Pride & Prejudice Jane Austen constructed Pride & Prejudice, with wit, social precision and an irresistible heroine. Beginning with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, it is a perfect ironic novel of manners. Persuasion Jane Austen`s question `What is persuasion?` - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? - is the force behind this novel. Anne Elliot, one of Austen`s quietest yet strongest heroines, is also open to change. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte`s poor, plain, but plucky heroine, possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte`s tale is a wild, passionate story of intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and the adopted foundling Heathcliff. Humiliated by Hindley, Catherine`s brother, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights, but in time he returns to exact a terrible revenge. Tess of the d`Urbervilles Set in Hardy`s Wessex, Tess of the d`Urbervilles is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, a poor village girl, her relationships with two very different men, her fluctuating fortunes and her search for respectability.