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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
44 days •
ⓘ 1884 • Ride down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and Jim in this, the seminal Great American Novel.
Antic Hay
Aldous Huxley
30 days •
ⓘ 1923 • A humorous "novel of ideas" set in London in the turbulent times after WWI, among the self-absorbed cultural elite.
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
21 days •
ⓘ 1899 • Set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Edna struggles against expectations of her to be a conforming wife and mother in this landmark work of early feminism.
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
15 days •
ⓘ 1903 • Brought to the deadly wilds of Alaska, a sled dog gradually sheds its domesticity and reverts to wild instinct to survive.
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
66 days •
ⓘ 1906 • A stark look at the harsh conditions facing immigrants in industrialized America at the turn of the 20th century. Its disturbing depictions of the meatpacking industry spurred the creation of Federal food safety laws.
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
79 days •
ⓘ 1851 • Ishmael narrates the unforgettable tale of Ahab and his obsessive quest for revenge against the white whale.
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
23 days •
ⓘ 1895 • Henry Fleming runs off to join the Civil War, but soon finds himself running away from the fight. Shamed, he seeks to redeem himself with a mark of bravery.
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
40 days •
ⓘ 1850 • In 17th century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne is found guilty of adultery. She raises her daughter while seeking repentance and dignity, while her long-lost husband seeks revenge.
Sons and Lovers
D.H. Lawrence
68 days •
ⓘ 1913 • A classic tale of the clash of generations, Gertrude seeks escape from her brutish husband by doting on her sons William and Paul. But, soon suffocated and looking for his own escape, Paul turns to other women.
Ulysses
James Joyce
109 days •
ⓘ 1922 • Called both a modernist masterpiece and unreadable blasphemy, Joyce follows a day in the life of Leopold Bloom in a story filled with allusions, humor, suspense, and commentary on the human experience.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
68 days •
ⓘ 1852 • Cited as one of the sparks of the Civil War, this was the best-selling novel of the 19th century. It depicts slavery and argues Christian love can overcome such evils.
The Well of Loneliness
Radclyffe Hall
54 days •
ⓘ 1928 • Upper-class Englishwoman Stephen is a bestselling author and war hero, but her love of women collides with a close-minded society in this influential lesbian novel.
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