Over the years, the pigs began to act like men—wearing clothes, sleeping on beds, and drinking scotch. While the common animals in the barn have barely to eat, shivering in the cold, hopeless.
Paperback Kindle. The Count has set his sights on the young man and his friends, but with a legendary vampire hunter by his side they embark on a nightmarish adventure. The bookworm in me shuddered upon reading Fahrenheit Books were no longer favored because the contents are the same for fear of offending some groups. Originally called Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, this novel is about the inner struggles of a woman caused by social norms, moral obligations, and personal desires.
It describes how from a young age she was able to withstand the hardships she experienced after losing her parents and how she grew to be a good woman with a straight moral compass. Jane Eyre rose above social standards, choosing not to get married just because society dictates. She was independent and self-reliant. She did marry in the end, though, but only for love. Little Women may be a simple story about the life of the four March sisters, but the message is far from trivial. This classic novel for children shows the struggle of balancing the personal growth of each woman and their familial responsibilities.
Aside from that, the sisters showed the different kinds of a woman as per norms during the nineteenth century. The voyage was eventful as storms ravaged their ship, men lost their minds, and lots of accidents occurred.
A prophet from another ship warns Ahab that doom awaits for whoever pursues the whale. The voyagers then found Moby Dick but were unsuccessful in killing it. Only Ishamael lived to tell the tale. Paperback Kindle Free with Amazon Prime.
A world in total control by the government. Freedom of expression is prohibited and even thinking differently would send you to jail. Nineteen Eighty-Four gave me a glimpse of that kind of world—a Totalitarian world. Despite living in this nightmare, the hero of the story, Winston Smith, fought tooth and nail to find out the truth and rebelled in the government.
He fell in love with a like-minded person named Julia, but the government eventually found out their secret affair which led to their imprisonment. Lennie has a mild mental disorder who likes to pet soft things but accidentally kills it. They share a dream to own a piece of land and to farm it. As they were employed, they met some farmhands who have become their companions. Lennie, being gullible and a bit weak, was often bullied by some of the men.
George and Lennie were very fond of each other and regard one another as brothers. George then shot Lennie in the head, not out of anger, but out of mercy for his beloved friend. This tragic turn of events broke my heart into little pieces. One Hundred Years of Solitude illustrates the history of the fictional Colombian town Macondo which was established by the incestuous Buendia family.
The town was isolated until the gypsies came along to trade with them. Before long, the town was opened to other towns in the region. It suffered from civil wars, weather-related destruction, and plagues. This is the story of a year-old boy, Holden Caulfield, and his two-day experience in the phoniness of the adult world. He wanted to stop his sister Phoebe, and every child, from growing up, being an adult and saying goodbye to their innocence.
Who can blame him? Fitzgerald died while there were still unsold copies left from the second printing. Gatsby was living the American Dream while trying to win over the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan. Set upon the Jazz Age, the novel is filled with themes such as greed, prejudice, and elitism. Reading The Great Gatsby made me realize that materialism can only do so much. The key to being happy is to be content and to live by values and good principles.
Anne Elliot fell in love with a naval officer, Frederick Wentworth, but with the disapproval of her family and the persuasion of a friend she breaks off the engagement. Years later, Anne reencounters Frederick as he is courting another woman. A story that follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, through issues of manners, morality, status and marriage.
Living in the English countryside and of no great means, her father must marry off his five exuberant daughters. This classic novel chronicles the escapades of a young man and his best friend, Huckleberry Finn. Paperbac k Kindle Free. A man ashamed by his appearance and feared by all is obsessed with the lovely Christine Daae.
Who will win her heart? The handsome, childhood sweetheart or the masked man. Basil Hallward, a well-known artist, meets Dorian Gray in the home of his aunt. Authors A-Z. Featured Authors. Gifts for bibliophiles. Book Bundles. Writing Workshops. View all. Curated Bundles. Children's Gifts. Stocking Fillers. Penguin Tote Bags. Isokon Penguin Donkey. Home Articles Which classic book is your perfect match? Which classic is your perfect match?
Read more. Your classic books reading challenge for Holden Caulfield is a phony as far I'm concerned. The most recent book on my list is Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from and I am a bit worried that might be a little recent for the 'classic' tag. The oldest is Don Quixote , from , which I read as a child and didn't remotely consider as old-fashioned.
Madness never goes out of fashion even if chivalry has. The settings include two islands, an inn, a farm, a hospital and a garden. Through these books, you could visit the Yukon, Gloucestershire, Brighton, Paris, the Alps, Spain, Kansas and Cyprus, and meet pirates, smugglers, soldiers, spies and firemen.
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email. Moby Dick. By Herman Melville. Shop now. Reading lists Classic books. Classic books for your bookshelf. Lord of the Flies. By William Golding. Lorna Doone. Because this is no sickly sweet romance. Holy cow, those Doones are wicked people and Lorna's caught in the middle. Jamaica Inn. By Daphne du Maurier. Twenty—year—old Mary Yellan is surrounded by murderous Cornish wreckers. By Robert Louis Stevenson. Because it's better than Treasure Island and based on real people and real events.
Alan Breck Stewart is a memorable character. Treasure Island. More rum, more fun. The Call of the Wild. By Jack London. Because an animal tale should be on the list. Charlotte's Web. Because it might be the perfect bedtime read. I had to have children to discover this magical book of farmyard thinking. The Wind in the Willows. By Kenneth Grahame. Because this might also be the perfect bedtime read. Read it for Toad alone — so conceited, so arrogant, so resourceful.
Meade Falkner. Because a great setting always helps. Oliver Twist. By Charles Dickens. Because it was no picnic being a child on the street in Victorian London. My favorite piece of Dickensian literature. A Tale of Two Cities. Because Dickens showed he could write magnificent historical fiction with this dramatic story of the French Revolution. Brideshead Revisited. By Evelyn Waugh. Because Waugh could string sentences together like few others. Posh family goes to pieces in style.
The Mayor of Casterbridge. By Thomas Hardy. Because you should never sell your wife and child. I can't read too much Hardy as he does go on, but this novel shows what goes around comes around. Don Quixote. By Cervantes. Some of them are crazy. Four hundred years old and still going strong.
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