Book type: fiction (5997)


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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy EN

Rating: 4 (32 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
Presents the classic nineteenth-century Russian novel in which a young woman is destroyed when she attempts to live outside the moral law of her society.


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Anna Liisa by Minna Canth FI

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
20-vuotias Anna Liisa on lupautunut Johannes Kivimaan morsiameksi. Vaikka Anna Liisa on vasta nuori nainen, on hänen mielensä sopukoissa suuri salaisuus, joka painaa hänen sydäntään ja yrittää luikerrella pinnalle. Tämä salaisuus ei kestäisi päivänvaloa, eikä hänen tuleva avioliittonsa kestäisi tätä salaisuutta. Hän juuri ja juuri itse kestää sen. Anna Liisa voi vain toivoa, että avioliiton arki painaisi tämän salaisuuden ikuisiksi ajoiksi unholaan. Tämä toivo kuitenkin alkaa murentua, kun Mikko, Anna Liisan talon entinen renki, uhkaa paljastaa Anna Liisan salaisuuden. -... continue

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Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery EN

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At sixteen Anne is grown up. . . almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan, she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher, the real test of her character begins. Along with teaching the three Rs, she is learning how complicated life can be when she meddles in someone else's romance, finds two new orphans at Green Gables, and wonders about the strange behavior of the ... continue

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Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery EN

Rating: 5 (50 votes)
Description:
An abridged version of the tale of Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, who comes to live on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

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Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery EN

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There's never a dull moment for busy, bustling Anne, who's now the mother of five children and has a sixth one on the way. With her visiting aunt, the insufferable Mary Maria, also in the mix--and soon wearing out her welcome--Anne's life is a constant whirl. But despite the endless demands on her time, Anne can't think of any place she'd rather be than her beloved Ingleside. At least not until the day she begins to imagine that her cherished Gilbert doesn't love her anymore. Could it possibly be true? She's a little older, maybe, but in her heart she knows she's still the same fiery redhead w... continue

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Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery EN

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New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steal... continue

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Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Montgomery EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of Summerside - and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into the cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she has great allies in the widows Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty - and in their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. As Anne learns Summerside's strangest secrets, winning the support of the prickly Pringle... continue

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Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery EN

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A chronicle of Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together.

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Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid EN

Rating: 4 (8 votes)
Description:
An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived a peaceful and content life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful and influential presence, who sits at the very centre of the little girl's existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother's shadow. When she turns twelve, however, Annie's life changes, in ways that are often mysterious to her. She begins to question the cultural assumptions of her island world; at school she makes rebellious friends and frequently challenges authority; and most frighteningly, her mother, seeing Annie as a 'young ... continue