Can you name the classic work of literature given its setting and working/original title?

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Original/working titleNovelSetting
Return to the Wars1930s Cuba and Florida
First Impressions19th century Longbourn, in rural England
The Romantic Egotist20th century, primarily in Princeton, NJ and New York City
TendernessEarly 20th century England
Stephen Hero1882-1903 Dublin and surrounding areas
Strangers from WithinNear-future on a deserted tropical island.
Pansy1861–early 1870s Georgia
Salinas Valley1862–1918, the Salinas Valley in northern California, with several episodes in Connecticut and Massachusetts
TwilightEarly 20th century, Jefferson, Mississippi, and Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University)
The Sea-Cook18th century in Bristol, England and the Carribean Sea
Portrait of a Girl in Glass1937, St. Louis.
Mag’s Diversions1800s England
The Last Man in EuropeThe “future,” in Oceania
The Mute1930s Georgia
Mind and IronSeveral years into the future.
Original/working titleNovelSetting
O LostEarly 20th century, in the fictional town of Altamont, Catawba
Proud Flesh1810 to 1939, most likely Louisiana (though the actual state is never named)
Robotic BananaNear-future England
Something That Happened1930s, South of Soledad, California
The Village Virus1905–1920 Minnesota
Bar-B-QDepression-era 1930s Southern California
Curse God FarmA near-future village in Sussex
Incident at West EggSummer 1922, Long Island and New York City
The Kingdom By the Sea1947-1952 Europe and America
SusanJanuary–April 1798 in Bath, England
The Lost Generation1924 Paris, then Pamplona and Madrid
Before This AngerMid-18th century Gambia to mid-20th century U.S.
Paul MorelEarly 20th century England
A Silence in the WaterModern-day Amity
The Poker Night1940s New Orleans
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