Synopsis: This tells the story of Isabel Archer, a spirited young American heiress. She inherits a large amount of money and becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. It is set in Europe, mostly England and Italy. She marries Gilbert Osmond which leads to a struggle between her desire for independence and …
Synopsis: This is a short story that takes place in the 1800s. It is about the courtship of an American girl named Daisy Miller by Frederick Winterbourne, a sophisticated older man. They meet in Vevey, Switzerland where Winterbourne is vacationing from his studies. They are introduced by Randolph Miller, Daisy’s nine year old brother. Daisy …
Synopsis: This is set in the 1920s on Long Island, near New York City. It is narrated by Nick Carraway, a veteran of World War I, originally from the Midwest, and rents a house next to Jay Gatsby and also is a distant cousin of Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is unhappily married to Tom Buchanan, a …
Synopsis: This is a short story. It is set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf Coast at the end of the 1800s. It is about Edna Pontellier, a wife and mother married to Leonce, a New Orleans businessman and has two sons Etienne and Raoul. She feels oppressed and burdened in her role …
Synopsis: This is the final book in the Narnia Series. King Tirian discovers that a donkey named Puzzle dressed in a lion skin is being used by the ape Shift to deceive the Narnians and ally with the Calormenes. With the help of Eustace and Jill, Tirian fights a last battle. The series ends with …
Synopsis: This is the sixth book in the Narnia Series. It is about Eustace and his classmate, Jill returning to Narnia. Aslan tells Jill she must memorize four signs that will guide them to Prince Rilian, the son of King Caspian, and bring him back home. Jill and Eustace travel to Narnia where they team …
Synopsis: This is the fifth book in the Narnia Series. It is about Edmund and Lucy returning to Narnia with their cousin Eustace Clarence Scrubb. A painting of a Narnian sailing ship comes to life and brings the children back to Narnia. They are rescued by King Caspian. Review: This is one of my favorite …
Synopsis: This is the fourth book in the Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis. It is about Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy returning to Narnia. More than thirteen hundred years have gone by in Narnia. Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines, a group of invaders. Prince Caspian blows the magical horn, which brings the children …
Synopsis: This is the third book in the Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis. It follows Shasta, a boy raised by a Calormene fisherman who discovers he is not his father’s real son. He meets Bree, a talking horse from Narnia that is being held captive by Calormen, and they escape together and go to Narnia …
Synopsis: This is the second book in the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. It is about four children Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy who discover the land of Narnia through a magical wardrobe and become the future kings and queens of Narnia after Aslan, kills the White Witch. First Lucy enters the wardrobe and discovers …
