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The Beast in the Jungle

by Henry James

Published: 1903-02-26. 19,128 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

An introspective man who believes that his life is destined to be marked by some extraordinary event—what he refers to as "the beast in the jungle."

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Little Dorrit

by Charles Dickens

Published: 1857-05-30. 343,418 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A social critique wrapped in a personal story, centered on a kind, modest young woman born and raised in Marshalsea Prison for Debt in London.

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Tales of the Jazz Age

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1922-09-22. 89,419 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A collection of short stories capturing the spirit, excess, and anxieties of the Roaring Twenties. The collection features a mix of satire, fantasy, romance, and tragedy.

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë

Published: 1848-06-24. 172,726 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A Victorian novel that tells the story of a woman’s struggle for independence, personal dignity, and protection of her child in the face of an abusive marriage.

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The Portrait of a Lady— Volume 1

by Henry James

Published: 1881-10-29. 121,484 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A wealthy man lives with his son in an English country estate. The son invites his cousin who is a lively and intelligent young woman from New York to visit.

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All the Sad Young Men

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1926-02-01. 64,184 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A collection of short stories that explore themes of lost love, disillusionment, and the complexities of wealth and social status in the Jazz Age.

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Flappers and Philosophers

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1920-01-01. 61,215 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A collection of eight short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, his first published book.

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The Beautiful and Damned

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1922-03-04. 125,060 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A privileged young man in New York City, and his beautiful wife as they pursue pleasure, wealth, and social status.

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Monday Or Tuesday

by Virginia Woolf

Published: 1921-01-01. 18,387 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A collection of eight short stories by Virginia Woolf.

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Shirley

by Charlotte Brontë

Published: 1849-10-26. 218,689 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A mill owner is trying to introduce labor-saving machinery to his textile factory. This angers local workers, who fear unemployment and resort to violence.

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Bartleby The Scrivener

by Herman Melville

Published: 1853-12-01. 14,546 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A lawyer employs several scriveners, to help with legal paperwork.

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The Republic

by Plato

Published: 0001-01-01. 217,093 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A philosophical dialogue written by Plato, featuring Socrates as the main speaker.

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The Sun Also Rises

by Ernest Hemingway

Published: 1926-10-01. 70,015 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

An American journalist living in Paris, is part of a circle of disillusioned expatriates.

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Swann’s Way

by Marcel Proust

Published: 1913-01-01. 196,632 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Swann’s Way is the first volume of In Search of Lost Time (also translated as Remembrance of Things Past) by Marcel Proust.

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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1925-04-10. 49,750 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A Yale graduate and World War I veteran who rents a modest house in West Egg and meets a wealthy man.

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Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

Published: 1915-01-01. 22,365 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, woke up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect.

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Mrs. Dalloway

by Virginia Woolf

Published: 1925-05-14. 64,583 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

The novel follows Clarissa Dalloway, a high-society woman in her fifties, as she prepares to host a party that evening.

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Ulysses

by James Joyce

Published: 1922-02-02. 268,691 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Ulysses is a modernist novel set over the course of one day in Dublin, Ireland. It follows the inner thoughts and movements of three main characters: Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus, and Molly Bloom.

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman

by Thomas Hardy

Published: 1891-01-01. 153,515 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Tess Durbeyfield, a poor but beautiful country girl, learns her family may descend from the noble d’Urberville line. Hoping to help her struggling family, she is sent to seek favor from wealthy relatives.

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The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Published: 1880-11-01. 360,932 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

The novel tells the story of the Karamazov family, focusing on the conflict between the immoral father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, and his three sons.

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