Edith Wharton
Summer by Edith Wharton Summary
Romance Satire

Summer – Edith Wharton (1917)

Summer by Edith Wharton portrays a young woman’s sexual awakening and societal constraints in rural New England, exploring identity and passion.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne Summary
Fantasy Psychological Supernatural

Young Goodman Brown – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1835)

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a tale of Puritan New England, unraveling themes of faith, sin, and humanity's dark complexities.
William Shakespeare
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare Summary
Romance Satire

Love’s Labour’s Lost – William Shakespeare (1598)

Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare humorously explores love and language as vows of study are tested by a visiting French princess.
John Steinbeck
489. In Dubious Battle - John Steinbeck (1936)
Classics Historical Psychological

In Dubious Battle – John Steinbeck (1936)

In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck is a gripping tale of labor struggles, exploring resistance, sacrifice, and social change dilemmas.
Margaret Atwood
539. Lady Oracle - Margaret Atwood (1976)
Classics Mystery Psychological

Lady Oracle – Margaret Atwood (1976)

Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood is a darkly comic tale of identity, reinvention, and escape, as a novelist fakes her death to flee chaos.
John Steinbeck
490. To a God Unknown - John Steinbeck (1933)
Classics Historical Supernatural

To a God Unknown – John Steinbeck (1933)

To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck is a lyrical tale exploring faith, sacrifice, and man's connection to nature in early 20th-century California.
Ray Bradbury
516. The Veldt - Ray Bradbury (1950)
Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

The Veldt – Ray Bradbury (1950)

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury explores a futuristic nursery where imagination turns dangerous, exposing the perils of technology and neglect.
HP Lovecraft
The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft Summary
Science Fiction Supernatural

The Dunwich Horror – HP Lovecraft (1929)

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft blends cosmic horror and witchcraft in a tale of monstrous secrets and forbidden knowledge in rural Massachusetts.
Jack London
The Scarlet Plague by Jack London Summary
Science Fiction

The Scarlet Plague – Jack London (1912)

The Scarlet Plague by Jack London explores a future ravaged by a pandemic, contrasting past civilization with a primitive post-apocalyptic world.
Virginia Woolf
Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf Summary
Classics

Jacob’s Room – Virginia Woolf (1922)

Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf portrays Jacob Flanders’ life and identity through a stream-of-consciousness narrative and vivid detail.