Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray (1847)
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray follows Becky Sharp’s rise and fall in 19th-century high society, contrasting her ambition with Amelia Sedley’s virtue.
Satire
Restart Reading
Adventure
Classics
Historical
The Prince and the Pauper – Mark Twain (1881)
Two boys born worlds apart switch lives in 16th-century England, revealing the harsh truths of class, justice, and mercy in a gripping tale of identity and transformation.
Non Fiction
Twelve Years a Slave – Solomon Northup (1853)
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup recounts his abduction and years of brutal enslavement before regaining his freedom with the help of Samuel Bass.
Historical
The Signature of All Things – Elizabeth Gilbert (2013)
Alma Whittaker, a brilliant 19th-century botanist, explores the wonders of nature, love, and human ambition in a sweeping historical epic.
Fantasy
Historical
The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro (2015)
An elderly couple journeys through a mist-shrouded land where memory fades, love is tested, and forgotten truths stir beneath the ruins of peace and myth.
Psychological
Romance
Orlando: A Biography – Virginia Woolf (1928)
Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf follows Orlando, a nobleman who mysteriously transforms into a woman and lives across centuries, exploring identity and gender.
Adventure
Historical
The Last of the Mohicans – James Fenimore Cooper (1826)
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper follows Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas as they navigate the French and Indian War while rescuing Cora and Alice Munro.
Adventure
Historical
The Pathfinder – James Fenimore Cooper (1840)
The Pathfinder by James Fenimore Cooper follows Natty Bumppo as he aids British forces in the French and Indian War, navigating treacherous waters and matters of the heart.
Adventure
Historical
The Pioneers – James Fenimore Cooper (1823)
The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper explores frontier life through Natty Bumppo’s eyes, depicting the conflicts between settlers, nature, and Native American traditions.
Historical
Mystery
Thriller
A Painted House – John Grisham (2001)
In a cotton-farm summer of secrets, a young boy witnesses the harsh truths of poverty, family, and growing up under the weight of a world he’s just beginning to understand.