Fantine ([fɑ̃tin]) is a character in Victor Hugo’s 1862 book Les Misérables. She is a young woman in Paris who becomes pregnant by a wealthy student. After he leaves her, she must care for their child, Cosette, alone.
François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (September 4, 1768 – July 4, 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat, and historian who had a major influence on French literature in the 19th century. He came from an old aristocratic family in Brittany and supported the monarchy as a political belief. He worked as the French foreign minister from 1822 to 1824 and served as an ambassador to Sweden, Prussia, the United Kingdom, and the Papal States.
“Atala, ou Les Amours de deux sauvages dans le désert” (English: “Atala, or The Loves of Two Indian Savages in the Desert”) is an early novella written by French author François-René de Chateaubriand. It was first published on 12 germinal IX (2 April 1801). The story is told from the perspective of Chactas, a 73-year-old character, whose experiences are preserved through an oral tradition among the Seminoles.
Corinne, or Italy (Corinne ou l’Italie in French) is a book written by Germaine de Staël, a writer from Geneva and France. It was published in 1807. The story follows a love affair between an Italian poet named Corinne and Lord Oswald Nelvil, an English nobleman.
“Belinda” is a novel written by Maria Edgeworth, an author from Ireland and England. It was first published in three volumes by Joseph Johnson in London in 1801. This was Edgeworth’s second published novel and was considered controversial at the time because it described a marriage between a Black servant named Juba and an English farmgirl named Lucy.
The Betrothed is one of the Waverley novels written by Sir Walter Scott. It was published in 1825 and is set in the Welsh Marches during the 12th century. This novel is the first of two stories called Tales of the Crusaders; the second story is The Talisman.
Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical romance novel written by Sir Walter Scott. It is one of the Waverley novels and was first published on January 13, 1821.
“Old Mortality” is one of the Waverley novels written by Walter Scott. The story takes place in southwest Scotland and is part of the first series of Scott’s “Tales of My Landlord,” published in 1816. The novel tells the story of the Covenanters, including their victory at Loudoun Hill, also called the Battle of Drumclog, and their defeat at Bothwell Bridge, both in June 1679.
The Bride of Lammermoor is a historical novel written by Sir Walter Scott and published in 1819. It is part of a series called the Waverley novels. The story takes place in the Lammermuir Hills of southeast Scotland, near the time of the Act of Union in 1707.
Ivanhoe: A Romance, written by Walter Scott, is a historical novel published in three parts in December 1819. It is one of the Waverley novels, a series of books Scott wrote. This novel was different from Scott’s earlier works because it was set in England during the Middle Ages, not in Scotland or the more recent past.