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Clark Memorial Library

Richmond, RI's public library since 1880

Adult Fiction

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

First published in 1813, this timeless classic is still worth reading. It tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters, and their trials of love and family. The whole neighborhood is in a flutter when Charles Bingley, a handsome and eligible bachelor, takes a house near the Bennets but there is a general dislike for his proud and disagreeable friend, Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Also try: author Georgette Heyer



 
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

Cold War tale of a defecting Russian ballistic missile submarine captain and the race between the Russians and Americans to find the sub.

Also try: author Patrick Robinson, author Michael DiMercurio, author Alistair MacLean



 
The Sacketts Vol 1 by Louis L'Amour

This collection is made up of "Sackett's Land", "To the Far Blue Mountains", and "The Warrior's Path". Barnabas Sackett arrives in America in 1600, determined to make a place for himself. But he has powerful enemies in England who wish him dead and will stop at nothing to achieve it. Louis L'Amour writes strong and intriguing books of the American frontier and the West.

Also try: author Zane Grey, author Max Brand, author Jackson Gregory



 

 

 


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