#1
Hard Times
'Hard Times' explores social inequality, mechanization, and utilitarian values, themes that remain r...
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#2
Germinal
Germinal highlights the brutal realities of labor struggles, economic inequality, and collective act...
#3
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto's ideas still resonate because issues of inequality, worker rights, and econ...
#4
North and South
'North and South' delves into class conflict and social mobility, topics that are still relevant as ...
#5
A Traveler from Altruria
A Traveler from Altruria explores ideas of social justice, economic fairness, and the American ident...
#6
Hagar's Daughter
Hagar's Daughter sheds light on issues of race, class, and social justice that are still relevant to...
#7
Mary Barton
Mary Barton highlights the struggles of the working class and the social inequalities that still res...
#8
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir offers a raw look into the struggles of the working class women in 19th-century Paris, h...
#9
Howards End
Howards End explores class, inheritance, and social change, themes that remain relevant as societies...
#10
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities remains relevant as it explores themes of social justice, sacrifice, and the im...
#11
Doctor Thorne
Doctor Thorne explores themes of social mobility, inherited privilege, and morality, which remain re...
#12
Bleak House
Bleak House remains relevant as it highlights social injustices, particularly in relation to the leg...
#13
Poor Folk
Dostoevsky's 'Poor Folk' explores the profundity of human connection amid social inequality, a theme...
#14
People of the Abyss
Jack London's 'People of the Abyss' offers a stark look at poverty and social inequality that remain...
#15
Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit explores themes like greed, social inequality, and the corruption of institutions,...
#16
The Great Gatsby
'The Great Gatsby' remains a critical lens for understanding the American Dream, wealth inequality, ...
#17
The Valley of the Moon
The novel explores themes of social mobility, the American Dream, and the struggle of the working cl...
#18
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Tess of the d'Urbervilles explores themes of social injustice, rural poverty, and moral rigidity, wh...
#19
Tom Brown's School Days
Tom Brown's School Days offers insights into the values, social structures, and educational ideals o...
#20
The Absentee
The Absentee highlights the long-standing issues of landownership, social disparity, and local gover...
#21
Royal Highness
The novel offers insights into power dynamics, social hierarchies, and human ambition that remain re...
#22
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Veblen's critique of how the wealthy display status through consumption remains relevant as modern s...
#23
The Glimpses of the Moon
The novel explores themes of social class, love, and materialism that remain relevant in today's dis...
#24
The Fair Maid of Perth
Understanding historical social classes and conflicts helps us grasp the roots of modern societal is...
#25
The Marrow of Tradition
The Marrow of Tradition explores themes of racial tension, violence, and social injustice, which are...
#26
Unto This Last
Unto This Last challenges our understanding of what it means to live a good life, emphasizing human ...
#27
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage offers insights into human nature, social mobility, and moral integrity that remai...
#28
Equality
Edward Bellamy's 'Equality' explores a utopian future where society's resources are shared fairly, h...
#29
Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet reveals insights into human nature, greed, and social dynamics that resonate even in...
#30
The Old Regime and the Revolution
Tocqueville's analysis of the ancien régime helps us understand the roots of social and political sy...
#31
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington reveals timeless truths about community, social mobility, and human rel...
#32
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure explores social barriers, the pursuit of happiness, and the tragic consequences of ...
#33
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
The novel offers timeless insights into the struggles of poverty, social inequality, and the consequ...
#34
Orley Farm
Orley Farm explores themes of inheritance, social reputation, and morality, which remain relevant as...
#35
Desperate Remedies
Thomas Hardy's 'Desperate Remedies' explores themes of love, social class, and morality that remain ...
#36
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend reveals the complexities of social class, the corrupting power of greed, and the i...
#37
Wives and Daughters
Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Wives and Daughters' explores the complexities of family, social class, and per...
#38
The Newcomes
The themes of family, social mobility, and personal integrity in 'The Newcomes' resonate today amid ...
#39
The Ladies' Paradise
The novel explores themes of capitalism, consumer culture, and gender roles, which remain relevant a...
#40
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette reveals how social ambition, greed, and moral corruption can devastate lives and famili...
#41
Twilight Sleep
This classic explores themes of social class, gender roles, and the pursuit of happiness, which rema...
#42
Alton Locke
Alton Locke explores issues of social justice, labor rights, and moral integrity that resonate with ...
#43
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Howard Pyle's 'The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood' revives timeless themes of justice, heroism, and ...
#44
Great Expectations
'Great Expectations' explores themes like social mobility, identity, and moral integrity, which cont...
#45
A Hazard of New Fortunes
The novel explores themes of social mobility, economic change, and the personal impacts of moderniza...
#46
The American Senator
The story explores themes of political ambition, social class, and courtship, which remain relevant ...
#47
The Catiline Conspiracy
The ancient political scheming and social tensions in 'The Catiline Conspiracy' mirror modern issues...
#48
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair offers a sharp critique of social ambition, superficiality, and the fluidity of social c...
#49
Castle Rackrent
Castle Rackrent offers insight into social class, land ownership, and rural life that remains releva...
#50
David Copperfield
David Copperfield explores themes of resilience, social mobility, and morality that remain relevant ...