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The Expedition Of Humphry Clinker
Epistolary fiction
"The Expedition of Humphry Clinker" by Tobias Smollett is an epistolary novel published in 1771. Six correspondents—including a gouty Welsh squire, his husband-hunting sister, and their servants—chronicle a journey through England and Scotland's fashionable spa towns and resor...
The City Of God Volume I
Apologetics
"The City of God, Volume I" by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine is a work of Christian philosophy written in Latin in the early 5th century AD. Composed in response to Rome's sack by the Visigoths in 410, Augustine defends Christianity against accusations that it caused Rome's ...
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Horror tales
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a Gothic horror novella published in 1886. When London lawyer Gabriel John Utterson investigates strange occurrences involving his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde,...
The Blue Castle: A Novel
Canada
"The Blue Castle: a novel by L. M. Montgomery" is a novel published in 1926. Twenty-nine-year-old Valancy Stirling has spent her entire life suffocated by her controlling family's expectations. When she receives a shocking medical diagnosis, she decides to finally break free a...
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
Detective and mystery stories, English
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of short stories first published in 1892. These twelve tales feature the legendary consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson, narrated from Watson's perspective. Each mystery expl...
The Enchanted April
British
"The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth von Arnim is a novel published in 1922. Four dissimilar women escape their dreary lives in 1920s England for a month-long holiday at a medieval Italian castle. Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins struggle with unhappy marriages, Lady Caroline see...
Pride And Prejudice
Courtship
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a novel published in 1813. It follows Elizabeth Bennet, who must learn to see past first impressions and hasty judgments. With five daughters and an estate that can only pass to male heirs, the Bennet family faces financial pressure to m...
The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare
English drama
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" by William Shakespeare is a comprehensive collection containing all of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This standard volume gathers the playwright's entire output, including histories, tragedies, and comedies that have shaped literatu...
Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character)
"Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a Gothic novel published in 1818. It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a living creature from assembled body parts in an unorthodox experiment. When the creature awa...
The Adventures Of Ferdinand Count Fathom Complete
Adventure stories
"The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom" by Tobias Smollett is a satirical novel written in the mid-18th century. The narrative follows the cunning and morally ambiguous character of Ferdinand Count Fathom, a man of mysterious parentage armed with an extraordinary talent for...
The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Appearance (Philosophy)
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a philosophical fiction and Gothic horror novel published in 1890. When a beautiful young man wishes that his portrait would age instead of himself, his desire becomes terrifyingly real. As Dorian pursues a life of pleasure and mo...
A Doll's House : A Play
Man-woman relationships
"A Doll's House : a play by Henrik Ibsen" is a three-act play written in 1879. Set in a Norwegian town, it follows Nora Helmer, a married woman navigating life in a male-dominated society where opportunities for self-fulfillment are scarce. When a figure from her past threaten...
Moby Dick Or The Whale
Adventure stories
"Moby Dick; Or, The Whale" by Herman Melville is an epic novel published in 1851. Sailor Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, who commands the whaling ship Pequod in pursuit of Moby Dick, a giant white sperm whale that destroyed his leg. Ahab's monomaniacal hu...
Middlemarch
Bildungsromans
"Middlemarch" by George Eliot is a novel published in 1871-1872. Set in a fictional English Midlands town from 1829 to 1832, it weaves together multiple intersecting stories exploring the status of women, marriage, idealism, and political reform. The narrative follows Dorothea...
A Room With A View
British
"A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a novel published in 1908. Young Lucy Honeychurch travels to Italy with her uptight cousin as chaperone, where an unexpected encounter with the unconventional George Emerson stirs confusing emotions. Back in England, Lucy becomes engage...
Romeo And Juliet
Conflict of generations
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written between 1591 and 1595. Two young lovers from feuding Italian families meet and fall secretly in love in Verona. Their forbidden romance leads them to marry in secret with a friar's help, hoping to unite their warri...
The King In Yellow
Horror tales, American
"The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers is a collection of short stories published in 1895. The book opens with supernatural horror tales connected by a forbidden play that drives readers to madness. A mysterious entity called the King in Yellow, an eerie Yellow Sign, and t...
Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Adventure stories
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain is a picaresque novel published in 1884-1885. Told in vernacular English, it follows young Huck Finn as he escapes his abusive father and flees down the Mississippi River with Jim, an enslaved man seeking freedom. Their journey br...
The Origin And Development Of The Moral Ideas
Ethics
"The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas" by Edward Westermarck is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work explores the emotional basis of moral judgments and concepts like right, wrong, and duty, examining the psychological and cultural fact...
The Great Gatsby
First loves
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel published in 1925. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, it follows narrator Nick Carraway as he becomes drawn into the world of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, a wealthy millionaire who throws extravagant parties. Gatsby...
Dracula
Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)
"Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a Gothic horror novel published in 1897. Told through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles, the story follows solicitor Jonathan Harker's terrifying encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania. When the vampire Count travels to England an...
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
Bildungsromans
"Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë is a novel published in 1847. It follows the life of Jane Eyre from her oppressed childhood through her education and into adulthood, where she becomes governess at Thornfield Hall and falls in love with the mysterious Mr. Roch...
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a children's novel published in 1865. When a curious girl named Alice spots a White Rabbit with a pocket watch, she tumbles down a rabbit hole into an extraordinary fantasy world filled with peculiar anthropomorphic creatu...
Report Of The President's Commission On The Assassination Of President John F. Kennedy
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
"Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy" by the Warren Commission is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The report documents the investigation into the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, focusing ...
Twenty Years After
France
"Twenty years after" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is a novel serialized from January to August 1845. D'Artagnan, still a lowly lieutenant after two decades, is summoned by the despised Cardinal Mazarin during France's brewing rebellion. Tasked with reuniting the legen...
Crime And Punishment
Crime
"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novel published in 1866. It follows Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished former law student in Saint Petersburg who plans to murder an unscrupulous pawnbroker. He convinces himself that certain crimes are justifiable if committed...
A Tale Of Two Cities
British
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a historical novel published in 1859. Set in London and Paris during the tumultuous French Revolution, it follows Dr. Alexandre Manette after his mysterious 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with his daughter Luci...
My Life
Composers
"My Life — Volume 1" by Richard Wagner is an autobiography written between 1865 and 1880, covering his life from birth in 1813 to 1864. Dictated to his mistress Cosima von Bülow at the request of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Wagner recounts his tempestuous career, friendships, a...
The Importance Of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy For Serious People
Comedy plays
"The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" by Oscar Wilde is a play first performed in 1895. Two young gentlemen lead double lives, each pretending to be named Ernest to escape social duties and win the hearts of their beloveds. Filled with sharp wi...
Wuthering Heights
Domestic fiction
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë is a novel published in 1847. Set on the Yorkshire moors, it follows two landowning families and their turbulent relationships with Heathcliff, a mysterious foster son. Driven by obsessive love, possession, and revenge that spans generations...
Little Women Or Meg Jo Beth And Amy
Autobiographical fiction
"Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy" by Louisa May Alcott is a coming-of-age novel published in 1868-1869. The story follows four sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March—as they navigate the passage from childhood to womanhood in Civil War-era Massachusetts. Loosely based o...
The Count Of Monte Cristo
Adventure stories
"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet is an adventure novel serialized from 1844 to 1846. When sailor Edmond Dantès is falsely accused and imprisoned on his wedding day, he spends fourteen years in solitary confinement. After a daring escape and the...