Books tagged with Literature[84 found]
| < | 1235 | > |
All Roads Lead to Calvary
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A spirited young woman in pre-war England defies convention, diving into journalism and the gritty pulse of London’s social reform. As she navigates love, faith, and the scars of war, her quest for meaning clashes with society’s rigid expectations. A poignant journey of self-discovery, sacrifice, and the search for truth in a world on the brink of change
$1.99
Add to cart
Limbo
by Aldous Huxley
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A darkly satirical exploration of human nature, desire, and society, it follows characters confronting moral ambiguity and existential challenges. Through wit, insight, and sharp observation, the story examines the tensions between instinct, intellect, and the search for meaning.
$1.99
Add to cart
Scenes of Clerical Life
by George Eliot
Categories: Fiction » Literature
In a small English town, three intertwined tales follow country clergy facing trials of poverty, pride, love, and conscience. A blundering pastor learns humility, a gentle curate is shadowed by a lost romance, and a stern reformer meets a woman fighting addiction. Parish gossip, quiet heroism, and hard-won grace reveal how ordinary souls are remade by compassion.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Golden Bowl
by Henry James
Categories: Fiction » Literature
An American heiress marries a charming, cash-poor prince, never guessing he once loved her friend. A gift—a golden bowl with a fatal crack—mirrors the secret that fractures two marriages. In drawing rooms and whispered rides through London, delicate politeness hardens into strategy as loyalties shift, passion curdles to guilt, and a young wife learns how power can wear the mask of grace.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Portrait of a Lady— Volume 2
by Henry James
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Married to a charming tyrant in Rome, a once-daring heiress awakens to the cold design that trapped her. Between a pliant stepdaughter’s fate, a friend’s quiet loyalty, and suitors who offer rescue or ruin, she weighs duty against self-respect. In dim palazzi and bright salons, secrets surface, alliances shift, and a final midnight choice tests the cost of freedom.
$1.99
Add to cart
Daniel Deronda
by George Eliot
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A young Englishman of uncertain origins navigates high society, torn between love and duty. His chance encounter with a Jewish singer unveils a hidden heritage, drawing him into a world of cultural awakening and moral dilemmas. Set in Victorian England, this rich tale weaves romance, identity, and social critique, exploring the search for purpose in a divided world.
$1.99
Add to cart
Dubliners
by James Joyce
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A vivid tapestry of stories captures the heartbeat of early 20th-century Dublin, where ordinary lives pulse with quiet dreams and stifled desires. From a boy’s first crush to a woman’s fleeting chance at escape, each tale unveils the city’s soul—its pubs, churches, and gritty streets. This poignant collection probes love, loss, and the weight of tradition, revealing the universal in the everyday.
$1.99
Add to cart
Little Dorrit
by Charles Dickens
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A sweeping tale of poverty, injustice, and resilience, it follows a young woman navigating the hardships of debt, family secrets, and social inequality. Amid trials and unexpected twists, courage, integrity, and love guide her through a world both harsh and deeply human.
$1.99
Add to cart
Tales of the Jazz Age
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A sparkling collection capturing the glamour, excess, and disillusionment of the Roaring Twenties. Through vivid characters and sharp observation, these stories explore love, ambition, and the fleeting allure of wealth and social status.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A mysterious young widow arrives at a crumbling manor with her son and a locked studio, stirring village gossip and a farmer’s stubborn curiosity. As friendship deepens, her secret past—a marriage to a charming brute—emerges in pages of a hidden diary. Love, scandal, and conscience collide as she fights to protect her child and claim her freedom.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Portrait of a Lady— Volume 1
by Henry James
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A headstrong American arrives in Europe determined to live widely, not wisely. In drawing rooms from Albany to Florence she dazzles cousins and suitors, refuses safe marriages, and, after an unexpected inheritance, becomes prey to subtler designs. Friends warn, flatterers scheme, and a cultivated stranger beckons, as freedom itself becomes the most dangerous temptation.
$1.99
Add to cart
All the Sad Young Men
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A poignant collection of short stories capturing the disillusionment and yearning of the Jazz Age. Young men and women navigate love, ambition, and heartbreak in a glittering yet hollow world. Each tale unveils the fragile dreams and restless spirits of a generation chasing fleeting pleasures, revealing the bittersweet cost of their desires in vivid, evocative prose.
$1.99
Add to cart
Flappers and Philosophers
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A sparkling collection of stories capturing the excitement, glamour, and moral complexities of the Jazz Age. Through love, ambition, and social ambition, characters navigate modern life with wit, desire, and the often bittersweet pursuit of happiness.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A glamorous couple navigates love, ambition, and indulgence in the roaring Jazz Age, only to face the harsh consequences of vanity and excess. A poignant exploration of desire, decay, and the fleeting nature of beauty and success.
$1.99
Add to cart
Shirley
by Charlotte Brontë
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Amid the social and economic upheaval of industrial England, a strong-willed woman navigates love, labor disputes, and societal expectations. Her courage and compassion challenge the conventions around her, revealing the personal and moral struggles that shape a changing world.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Republic
by Plato
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A philosopher asks what justice is and builds a city in speech to test it—arranging classes, educating guardians, and arguing that wisdom, courage, and moderation must rule. Dialogues climb from mathematics to the Idea of the Good, picture prisoners in a cave mistaking shadows for truth, and debate poetry, politics, and who should steer the ship of state.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
Categories: Fiction » Literature
In the disenchanted wake of the Great War, an American journalist drifts through Paris cafés and Pamplona streets with a circle of bruised friends, all magnetized by a dazzling woman who can’t be possessed. Booze, bullfights, and brittle banter mask hunger for meaning as desire tangles with impotence and pride, and a fiesta’s blaze exposes what their bravado can’t cure.
$1.99
Add to cart
Swann’s Way
by Marcel Proust
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A young man reflects on memory, love, and the passage of time, uncovering the hidden beauty and melancholy of everyday life. Through delicate observations and introspection, the past and present intertwine in a richly detailed exploration of human experience.
$1.99
Add to cart
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A world of glittering parties, hidden secrets, and unbridled ambition unfolds in 1920s America. As wealth and desire collide, a mysterious millionaire’s obsession with love and status exposes the illusions, betrayals, and heartbreak lurking beneath the era’s glamorous surface.
$1.99
Add to cart
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
Categories: Fiction » Literature
Over the course of a single London day, a refined woman prepares for an evening party while her thoughts drift through memories, regrets, and fleeting encounters. Beneath the surface of ordinary moments lies a profound reflection on time, love, loss, and the fragile threads that connect every human soul.
$1.99
Add to cart
| < | 1235 | > |