social life and customs

Ethan Frome, a poor farmer in nineteenth-century Starkfield, Massachusetts, sets off a devastating chain of events when he falls in love with the vivacious Mattie, cousin of his sickly, demanding wife. Includes background information, an outline of key themes and plot points, explanatory notes, and other study aids.

The story of a self-assured young lady, Emma, who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.

Anne Elliot sent Frederick Wentworth away seven years ago when she was an unhappy girl beset by troubles. Now she regrets it. When he returns, it takes a fortuitous series of accidents before the knots can be untied.

Follows the adventures of Moll Flanders from her birth in Newgate Prison to her final position of wealth and stature in bustling seventeenth-century London.

A children's cookbook for Indic cooking, also providing information on customs in India.

Three-year-old Stephanie works hard to help get ready for a visit from Grandma and she is rewarded by special gifts only a grandmother can give.

Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.

A graphic novel adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Pride & Prejudice" in which Lizzy Bennet and her eccentric family try to navigate the turbulent social circles of London.

An introduction to medieval castles, featuring text and cartoon illustrations and describing architectural features, people who lived in them, activities, sieges, and more.

Looks at Brad Sells, an American wood sculptor who travels to the woods of South Africa to obtain the raw material for his work.