Fiction: narrative themes

The Last Day of a Condemned Man (1829) is a short novel by Victor Hugo.

Youth (1857) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy.

Boyhood (1854) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy.

Childhood (1852) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy.

The Way Home (1925) is a novel by Henry Handel Richardson.

The Getting of Wisdom (1910) is a novel by Henry Handel Richardson.

The Dualitists (1887) is a short story by Irish author Bram Stoker.

The Primrose Path (1875) is the debut novel of Irish author Bram Stoker.

This Side of Paradise (1920) is a novel by F.

In the Year of Jubilee (1894) is a novel by George Gissing.

Originally published in 1899, this vintage love story centers the plight of an isolated widow and the unsuspecting gentleman who tries to win her heart.

Alfred Burton's entire life and demeanor changes when he eats fruit from a plant that suddenly compels him to speak and see the truth.

Fruitfulness (1899) is a novel by French author Emile Zola.

Therese Raquin (1867) is a novel by French author Emile Zola.

Truth (1903) is a novel by French author Emile Zola.

Work (1901) is a novel by French author Emile Zola.

After a scandal breaks out involving a famous Irish Nationalist politician, Stephen Dedalus finds his family being torn apart over their differing opinions of the matter.

When Lord Marmion, a favorite of the king, becomes enamored by Clara, a rich noble woman, he is willing to stop at nothing to get her attention.

"e;The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid.

"e;The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid.

"e;The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid.

"e;The first taste I had for books came to me from my pleasure in the fables of the Metamorphoses of Ovid.

Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth (1796) is a novel by Frances Burney.

Though she is an orphan, Cecilia Beverly is an heiress to a small fortune, which she may keep under the stipulation from her uncle that when Cecilia marries, she will keep her Beverly name, asking her future husband to adopt it as well.

Rose in Bloom (1876) is a novel by American author, feminist, and abolitionist Louisa May Alcott.

The New Life (1294) is a work of verse and prose by Italian poet Dante Alighieri.

Two years after his wife's death, Germain is encouraged to move on and find a new woman and home to accommodate his three growing children.

Indiana, a young woman stuck in a loveless marriage, is seduced by a charming neighbor who is not as polished and pure as he appears.

The Appleby's are happy couple.

Born into the first generation of an immigrant family from Norway, Carl Ericson was always bound to have differing philosophies than his parents.

Even after her friends and family discourage the journey, Mariposilla decides to leave her childhood home in Spanish Colonial Mexico to travel to America, where she can have a fresh start.

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847) is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The Song of Hiawatha (1855) is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

While traveling through Europe an unsuspecting man is attacked by a military officer and later discovered by a mysterious old woman with a personal vendetta.

A young man is captivated by a popular Parisian courtesan and attempts to build a life with her despite his family and society's growing disapproval.

After being injured during war, young naval officer Nevil Beauchamp is ordered to recover in Venice.

Orphaned and in a vulnerable social position, Diana Warwick decides to enter a marriage to protect herself from unwanted advances and unfair living conditions.

After abandoning the family, Kate Bonnet sets out to find and reprimand her pirate father, Stede, who is being targeted by multiple figures including Blackbeard.

A Scottish boy, who's lost his mother and lives with an alcoholic father, overcomes various hardships to create a new and exciting life for himself.

Lady Joan grew up in a modest household in a poor community.

After the death of their patriarch, and a devastating fever that killed all but two of the children, the surviving Reece family, Mrs.

Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740) is a novel by English writer and printer Samuel Richardson.

Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are (1794) is a novel by English writer and political philosopher William Godwin.

Uncle Silas (1864) is a novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.

Mathilda (1959) is a posthumous novella by English writer and Romantic Mary Shelley.

After James Douglas and his daughter Ellen are banished from their home, they go into hiding with the help of several enemies of the king.

A woman stuck in a loveless marriage is torn between her duty and desire to reconcile with a former fiance after an extended absence.

North of Boston (1914) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost.

Mountain Interval (1916) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost.

A Boy's Will (1913) is a collection of poems by American poet Robert Frost.