Book List

A Doll's House is a famous play first published in 1879 and considered a landmark in modern drama. Set in Norway, it follows the story of Nora Helmer, a woman ... Resource Hub

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic American novel published in 1884. It is often regarded as one of the greatest works of American literature. ... Resource Hub

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories first published in 1892, featuring the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his ... Resource Hub

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic novel first published in 1876. It is often regarded as a delightful portrayal of childhood and small-town life along ... Resource Hub

The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan prince, and his journey to fulfill his divine destiny of founding the city that would ... Resource Hub

The Alchemist is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, first published in 1988. It tells the mystical journey of a young shepherd named ... Resource Hub

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a classic children’s novel published in 1865. The story follows Alice, a curious young girl, who falls down a rabbit hole ... Resource Hub

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales are among the most cherished collections in children’s literature. First published in the mid-19th century, these ... Resource Hub

Animal Farm, published in 1945, is a political allegory and satirical novella that critiques totalitarian regimes, particularly Stalinist Russia. The story is ... Resource Hub

Anna Karenina is a classic novel first published in 1878 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest works of literature. It is a sweeping novel that ... Resource Hub

Anthem, a dystopian novella by Ayn Rand, was first published in 1938. It is set in a collectivist future where individualism has been entirely suppressed. The ... Resource Hub

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a landmark modernist novel published in 1916. It tells the story of Stephen Dedalus, a fictionalized ... Resource Hub

Arms and the Man, a three-act play by George Bernard Shaw, is a comedic yet thought-provoking satire on romanticized notions of war, heroism, and love. Set ... Resource Hub

A Study in Scarlet, first published in 1887, is the first story to introduce the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. John Watson. ... Resource Hub

Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, published in 1899, is a pioneering work of early feminist literature that explores themes of identity, independence, and societal ... Resource Hub

Between the Acts, set on a single day in June 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II, unfolds at Pointz Hall, the Oliver family's country estate in ... Resource Hub

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, published in 1932, is a dystopian novel that explores a futuristic society driven by technological advancements, consumerism, ... Resource Hub

Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" is a powerful and evocative tale of a domesticated dog's transformation into a wild, primal creature. Set during the ... Resource Hub

Candide begins in the idyllic Westphalian castle of Baron Thunder-ten-trench, where young Candide is raised. He is taught by the philosopher Pangloss, who ... Resource Hub

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye follows the experiences of Holden Caulfield, a troubled 16-year-old boy who narrates the story from a mental ... Resource Hub

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a timeless novella that tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted businessman who undergoes a ... Resource Hub

Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo is a sweeping tale of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption set in 19th-century France. The novel follows Edmond ... Resource Hub

Crime and Punishment, set in the sweltering, impoverished streets of 1860s St. Petersburg, follows the psychological descent of Rodion Raskolnikov, a ... Resource Hub

Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield is a richly detailed and semi-autobiographical novel that chronicles the life of its titular character, David Copperfield, ... Resource Hub

Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls is a satirical novel published in 1842, considered one of the greatest works of Russian literature. The novel follows the ... Resource Hub

Niccolò Machiavelli, a name synonymous with political pragmatism and cunning, is often remembered for his treatise The Prince. However, his more extensive and ... Resource Hub

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a gothic horror novel about a group of individuals who attempt to defeat the ancient vampire Count Dracula. The book is told through ... Resource Hub

James Joyce’s Dubliners is a seminal collection of short stories published in 1914. It vividly and unflinchingly portrays life in early 20th-century Dublin. ... Resource Hub

East of Eden, published in 1952, is one of John Steinbeck’s most ambitious and deeply personal novels. Set mainly in California’s Salinas Valley, the novel ... Resource Hub

Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome is a tragic novella set in the bleak, isolated landscape of rural Starkfield, Massachusetts, at the turn of the 20th century. The ... Resource Hub

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel published in 1953 that explores themes of censorship, conformity, and the power of knowledge. Set in a ... Resource Hub

A Farewell to Arms is set during World War I and narrated by Frederic Henry, an American serving as an ambulance driver in the Italian army. The novel opens ... Resource Hub

Fathers and Children is set in the backdrop of 19th-century Russia, a society undergoing significant social and intellectual change. The novel centers on the ... Resource Hub

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein opens with a series of letters written by Captain Robert Walton to his sister, Margaret. Walton, on an Arctic expedition, ... Resource Hub

Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind is an epic tale set in the American South during the tumultuous years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. It centers ... Resource Hub

The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, follows the arduous journey of the Joad family during the Great Depression. The story begins in rural Oklahoma, where ... Resource Hub

Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is a richly woven tale of ambition, love, and self-discovery. It follows the life of Pip, an orphan raised by his harsh ... Resource Hub

