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Ivanhoe
By Sir Walter Scott
F SCOTT
The classic epic of chivalry and courtly love features the disinherited knight Ivanhoe, his fair lady Rowena, and such larger-than-life characters as Richard the Lion-Hearted and Robin Hood. Ivanhoe, Richard, and Robin Hood are involved in many adventures, including defending beautiful women and saving the English throne.

Lorna Doone
By Richard Blackmore
F BLACKMOR
In seventeenth century England, on the north Devon coast, Lorna Doone grows up in a group of outlaws and falls in love with John Ridd.

Daniel Deronda
By Eliot, George
F ELIOT
Daniel Deronda, a young artistocrat, must choose between two women: Gwendolen Harleth, a high-spirited beauty trapped in an oppressive marriage, and Mirah, a poor Jewish girl.

To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
F LEE
Scout's father defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town during the 1930s.

Lonesome Dove
By Larry McMurtry
F MCMURTRY
Former Texas Rangers leave their unsuccessful cattle business when they hear of good opportunities in newly opened territory.

I Capture the Castle
By Dodie Smith
F SMITH
A novel about an eccentric and impoverished English family whose home is a ruined 14th century castle. The story is presented in the form of a diary by the family's teen daughter.

The Count of Monte Cristo
By Alexandre Dumas
F DUMAS
Imprisoned unjustly for supposedly having helped the exiled Napoleon, Edmond Danté escapes after 15 years, finds funds in the cavern of Monte Cristo, and punishes his enemies.

East of Eden
By John Steinbeck
F STEINBEC
In what is considered Steinbeck's best work, the Trasks and the Hamiltons live and work together in Salinas during the early 20th century.