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When their rich stepfather dies, two women are left poor by the rules of inheritance. They have to move to a tiny cottage in Devonshire. There, the primary ambition is to find suitable husbands. Candidates include the dashing Willoughby, the vicar Ferrars, and the retired Colonel Brandon. Which sister is the sensible one, and which one is more sensible?Express Classics is a fast-moving and accessible series that offers a quick way into a range of classic novels. Each story is a shortened, dramatically illustrated version of the original book and loses none of the strength and flavour of the original.

Set in Victorian England, Far from the Madding Crowd tells the story of the farmer Bathsheba Everdene, her life and her relationships. It discusses the themes of love, honor and betrayal.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy, was published in 1891. It tells the heartaching story of Tess, a farmer's daughter, who has to make an impossible choice in pursuit of happiness.

The War of the Worlds was written by H. G. Wells in 1898. The story tells of large metal cylinders that fall to earth, signaling the beginning of a Martian invasion. The Martians gradually take over London and the surrounding area, causing death and destruction, and it seems that no one can stop them. Offering a quick way into a classic novel, this shortened, accessible edition includes a glossary in back.

In this retelling for younger readers, Richard Hannay is a Canadian visitor to 1930's London. After a disturbance at a music hall, he meets Annabella Smith, who is on the run from foreign agents. He takes her back to his apartment, but they are followed, and later that night Annabella is murdered. Hannay then goes on the run to break the spy ring and to prove his innocence.

Retold for younger readers, this classic 1886 novel was not Robert Louis Stevenson's first novel, but it was one that helped to make him famous in his lifetime. The spine-chilling story shows the struggle between good and evil that Dr. Jekyll faced and how, in the end, his own good nature was overpowered by the evil in himself.