PDF Books in Coming of Age Fiction
Of Human Bondage
by W. Somerset MaughamOf Human Bondage is a novel with autobiographic nature written by W. Somerset Maugham, a British dramatist remembered for his numerous novels and short stories such as The Seventh Sin, The Hour Before the Dawn, Miss Sadie Thompson and The Magician. Philip Carey born with club foot, becomes orphan at the age of nine years, find shelter with his A..
History of Tom Jones - a Foundling
by Henry FieldingHistory of Tom Jones, a Foundling is a Picaresque novel written by Henry Fielding, an English novelist remembered for his humor writings and satirical works. His contribution to the literary world in the form of plays, novels, and poems include Love in Several Masques, The Temple Beau, The Modern Husband, Amelia and Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. ..
The Wheat Princess
by Jean WebsterThe Wheat Princess is a novel written by the American author Jean Webster who has written many books and notable among them are “DEAR ENEMY”, “DADDY LONG LEGS”, “JUST PATTY”,”PATTY AND PRISCILLA”, ”THE FOUR POOLS MYSTERY JERRY”,”MUCH ADO ABOUT PETER”. Most of the protagonists of her writings are young females who come of age intellectua..
The Eternal Boy
by Owen JohnsonThe Eternal Boy is a novel written by the American novelist Owen McMahon Johnson, known for creating fictional character Dink Stover and casting in the series of stories “Lawrenceville Stories” set in the campus. Among his numerous stories, notable are Arrows of the Almighty, In the Name of Liberty, Max Fargus, The Humming Bird, and The Tenne..
Daddy-Long-Legs
by Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-Legs is a novel for teen girls written by coming of age fiction novelist Jean Webster whose protagonists would be teen women in most of her works. A man hiding his identity sponsoring Jerusha Abbott, a little girl who was struggling to meet her educational expenses in an orphan asylum. She was rejoiced to know about her sponsor and ..
Sister Carrie
by Theodore DreiserSister Carrie is a novel written by the American author Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser who is remembered for portraying his lead characters attaining success with lack of morality. Among his more than 30 fiction,non-fiction and Drama works notable ones include Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy, The Financier, The Bulwark, Twelve Men, T..
An Old Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May AlcottAn Old Fashioned Girl is a novel by Louisa May Alcott, which explores the country life and the inability of an rural girl to fit in. Polly Milto's customs and dressing style was not even liked by her cousin Fanny Shaw which leads Polly to exit from their. Six years after when she comes back to the city for her career, the so called colorful urban l..
Rose in Bloom
by Louisa May AlcottRose in Bloom is the sequel of Alcott's previous novel Eight Cousins and portrays Rose life now as a grown up and matured girl. As the novel progress, Rose is being wooed to be married by Charlie one of her cousins. Though she initially starts moving towards him, but his drinking habit ruins his life through an accident and eventual death. In the p..