Next to the exhortation at the beginning ofMoby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen'sPride and Prejudicemust be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life and is captured. Carton may be able to help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life?

With an enticing introduction by bestselling author, Roddy Doyle.

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life and is captured. Carton may be able to help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life?

With an enticing introduction by bestselling author, Roddy Doyle.

Sadie Kane: "Reading? You should talk to my brother the genius… Sometimes I read books about London and occasionally I try to learn new hieroglyphics, but mostly I’m too busy with trainees and trying to defeat Apophis.”

My Reading List:

•The Symbolic World of Egyptian Amuletsby Philippe Germond

•Treasures of the British Museumby Marjorie Caygill

•The Annotated Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen

•A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens

•The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

•City Secrets London: The Essential Insider’s Guideby Robert Kahn and Tim Adams

•The Importance of Being Earnestby Oscar Wilde

•Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptianby R.O. Faulkner

•Egyptian Love Spells and Ritualsby Claudia Dillaire

•Gone With the Windby Margaret Mitchell

Carter Kane:“I read a lot. That’s why Sadie calls me Mr. Wikipedia. My dad is a pretty big history buff, so I read classics and try to learn as much as I can about Egypt and my ancestors. It’s good research when you’re trying to saving the world.”

My Reading List:

•The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizationsby John Haywood

•Falconry: The Essential Guideby Steve Wright

•The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark Twain

•The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Martin Luther King and Clayborne Carson

•The Egyptian Book of the Deadtranslated by Robert P. Winston and Wallace Budge

•Civil Disobedienceby Henry David Thoreau

•The Pharaohs of Ancient Egyptby Elizabeth Payne

•The LA Lakers: 50 Amazing Years in the City of Angelsby theLA TimesSports Staff

•Britannia in Brief: The Scoop on All Things Britishby Leslie Baker and William Mullins

•The Three Musketeersby Alexandre Dumas