Books like The novels of Jane Austen [6 volumes]
12 books with a reading profile close to The novels of Jane Austen [6 volumes] by Jane Austen. Contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
Also contemplative · romance, narrative
Anne Elliot, the overlooked middle daughter of a vain baronet, lives with the regret of having broken her engagement to Frederick Wentworth eight years earlier.
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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
romance, narrative
The narrative follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they face sudden financial ruin and the loss of their family estate due to inheritance laws.
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Jane Eyre
Also contemplative · romance, narrative
Jane Eyre follows the life of an orphaned girl who survives a neglectful upbringing at Gateshead Hall and the harsh conditions of Lowood Institution.
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North and South
romance, narrative
Margaret Hale, a clergyman’s daughter, is uprooted from the genteel landscapes of southern England when her father moves the family to the industrial northern town of Milton.
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The Age of Innocence
Also contemplative and thought-provoking · romance, narrative
Newland Archer, a young gentleman integrated into the rigid social hierarchy of 1870s New York, prepares for a safe marriage to the conventional May Welland.
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Desayuno en Tiffany's
Also thought-provoking · romance, narrative
Set in wartime Manhattan, the story follows an aspiring writer who becomes fascinated by his neighbor, Holly Golightly.
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Three Comrades
Also contemplative and thought-provoking · romance, narrative
Robert Lohkamp, Otto Köster and Gottfried Lenz are three veterans of the First World War who run a car repair shop in Germany in the late 1920s, bound by their wartime experiences and poverty.
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Corelli’s Mandolin
romance, narrative
Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia during the Second World War, the narrative follows Pelagia, the strong-willed daughter of a local physician, and Captain Antonio Corelli, an officer in the occupying Italian army.
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I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
romance, narrative
Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain records her family’s life within a decaying English castle during the 1930s.
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The Price of Salt
Also contemplative · romance, narrative
Therese Belivet is a nineteen-year-old stage designer working a temporary retail job at Frankenberg’s department store in Manhattan.
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The Price of Salt
Also contemplative · romance, narrative
Therese Belivet works as a temporary shop assistant in a Manhattan department store when she meets Carol Aird, an elegant suburban mother purchasing a doll for her daughter.
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A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster
romance, narrative
Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman traveling in Italy under the strict supervision of her cousin Charlotte, encounters the unconventional Emancipated Mr.
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