King Lear – William Shakespeare (1605)
King Lear’s decision to divide his kingdom leads to betrayal, madness, and tragedy as his daughters vie for power in this iconic Shakespearean play.
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Fantasy
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The Tempest – William Shakespeare (1611)
Exiled magician Prospero orchestrates a storm to reclaim his dukedom, weaving a tale of power, revenge, magic, and forgiveness on a mystical island.
Adventure
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Science Fiction
Timeline – Michael Crichton (1999)
Quantum science sends historians into the heart of medieval France, where survival depends on wit, courage, and the brutal truths of a past that won't stay buried.
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Satire
Julius Caesar – William Shakespeare (1599)
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy that explores power, loyalty, and betrayal through the political conspiracy against the Roman leader.
Historical
Supernatural
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame – Victor Hugo (1831)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo follows Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer, as he navigates love, fate, and cruelty in 15th-century Paris.
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Blood Meridian – Cormac McCarthy (1985)
A teenage runaway drifts through a blood-soaked frontier, where violence reigns and a monstrous judge reshapes the fate of men beneath a sky that never forgives.
Historical
The Heart’s Invisible Furies – John Boyne (2017)
A man’s journey from shame to acceptance spans decades of love, loss, and redemption in a world learning, far too slowly, how to make peace with difference.
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.
Historical
Romance
The Girl You Left Behind – Jojo Moyes (2012)
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes follows Sophie Lefèvre, whose portrait by her husband Édouard sparks a legal and emotional battle a century later.
Historical
Satire
Middlemarch – George Eliot (1872)
Middlemarch by George Eliot is a social novel exploring ambition, marriage, and reform in 19th-century provincial England.