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The Sea LadyNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1902
About forbidden love.
“The inspiration for the novel came when Wells caught a glimpse of May Nisbet, the daughter of The Times drama critic, John Ferguson Nisbet, in a bathing suit during her visit to Sandgate.”
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The Wonderful VisitNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1895
Satire, about angels.
“With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognised in Wells's time.”
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The Water-BabiesNovel
Charles Kingsleystandalone novel1863
Satire, about coming of age.
The Little White HorseNovel
Elizabeth Goudgestandalone novel1946
About coming of age, set in countryside & village.
“Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England.”
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I Was a Rat! ... or the Scarlet SlippersNovel
Philip Pullmanstandalone novel1999
About coming of age, set in contemporary.
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings