Category: 1800s and before

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1800s and before All Available For Free (Open Access) CEFR C1 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Online Print

A Pair of Blue Eyes

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A Pair of Blue Eyes is a classic novel from the 19th century that deals with the topics of love, jealousy and personal development. It also gives you an insight on how society worked during the Victorian Age. The story follows the young and innocent Elfride, who struggles with her ambition and emotions after falling in love with two men of different backgrounds. The language level is hard to understand and the sentence structure is often sophisticated, but therefore each moment is described in great detail.

Year of Release: 1873

Author(s): Thomas Hardy

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1800s and before All Available For Free (Open Access) CEFR C1 English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) Fiction High school (grades 9+) Novel Online Print

Tess of the d’Urbervilles

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Tom Hardy portrays the tragic life of the young woman Tess, the difficulties a girl like her had in the 20th century, and her struggles to find happiness in the twisted society she lived in. If you won’t get frustrated too quickly and are interested in the unfairness heroines had to face back then, this book might be the perfect read for you. Go on and dive into the beautifully and realistically described English countryside.

Year of Release: 1893

Author(s): Thomas Hardy

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1800s and before All Audiobook Available For Free (Open Access) eBook English Fiction High school (grades 9+) Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Novel Online Physical Format Print

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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It’s the story of a beautiful boy called Dorian Gray that since the day his friend Basil painted his portrait, gained ethernal youth and beauty. Over the years his appearance remained young and innocent while the portrait showed the signs of his evil deeds changing after every crime he committed.

Year of Release: 1890

Author(s): Oscar WIlde

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Further information (link): https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24216682M/The_picture_of_Dorian_Gray

ISBN: -10: 0141439572 -13: 978-0141439570

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Dorian-Gray-Biographical-Introduction-ebook/dp/B000FC1CUA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G2V33V758LPZ&keywords=the+picture+of+dorian+gray&qid=1651685859&s=books&sprefix=the+picture+of+do%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C4280&sr=1-1

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