Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 269 Mee, Arthur 1875 1943 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction Maxwell Gray: Silence of Dean Maitland -- Gerald Griffin: The collegians -- John Habberton: Helen's babies -- Ludovic Halevy: Abbé Constantin -- Nathaniel Hawthorne: The scarlet letter -- House of the seven gables -- Robert Hichens: The garden of Allah -- Oliver Wendell Holmes: Elsie Venner -- Thomas Hughes: Tom Brown's schooldays. Tom Brown at Oxford -- Victor Hugo: Les misérables. Notre Dame de Paris. The toilers of the sea. The man who laughs -- Elizabeth Inchbald: A simple story -- G.P.R. James: Henry Masterton -- Samuel Johnson: Rasselas -- Maurice Jokai: Timar's two worlds -- Coulson Kernahan: A dead man's diary -- Charles Kingsley: Alton Locke. Hereward the wake. Hypatia. Two years ago. Water-babies. Westward ho! -- Henry Kingsley: Geoffry Hamlyn. Ravenshoe. Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction" by Arthur Mee and J. A. Hammerton is a collection of classic literary works likely compiled in the late 19th century. This volume includes influential works from prominent authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Victor Hugo, and Robert Hichens, showcasing a diverse range of narratives that explore themes of morality, love, human nature, and social critique. The opening portion reveals various literary pieces contained within the volume, including "The Silence of Dean Maitland" by Maxwell Gray, which sets a dramatic tone as it introduces its characters against a backdrop of potential tragedy and moral conflict. It begins with Alma Lee, a young woman navigating emotions and societal expectations, intertwined with Cyril Maitland, son of the local rector, whose ambitions muddy the waters of his affections. Their interaction hints at a deeper story filled with romantic entanglements, societal issues, and personal dilemmas that promises compelling narratives about the challenges of love and honor within society. Thus, the opening indicates that readers will encounter rich character studies and intriguing conflicts throughout this literary collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PN Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature 635730 2025-07-05T05:57:19.715783 text/html 612578 2024-10-28T18:21:35 text/html 342612 2025-07-05T05:57:30.164693 application/epub+zip 348776 2025-07-05T05:57:23.353719 application/epub+zip 314810 2025-07-05T05:57:21.991726 application/epub+zip 681760 2025-07-05T05:57:35.616675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654788 2025-07-05T05:57:29.161732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609620 2022-09-05T11:08:03.293598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612078 2023-10-05T07:52:08.529824 text/plain 592240 2024-10-28T18:21:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16909 2025-07-05T05:57:35.860661 application/rdf+xml 22365 2025-07-05T05:57:22.518731 image/jpeg 4815 2025-07-05T05:57:22.257735 image/jpeg 332328 2025-07-05T05:57:19.766739 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia