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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy' pushes the boundaries of narrative and challenges traditional no...
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Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey offers sharp insights into social appearances, the influence of literature, and the...
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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
In a rapidly evolving cultural landscape, understanding the foundations of English and American lite...
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More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter
The stories highlight human resilience and ingenuity amidst adversity, themes still relevant in toda...
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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales offers timeless insights into human nature, social structure, and morality, all...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer remains relevant as it explores themes of childhood, freedom, and socie...
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Fables
Stevenson's fables offer timeless insights into human nature and morality that remain relevant, espe...
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Familiar Studies of Men and Books
Stevenson's reflections on individuals and books reveal enduring questions about the role of literat...
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The History of Tom Jones
The themes of identity, class struggle, and the quest for belonging in 'Tom Jones' resonate today as...
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Vailima Letters
Vailima Letters offers timeless insights into human nature, friendship, and resilience that resonate...
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The Ebb-Tide
The story explores themes of human nature, adventure, and survival, which remain relevant as we face...
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The Well-Beloved
The Well-Beloved explores timeless themes of love, obsession, identity, and the societal expectation...
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The Sketch Book
Washington Irving's 'The Sketch Book' offers timeless insights into American and English culture, st...
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A Romance of the Forest
Ann Radcliffe's 'A Romance of the Forest' helps us understand the roots of Gothic fiction, which sti...
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Cranford
Cranford speaks to our current era of social discourse around gender roles, community, and the chang...
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Kidnapped
'Kidnapped' offers insights into issues of identity, loyalty, and morality amidst political upheaval...
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The Enchanted April
The Enchanted April explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, and the transformative power of l...
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
Though written centuries ago, 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' introduces themes of human resilience, soci...
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The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
This collection of tales highlights timeless themes of adventure, morality, and human nature, showin...
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The Philosophy of Composition
Poe's emphatic focus on deliberate craft and emotional impact remains relevant in today's era of dig...
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The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom explores themes of deception and identity, which are partic...
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The Haunted Hotel
Exploring 'The Haunted Hotel' reveals how mysteries and human psychology delve into societal fears, ...
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The Shaving of Shagpat
Exploring 'The Shaving of Shagpat' reveals timeless themes of imagination and cultural perspective, ...
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Sir Charles Grandison
Sir Charles Grandison explores timeless themes of virtue, social expectations, and personal integrit...
#25
New Arabian Nights
This collection of adventure stories highlights human ingenuity, curiosity, and the timeless appeal ...
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After Dark
Wilkie Collins' 'After Dark' offers insights into 19th-century social life in England, revealing tim...
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The Sicilian Romance
Ann Radcliffe's 'The Sicilian Romance' offers insights into human psychology, the power of mystery, ...
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Typee
Typee offers insights into cultural encounters, human nature, and the romanticization of the exotic,...
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Prometheus Ill-Bound
The story of Prometheus continues to resonate as it symbolizes human innovation, resilience, and the...
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A Tale of a Tub
Swift's 'A Tale of a Tub' is a sharp critique of society's tendency to blindly follow trends and aut...
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Wessex Poems
Thomas Hardy's 'Wessex Poems' offers timeless reflections on human life, nature, and change, connect...
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote serves as a profound commentary on the nature of reality versus illusion, a topic that i...
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Peter Pan :
'Peter Pan' tackles themes of childhood, imagination, and the loss of innocence, relevant in a world...
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The Confidence-Man
Melville's 'The Confidence-Man' explores themes of deception, trust, and societal masks, which remai...
#35
Three Last Plays
Lady Gregory’s plays explore human nature, morality, and societal issues through Irish stories, whic...
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The Journal to Stella
Swift's correspondence with Stella reveals timeless themes of friendship, wit, and the power of writ...
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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels remains relevant as a biting satire on human nature and societal flaws, using fan...
#38
Three Tales
Gustave Flaubert's 'Three Tales' offers insights into human passions, societal expectations, and the...
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The Devil's Pool
'The Devil's Pool' explores human nature, innocence, and moral dilemmas, themes still relevant as so...
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The Decameron
The Decameron offers timeless insights into human nature, storytelling, and social resilience during...
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Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin explores timeless themes of guilt, morality, and the destructive nature of passion, w...
#42
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto is the foundational work of Gothic fiction, highlighting themes of inheritance...
#43
The Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy's 'The Return of the Native' explores timeless themes of love, fate, and societal expec...
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Roderick Random
Even in the age of technology and modern narratives, the struggles of social class, identity, and th...
#45
She: A History of Adventure
This novel explores eternal themes of love, power, immortality, and the allure of the mysterious, wh...
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Vathek
Vathek offers insights into the human fascination with power, the supernatural, and moral limits, th...
#47
Far from the Madding Crowd
Hardy's novel explores timeless themes of love, social class, and rural life that remain relevant as...
#48
Poetics
Aristotle's Poetics remains crucial for understanding modern storytelling, media, and the arts, emph...
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Popular Tales
Maria Edgeworth's 'Popular Tales' demonstrates the importance of storytelling in shaping moral value...
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Salome
Salome highlights timeless themes of desire, power, and the consequences of obsession, which remain ...