Lamar Public Library

Two women from different classes flee England to Chicago to begin new lives, lives founded on lies.

Regarded by Charles Dickens as his best novel upon publication, "Martin Chuzzlewit" relates a tale of familial selfishness and eventual moral redemption. First published serially from 1842 to 1844, it is the story of young Martin Chuzzlewit, who has been raised by his grandfather. He has fallen in love with his grandfather's ward and caretaker, the young orphan Mary Graham. Martin's grandfather does not approve and young Martin alienates himself from...

"An unputdownable gothic novel following a young woman who is determined to make it as a singer in America-no matter the cost. Renowned for her singing across the English countryside, Emma is tired of performing only in pubs and at church services. She's determined to leave her misty hometown for the dazzling streets of New York City. She'll become a Broadway star, or die trying. Her father, stubborn and full of rage, disowns her on the spot. But...

British bauble Francesca didn't mean to break so many hearts, but if you're beautiful, rich and spoiled rotten these things happen. Then Dallas, the Lone Star State's last genuine grade-A male, takes the wrong turn and runs smack into her. Caviar and beer, lace and leather... and falling head over heels in love... "Cuando Dallas Beaudine encuentra a Francesca Day, ésta está arruinada, furiosa y cojeando por una carretera remota con un vestido de...

She agreed to become a rail spy, but who is using the secret information she provides? Olivia Mott finds herself juggling two jobs: her assistant chef position at Hotel Florence and her undercover work for the Pullman Palace Car Company. Olivia thinks the suggestions she relays to Pullman's town manager are being used to improve conditions for workers and save the company money, but is something much more sinister happening behind the scenes? Several...

The lives of two 18th century British astronomers who surveyed the boundary which settled a dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania, and was later extended to become the boundary between free and slave states, the Mason-Dixon line. The novel describes their work in Africa and America, and traces their relationship. By the author of Vineland.