Set in the summer of 1922, The Great Gatsby is narrated by Nick Carraway, a Yale graduate and World War I veteran who moves to West Egg, Long Island, to work ... Resource Hub

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's Children's and Household Tales, more commonly known as Grimms' Fairy Tales, are a cornerstone of Western literary tradition. ... Resource Hub

Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels is more than an adventure story; it is a sharp, satirical critique of human nature, politics, and society. Swift uses ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of his most renowned tragedies. The play explores themes of revenge, madness, betrayal, and existential crisis through the ... Resource Hub

Charles Dickens’ Hard Times is a powerful critique of industrialization and utilitarianism set in the fictional Coketown, a grim and polluted industrial city. ... Resource Hub

Heart of Darkness begins on the Thames River, aboard the yawl Nellie, where a group of men, including the narrator, Marlow, are waiting for the tide to turn. ... Resource Hub

The Hound of the Baskervilles, published in 1902, is one of the most famous and beloved stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon. It is a masterful blend of ... Resource Hub

Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth is a tragic novel set in the opulent but unforgiving world of New York society at the turn of the 20th century. The story ... Resource Hub

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, first performed in 1895, is a satirical comedy that critiques Victorian society, particularly its emphasis on ... Resource Hub

Nikolai Gogol’s The Inspector General is a satirical play that exposes the corruption, hypocrisy, and absurdity of bureaucratic systems in 19th-century Russia ... Resource Hub

The Invisible Man, published in 1952 by Ralph Ellison, is a powerful novel that explores identity, race, and society in the United States. The story is told ... Resource Hub

Ivanhoe is set in 12th-century England, a time of conflict between the Norman rulers and the native Saxons, and also during the return of King Richard the ... Resource Hub

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, first published in 1847, is a groundbreaking novel that combines elements of romance, Gothic fiction, and social critique. The ... Resource Hub

Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a chilling exploration of the duality of human nature, set against the backdrop of Victorian London. The ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, written in 1599, is a historical tragedy that explores themes of power, ambition, betrayal, and fate. The play dramatizes ... Resource Hub

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, published in 1906, is a powerful social and political novel that exposes the harsh realities of labor exploitation and unsanitary ... Resource Hub

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, is a timeless classic that explores themes of racial injustice, moral growth, and empathy through the ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s King Lear, written around 1606, is a tragic play that explores themes of power, betrayal, madness, and redemption. The story follows ... Resource Hub

Lady Chatterley's Lover is set in post-World War I England, a time of social and industrial change. Constance (Connie) Reid marries Sir Clifford Chatterley, a ... Resource Hub

James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is set during the French and Indian War, which pitted the British and their colonial ... Resource Hub

Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is a sweeping historical novel that spans several decades in 19th-century France. It follows the life of Jean Valjean, a man who ... Resource Hub

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is a heartwarming and timeless coming-of-age novel that follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—as ... Resource Hub

William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a thought-provoking novel that examines the fragile boundaries between civilization and savagery through the ... Resource Hub

Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare and first performed in the early 1600s. It explores themes of ambition, fate, and the destructive effects ... Resource Hub

Main Street opens with Carol Milford, a bright, idealistic young woman who is graduating from Blodgett College in Minnesota. She dreams of transforming ... Resource Hub

Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park begins with the story of three sisters and their differing marriages. The eldest marries Sir Thomas Bertram, a wealthy baronet ... Resource Hub

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of eleven short stories first published in 1893. This sequel to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes continues to ... Resource Hub

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare. It is classified as a comedy but incorporates serious themes such as justice, mercy, prejudice, and ... Resource Hub

The Metamorphosis opens with Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, waking up to find himself transformed into a giant insect. He lies on his back, his numerous ... Resource Hub

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a poignant novella set during the Great Depression. It explores themes of friendship, loneliness, and the American Dream. ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy. The play intertwines multiple storylines involving love, transformation, and magical interference ... Resource Hub

Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is a complex novel that blends adventure, philosophy, and allegory. The story follows Ishmael, a restless young man who embarks on ... Resource Hub

Willa Cather’s My Ántonia is a classic novel that explores themes of immigration, hardship, and the American frontier through the lens of its narrator, Jim ... Resource Hub

Published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, is a monumental work in American literature and a crucial document in the ... Resource Hub

Night is a memoir by Elie Wiesel that tells the true story of his experiences as a Jewish teenager during the Holocaust. It begins in 1941 in the town of ... Resource Hub

George Orwell’s1984 was published in 1949. It is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian society where the government, led by the Party and its figurehead, ... Resource Hub

Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey is a coming-of-age story that satirizes Gothic novels while exploring themes of self-awareness, love, and societal expectations ... Resource Hub

