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Tess of the D’Urbervilles·Thomas Hardy

In order to lead a better life with less effort, Jack Durbeyfield and his wife persuade their daughter Tess to go to a prosperous family. So Tess leaves her family for the D’Urbervilles. At there, she meets Alec who makes Tess unhappy and tries to possess her. Alec at last manages to have her chastity. Tess gives birth to a baby and soon the baby dies in infancy. To escape there Tess goes to work in a farm where she meets Angel Clare, who is working on different farms to get some experience. He falls in love with Tess. However, Tess refuses to him because of her shameful past. Tess finally agrees to marry angel. Before the wedding, she writes Angel a note telling everything about her past. Angel couldn’t forgive her and leaves her for Brazil. This time Tess works at another farm where she meets Alec again. Alec pursues her again. Tess writes a letter to Angel, begging him to forgive her. But Angel still couldn’t forgive her. Finally Tess goes to Alec. Before long, Angel forgives her. Tess stabs Alec while he is asleep. After spending a few happy days with Angel, she is spotted and hanged.

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Jane Eyre·Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre lives in her uncle’s family because her parents were dead when she was a child. After the death of her uncle, Jane is sent to the orphanage Lowood School by her aunt. At there, Jane works very hard. After that, Jane leaves Lowood and finds a position as Rochester’s daughter’s teacher. Rochester has strange temper. After getting along with Rochester, Jane loves him. Before the wedding, Jane is awakened by a strange woman in her room. Later, she knows that the woman is Rochester’s wife. So she leaves Rochester for a remote place. A pastor helps her to find a job of teacher. The pastor also loves her and wants to marry Jane. But Jane still loves Rochester. She rushes to Thornfield, only to find its ruin. Jane finds Rochester a lonely man who lives now at Ferndean. There she stays and later they get married.