The Angel of the Odd – Edgar Allan Poe (1844)
The Angel of the Odd by Edgar Allan Poe is a satirical tale of bizarre misfortunes that befall an arrogant skeptic who dismisses strange occurrences as nonsense.
Satire
Supernatural
Restart Reading
Psychological
Satire
The Lost Girl – DH Lawrence (1920)
The Lost Girl by D.H. Lawrence follows Alvina Houghton’s journey of self-discovery as she escapes the constraints of her upbringing to find love and freedom.
Psychological
Supernatural
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains – Edgar Allan Poe (1843)
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains by Edgar Allan Poe follows Augustus Bedloe, whose eerie, dreamlike journey through the Virginia wilderness reveals a supernatural connection to the past.
Classics
Psychological
The Great Wall of China – Franz Kafka (1931)
A haunting reflection on power, belief, and the futility of grand ambitions, where scattered stones and silent rulers shape a world teetering between myth and meaning.
Adventure
Psychological
Science Fiction
Tales of Space and Time – HG Wells (1899)
Tales of Space and Time by H.G. Wells is a collection of speculative fiction stories exploring human nature, scientific curiosity, and the unknown.
Satire
The Nether World – George Gissing (1889)
The Nether World by George Gissing portrays the grim realities of poverty in Victorian London, following characters trapped in social and economic despair.
Classics
Satire
Esther Waters – George Moore (1894)
Esther Waters by George Moore is a Victorian naturalist novel following a young woman’s struggles as a single mother in 19th-century England’s rigid social system.
Classics
Romance
Satire
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter – Henri Murger (1845)
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henri Murger portrays the struggles of young Parisian artists, inspiring Puccini’s opera La Bohème with its themes of love and poverty.
Classics
Satire
A Child of the Jago – Arthur Morrison (1896)
A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison offers a brutal depiction of life in London’s slums, following Dicky Perrott as he navigates crime and survival in the Jago.
Classics
Historical
The Forgotten – Elie Wiesel (1989)
As Malkiel races to save his father Elhanan’s fading memories, love with Tamar and shadows with Lidia entwine in a haunting search for identity, memory, and redemption.