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground is a seminal work of existentialist literature that explores the depths of human alienation, irrationality, and the ... Resource Hub

Homer’s The Odyssey is an epic poem that chronicles Odysseus's long and treacherous journey as he attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. The ... Resource Hub

The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days without catching a fish. Once a respected and successful ... Resource Hub

Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist is a gripping tale of poverty, crime, and redemption, chronicling the life of Oliver Twist, an orphan born in a workhouse in ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy that explores themes of jealousy, deception, and race. The play is structured into five acts, each contributing to ... Resource Hub

S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel that explores themes of class conflict, identity, and belonging. The story follows Ponyboy Curtis, a 14 ... Resource Hub

Jane Austen’s Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a 27-year-old woman navigating love, regret, and societal expectations. The novel opens with Anne’s ... Resource Hub

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel that explores themes of aestheticism, morality, corruption, and the consequences of vanity. The story ... Resource Hub

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice follows the lives, loves, and societal challenges of the Bennet family in early 19th-century England. The story centers on ... Resource Hub

Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, a concise yet profoundly influential treatise on political philosophy, remains one of the most controversial and widely ... Resource Hub

Pygmalion, written by George Bernard Shaw, is a celebrated play that explores themes of class distinction, identity, and transformation. The play, first ... Resource Hub

Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage," set during the American Civil War, is a raw and realistic portrayal of a young soldier's psychological journey ... Resource Hub

Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native, first published in 1878, is a novel about the tensions between ambition, passion, and fate set against the backdrop ... Resource Hub

The Return of Sherlock Holmes was published in 1905. The book marks the thrilling comeback of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, after his ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play about two young lovers from feuding families whose romance ends in catastrophe. Set in Verona, Italy, ... Resource Hub

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a classic novel set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts. Through the lives of its central characters, Hester ... Resource Hub

Jack London's "The Sea-Wolf" is a thrilling and philosophical adventure novel that explores the clash between civilization and savagery, intellect and brute ... Resource Hub

The Secret Garden begins in India, where Mary Lennox, a spoiled and neglected ten-year-old English girl, lives with her wealthy but indifferent parents. Mary ... Resource Hub

Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility follows the lives of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love, heartbreak, and societal ... Resource Hub

Slaughterhouse-Five is a unique and powerful novel by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in 1969. It blends science fiction, war memoir, dark humor, and ... Resource Hub

W.E.B. Du Bois's "The Souls of Black Folk," published in 1903, stands as a monumental work in American literature and sociology. It is not merely a collection ... Resource Hub

Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is a sweeping historical novel set during the tumultuous period of the French Revolution. The story explores themes of ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play exploring themes of gender roles, power, and transformation. The play is framed by an ... Resource Hub

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is one of his last plays. It is a story of magic, betrayal, revenge, and, ultimately, forgiveness. Set on a remote island, ... Resource Hub

Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, published in 1891, is a tragic novel that explores themes of fate, social injustice, purity, and the struggle ... Resource Hub

Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers is an exhilarating tale of adventure, friendship, and political intrigue set in 17th-century France. The story follows ... Resource Hub

H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is a foundational work of science fiction, published in 1895. The novel begins with an English scientist and inventor known only ... Resource Hub

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is a classic coming-of-age adventure story brimming with pirates, treasure maps, and thrilling escapades on the high ... Resource Hub

The Trial opens on the morning of Josef K.'s thirtieth birthday. He is a respected chief clerk at a bank, living a seemingly ordinary life. However, his world ... Resource Hub

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published in 1852, is a seminal anti-slavery novel that profoundly impacted American society. The book follows the ... Resource Hub

"Up From Slavery: An Autobiography of Booker T. Washington" is a monumental work in American literature. It offers a profound and deeply personal account of ... Resource Hub

War and Peace is an epic novel first published in 1869 and considered one of the greatest works of world literature. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it ... Resource Hub

The War of the Worlds begins with astronomers observing unusual explosions on Mars. Over several years, these phenomena increase, culminating in the arrival ... Resource Hub

Jack London's White Fang is a companion piece to The Call of the Wild, but it reverses the narrative arc. The novel follows a wild wolfdog's journey into ... Resource Hub

The Wind in the Willows begins in the springtime, a time of renewal and adventure. Mole, a timid and industrious creature, grows weary of his spring cleaning ... Resource Hub

Dorothy Gale, a young orphan girl, lives on a Kansas farm with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and her little dog, Toto. One day, a powerful cyclone sweeps across ... Resource Hub

Wuthering Heights unfolds through nested narratives, primarily told by Mr. Lockwood, a tenant at Thrushcross Grange, and Nelly Dean, the housekeeper. ... Resource Hub