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Well Out Of It
Anne Elliot is mortified to hear Frederick Wentworth’s opinion of her, but manages to find comfort in his words.
Hours after running away to sea, Robinson Crusoe was sorry he ever left home.
byDaniel Defoe1660-1731
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Silas Marner Misses his Gold
Silas Marner, the weaver, plans to take a comforting look at his savings while he eats his dinner.
byGeorge Eliot1819-1880
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Money to Burn
Pip receives a visitor from among the criminal classes, but his condescending attempt to play the gentleman rebounds spectacularly.
byCharles Dickens1812-1870
Charles Dickens
Rochester Reverie
Mr Pickwick has embarked on a tour of Kent, and this sunny morning finds him leaning over the parapet of Rochester Bridge, deep in reflection.
byCharles Dickens1812-1870
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The Selfishness of Mr Willoughby
Now that Mr Willoughby has been found, and found to be married, Elinor Dashwood has the disagreeable task of making sure that her sister feels it is all for the best.
byJane Austen1775-1817
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Fricassée in France
In the opening lines of Laurence Sterne’s Sentimental Journey, the narrator explains the perverse whim that led him to leave his home shores behind.