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The Ambassadors
Henry James
65 days •
ⓘ 1903 • Sent to Paris to rescue a supposedly wayward son from the city's enchantments, Strether instead finds his own life transformed.
Antigone
Sophocles
6 days •
ⓘ 441 BC • Daughter of Oedipus, Antigone challenges the King of Thebes for the right to bury her fallen brother.
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
64 days •
ⓘ 1478 • A group of pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket exchange stories, aiming to win a free meal at the Tabard Inn. An iconic and remarkable portrait of life in the 14th century.
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
79 days •
ⓘ 1866 • Impoverished student Raskolnikov coolly contemplates the murder of his pawnbroker as his intellect and morals clash in this classic psychological study.
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
72 days •
ⓘ 1847 • Follow the life of Jane Eyre as she navigates an abusive family, trying schooling, and the pitfalls of love. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness."
Lord Jim
Joseph Conrad
55 days •
ⓘ 1900 • A young British seaman is haunted by an unescapable crime of his past. It follows him on the high seas, even to a remote Pacific island, where he finds his ultimate redemption.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
40 days •
ⓘ 1813 • First impressions are misleading in this classic, funny, and memorable story of the tumultuous romance of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy.
Sons and Lovers
D.H. Lawrence
68 days •
ⓘ 1913 • A classic tale of the clash of generations, Gertrude seeks escape from her brutish husband by doting on her sons William and Paul. But, soon suffocated and looking for his own escape, Paul turns to other women.
Ulysses
James Joyce
109 days •
ⓘ 1922 • Called both a modernist masterpiece and unreadable blasphemy, Joyce follows a day in the life of Leopold Bloom in a story filled with allusions, humor, suspense, and commentary on the human experience.
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