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Books in the Families genre:

Sense and Sensibility (1811)

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When Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters find themselves in relative poverty with only the income of ten thousand pounds ($100,000 per year in current money) to live on, she determines to move to a different part of the country, near a cousin who o... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Pride and Prejudice (1813)

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When Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy refuses to dance with her, Elizabeth Bennett is confirmed in her prejudice that he is filled with pride. On further acquaintance she is forced to revise her opinion. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, ... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Mansfield Park (1814)

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Sir Thomas Bertram considers he is bestowing a great favor on Fanny Price when he takes her into his home, but in the end finds himself in her debt. read online at Archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Emma (1816)

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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, fancies her self a match-maker, but after her first effort, she can’t seem to do anything right. Read all three volumes in one at archive.org. Or read by individual volume: Volume 1: Read online at ar... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Mansfield Park (1816)

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Sir Thomas Bertram considers he is bestowing a great favor on Fanny Price when he takes her into his home, but in the end finds himself in her debt. This is the second edition. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Oliver Twist (1838)

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Born in a workhouse, Oliver runs away from an abusive mistress to seek his fortune in London where he falls in with a gang of pickpockets. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Nicholas Nickleby (1839)

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Nicholas and his sister Kate must find a way to support their mother, despite their miserly uncle Ralph. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Master Humphrey’s Clock (1840)

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Master Humphrey’s Clock was begun as a weekly miscellany, but sales fell so much Dickens began the serialization of The Old Curiosity Shop in the fourth number. It was followed by Barnaby Rudge. In addition to weekly and monthly numbers, the fi... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne
George Cattermole

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Masterman Ready: or The Wreck of the Pacific (1841)

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This is a robinsonnade written by a captain in the British navy. A family going to settle in Australia is wrecked on a desert island and the old seaman, Ready, helps them survive. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Allen Robert Branston

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The Old Curiosity Shop (1841)

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Her grandfather having gambled away all his property and suffered a debilitating stroke, Little Nell flees with him to the English heartland. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne
George Cattermole
Daniel Maclise

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Martin Chuzzlewit (1844)

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Old Martin Chuzzlewit tries to manipulate his relatives by the promise of inheriting his wealth. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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The Battle of Life (1846)

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A story of love and self sacrifice set in a rural village. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
John Leech
Daniel Maclise
Clarkson Stanfield

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Oliver Twist (1846)

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Born in a workhouse, Oliver runs away from an abusive mistress to seek his fortune in London where he falls in with a gang of pickpockets. The cover is for the extremely rare parts issue which was published in a single-volume “new, revised and ... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): George Cruikshank

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Dombey and Son (1848)

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Paul Dombey’s wife dies giving birth to their son. The father values little Paul only as his heir and neglects his daughter Florence. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain (1848)

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Professor Redlaw simmers with anger over ancient slights, but discovers forgetting does no good -- he must forgive. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): John Leech
Clarkson Stanfield
F. Stone
John Tenniel

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Bleak House (1853)

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Three cousins are the beneficiaries of the Jarndyce estate, but the will is contested and the legal costs eventually eat up the entire value of the assets. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Hard Times for These Times (1854)

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The utilitarian Mr. Gradgrind manages to destroy his children’s happiness. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): None

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The Newcomes (1854)

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A family saga culminating in the admirable Colonel Newcombe and his son Clive. In two volumes: Volume 1: Read online at archive.org Volume 2: Read online at archive.org ... View More

Author(s): William Makepeace Thackeray
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Little Dorrit (1857)

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Her father imprisoned in the Marshalsea Prison for debt, Amy (Little Dorrit) was born there and has grown up there. The novel follows her through numerous turns of fortune from destitute to wealthy and back again. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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The King of the Golden River (1860)

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Gluck and his two evil older brothers lived in the Treasure Valley until the South West Wind turned it into a desert. How it was changed back again is the burden of the story. In this edition the King has a regular nose instead of the “hooter.&... View More

Author(s): John Ruskin
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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