George Elliot

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George Elliot's classic novel "Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe" is a story about a linen weaver. The story is set in the early years of the 19th century. Silas Marner, a weaver, is a member of a small Calvinist congregation in Lantern Yard, a slum street in an unnamed city in Northern England. He is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds and is banished. He moves toRaveloe and works as a weaver, being successful and hording all his gold. When his gold is stolen he frantically searches for it but only finds a young girl with golden hair. He decides to raise her as his own.

The Weaver of Raveloe

Silas Marner

P. Wodehouse

An early novel by P. G. Wodehouse, "The Little Warrior" will entertain you just as all of Wodehouse's work has for readers for generations. The novel features a stuffed shirt, Derek, and his fianc�e, Jill, a (formerly) rich girl whose money has been gambled away at the stock exchange by her guardian uncle. When Derek breaks off their engagement, Jill decides to leave London for America, where she is forced to earn a living as a chorus girl. Read the book to find out what happens.

(Jane the Reckless)

The Little Warrior

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Rick Ellis

the beloved classic story by Francis Hodgsen Burnett enchants readers of all ages. It's the story of the orphan Mary Lennox, who is sent to live on at Misselthwaite, her Uncle Archibald's estate near the Yorkshire moors Nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked for years. With the help of Dickon, a young local boy who can charm animals, Mary cultivates the garden, an experiences that both improves her health and raises her spirits. Ultimately, the secret garden proves beneficial not only to Mary, but to her sickly cousin Colin. Nurtured with love and tenderness, the secret garden proves it has the power to heal the heart. First published in 1911, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden is a much-loved classic of children's literature.

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