her...

"All it takes to unravel a life is one little secret... Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They're admired in their community and are a loving family - until their world falls apart the day their son Sebastian is taken. A year later, Marin is a shadow of herself. The FBI search has gone cold. The publicity has faded. She and her husband rarely speak....

"Gatsby đã tin vào đốm sáng xanh ấy, vào cái tương lai mê đắm đến cực điểm đang rời xa trước mắt chúng ta năm này qua năm khác. Ừ thì nó đã tuột khỏi tay chúng ta, nhưng có làm sao đâu - ngày mai chúng ta sẽ lại chạy nhanh hơn, vươn tay ra xa hơn..."Là bức chân dung của "Thời đại Jazz" (Jazz Age, cái tên do chính Fitzgerald đặt cho thời kỳ 1918 - 1929), đại gia...

Follows the experiences of a passionate triangle of lovers, including wealthy bourgeois couple Peter and Ilonka and their survival-minded servant, Judit.