#1
Ayala's Angel
The novel offers insights into social mobility, courtship, and societal expectations, themes still r...
50 books
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#2
Sense and Sensibility
In a world where social media heavily influences perceptions of love and relationships, Austen's exp...
#3
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair offers a sharp critique of social ambition, superficiality, and the fluidity of social c...
#4
The Hand of Ethelberta
The Hand of Ethelberta explores themes of imposture, social mobility, and courtship, which remain re...
#5
The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Wilde's exploration of identity and societal norms is highly relevant today, as individuals navigate...
#6
The Professor
The story reveals timeless themes of love, societal expectations, and personal integrity, which rema...
#7
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre remains relevant today as it explores themes of gender, class, and the pursuit of self-ide...
#8
The Watsons
The Watsons explores themes of social mobility, gender roles, and personal integrity that resonate w...
#9
St. Ronan's Well
While set in a different era, 'St. Ronan's Well' explores themes of social hypocrisy, scandal, and h...
#10
Two on a Tower
The novel explores themes of love, social class, and personal choices, which remain relevant as soci...
#11
Camilla
Camilla offers timeless insights into social mobility, manners, and the challenges faced by young wo...
#12
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey offers sharp insights into social appearances, the influence of literature, and the...
#13
Tales of Fashionable Life
Understanding societal norms and individual morals through historical fiction reveals the roots of m...
#14
Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
Little Women resonates today as it portrays the struggles of women pursuing their aspirations while ...
#15
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter remains relevant as it explores themes of morality, shame, and societal judgment,...
#16
Cranford
Cranford speaks to our current era of social discourse around gender roles, community, and the chang...
#17
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews offers timeless insights into human nature, social hierarchy, and morality wrapped in...
#18
The Blue Castle: a novel
In an age where personal choice and self-identity are paramount, 'The Blue Castle' resonates as it d...
#19
Belinda
Belinda provides insights into social mobility, manners, and gender roles, which remain relevant dis...
#20
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses offers a deep exploration of manipulation and the consequences of power in ...
#21
Pamela
Pamela explores themes of virtue, morality, and social class that remain relevant as we debate perso...
#22
She Stoops to Conquer
Even in a high-tech, serious world, humor and social navigation remain vital.
#23
Can You Forgive Her?
Can You Forgive Her? explores themes of social expectation, personal morality, and the complexities ...
#24
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina remains relevant today as it addresses universal themes of love, infidelity, and socie...
#25
Scenes of Clerical Life
This collection offers timeless insights into social dynamics, morality, and the everyday struggles ...
#26
The Golden Bowl
Henry James's 'The Golden Bowl' explores complex human relationships and the importance of perceptio...
#27
Indiana
The dilemmas of love, independence, and societal expectations in 'Indiana' remain relevant as modern...
#28
The Inheritance
The novel reveals timeless themes about inheritance, social mobility, and family dynamics that still...
#29
Helen
This 19th-century novel offers insights into gender expectations and social hierarchy that are still...
#30
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage offers insights into human nature, social mobility, and moral integrity that remai...
#31
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker serves as a reflection on the complexities of travel and the human...
#32
Sylvia's Lovers
Sylvia's Lovers explores themes of love, loyalty, social class, and gender roles, which remain relev...
#33
Sir Charles Grandison
Sir Charles Grandison explores timeless themes of virtue, social expectations, and personal integrit...
#34
The American Senator
The story explores themes of political ambition, social class, and courtship, which remain relevant ...
#35
Desperate Remedies
Thomas Hardy's 'Desperate Remedies' explores themes of love, social class, and morality that remain ...
#36
Amelia
Amelia explores themes of morality, virtue, and social status that remain relevant as we debate gend...
#37
Evelina
Evelina provides a humorous yet insightful look into social dynamics and youthful innocence, themes ...
#38
A Pair of Blue Eyes
The novel explores timeless themes of love, deception, societal expectations, and personal integrity...
#39
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park explores themes of morality, social class, and personal integrity that remain relevan...
#40
Love and Friendship
Jane Austen's 'Love and Friendship' reveals timeless insights into human relationships, societal exp...
#41
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables offers timeless insights into imagination, identity, and community, making it r...
#42
Bleak House
Bleak House remains relevant as it highlights social injustices, particularly in relation to the leg...
#43
Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Wives and Daughters' explores the complexities of family, social class, and per...
#44
Adam Bede
Adam Bede explores timeless themes of morality, love, and social dignity that resonate even in today...
#45
Pierre and Jean
Pierre and Jean explores themes of inheritance, privilege, and sibling rivalry, which remain relevan...
#46
Three Tales
Gustave Flaubert's 'Three Tales' offers insights into human passions, societal expectations, and the...
#47
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington reveals timeless truths about community, social mobility, and human rel...
#48
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' remains relevant because it explores themes of ident...
#49
Marriage
Susan Ferrier's 'Marriage' offers insights into social expectations and personal relationships, them...
#50
Howards End
Howards End explores class, inheritance, and social change, themes that remain relevant as societies...