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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Call Number: HIS DICK
ISBN: 9780140434897
Publication Date: 1997
A mysterious benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. His expectations prove to be unfounded, however, and he must return home penniless.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Vivien Jones (Editor, Introduction by, Notes by)
Call Number: HIS AUST
ISBN: 9780141439518
Publication Date: 2002-12-31
With its 'light and bright and sparkling' dialogue, its romantic denouement and its lively heroine, Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's most perennially popular novel. The love story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, who misjudge, then challenge and change each other, is also a novel about the search for happiness and self- knowledge in a world of strict social rules, where a woman must marry well to survive. Edited with an introduction and notes by VIVIEN JONES

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What is Historical fiction?

Historical fiction is a genre in which the setting is a real historical period, such as ancient Rome, victorian England, or revoltuionary France. While historical fiction would usally only contain books written during past historical periods, the Tintern Grammar historical fiction collection also includes books written contemporaneously, such as Charles Dicken's Great Expectations, which was written during the historical period it is set in.

Popular examples of histrocial fiction include Great Expectations, My Brother Jack, and Pride and Prejudice.

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