The Merchant of Venice – William Shakespeare (1596)
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare blends comedy and drama, examining themes of justice, mercy, and prejudice through the story of Shylock and Antonio.
Satire
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Romance
Satire
A Room with a View – EM Forster (1908)
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster follows Lucy Honeychurch as she navigates love and self-discovery against the backdrop of Edwardian social conventions.
Classics
Romance
Satire
Twelfth Night – William Shakespeare (1602)
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare follows Viola, who disguises herself as Cesario after a shipwreck, becoming entangled in love triangles and mistaken identities.
Classics
Psychological
The Death of Ivan Ilych – Leo Tolstoy (1886)
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy explores the existential crisis of Ivan Ilych, a judge confronting mortality and the superficiality of his life.
Classics
Romance
Satire
The Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton (1920)
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton explores love and societal constraints in 19th-century New York, following Newland Archer’s dilemma between passion and duty.
Non Fiction
The Communist Manifesto – Karl Marx (1848)
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels critiques capitalism and advocates for a proletarian revolution to establish a classless society.
Historical
Romance
North and South – Elizabeth Gaskell (1855)
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell explores the contrast between England’s industrial North and agrarian South through Margaret Hale’s perspective.
Fantasy
Psychological
Paradise Lost – John Milton (1667)
Paradise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem recounting Satan’s rebellion, the fall of man, and the battle between good and evil.
Historical
Satire
Middlemarch – George Eliot (1872)
Middlemarch by George Eliot is a social novel exploring ambition, marriage, and reform in 19th-century provincial England.
Classics
The Bean Trees – Barbara Kingsolver (1988)
A young woman’s unexpected journey through desert towns and found families reveals that love, like roots, can grow strong in even the most unlikely places.