A Tale of Two Cities - by Charles Dickens

Where every sinful urge of greed and envy is pursued, the city of man appears in horror and destruction. On the other hand, where men are restrained by law and grace, we see progress and stability. This profound study is beautifully woven together with a story of the deep love and devotion of a man for a woman.

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Wuthering Heights

The Gothic novel was a popular format during the Romantic and early-Victorian literary period (1780-1850) in England. This meant dark, melancholy and mysterious characters who led tortured lives.

The word Wuthering brings to mind the fierce and cold winds that battered the moors of Northern England. This suggests, of course, the stormy tumult of unrequited love, the unfairness of almost every social relationship and the moldering resentment and envy that so often rules the heart. These sentiments may not be familiar to everyone, but they usually are well-known to many young people.