aristocracy (social class)

Presents the original text and a critical examination of William Faulker's "The Sound and The Fury" with end notes designed to assist the reader with obscure language and allusions. Contains appendix with background information and historical context.

The tale of the orphan Lia, who is part of a pariah caste known only as the 'wretched', and her epic quest for freedom with hopes to unravel the secrets of her concealed past.

"Eager to escape the watchful eye of her strict mother and the antics of her older brothers, Jack and Joe, Kick is ready to strike out on her own and is soon swept off her feet by Billy Hartington, the future Duke of Devonshire. But their love is forbidden, as Kick's devout Catholic family and Billy's staunchly Protestant one would never approve their match. When war breaks, she will have to decide where her true loyalties lie--with family or with love"--OCLC.

Daniel, the adopted son of an English aristocrat, meets Mordecai, an ailing Jewish philosopher and his sister, Mirah, and begins to discover the secrets behind his own parentage.

The One Percent offers a close look at the wealthiest one percent of Americans and how they compare to the other 99 percent, examining how this group impacts the country's economy and society.

In order to gain more time for her dying father, Jules Ember returns to Everless, where the aristocratic Gerlings tax other people for time itself so they can live longer, which she once escaped from.

"'A Gentleman in Moscow' immerses us in ... the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel's doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him a doorway into a much larger world of emotional discovery"--Provided by publisher.

"Set in a modern England where magically gifted aristocrats rule--and commoners are doomed to serve ... Abi is a servant to England's most powerful family, but her spirit is free. So when she falls for one of their noble-born sons, Abi faces a terrible choice. Uncovering the family's secrets might win her liberty--but will her heart pay the price?"--Provided by publisher.

"Fate intervenes when Ivy is called to the sickbed of a dying duchess and is charged with delivering a mystical (and possibly cursed) diamond necklace to the utterly revolting Matilda Butterfield for her twelfth birthday"--Provided by publisher.

While visiting Paris in 1927, Aimee, a wealthy American, falls in love with Heinrich, a charming, yet penniless Baltic aristocrat. They marry, but life in 1930s Germany is bleak. Two years into World War II, Heinrich volunteers for the Russian front. Left to fend for herself in a country at war with her homeland, Aimee gathers up her children and flees the advancing Russian army on an epic journey to the country she thought she left behind. Her daughter, Sigrid, tells the story of her mother's life, as well as her own.