Alisson Veldhuis
24 books
General Fiction
671
Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist (version 2)
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in...
17 hours 28 minutes
Romance
465
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 2)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, «A Pure Woman,» is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by her father to visit wealthy relatives. Her encounter with Alec d'Urberville changes her...
15 hours 23 minutes
Literary Fiction
474
Thomas Hardy - Mayor of Casterbridge (version 3)
In a fit of drunkenness, Michael Henchard sells his wife and baby daughter to the highest bidder at a country fair. He lives with regret and swears off drink, until his wife and daughter return eighteen years later,...
11 hours 29 minutes
*Non-fiction
567
Charles Dickens - American Notes for General Circulation
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. While there he acted as a critical observer of these societies almost as if...
11 hours 11 minutes
