Classic Books
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Oliver Twist (1837) por CharlesDickens
Oliver Twist (1837)
CharlesDickens
  • LECTURAS 338,322
  • Votos 5,943
  • Partes 52
The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Naively unaware of their unlawful activities, Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin.
A Midsummer Night's Dream por WilliamShakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 155,714
  • Votos 3,384
  • Partes 10
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.
Jane Eyre (1847) por CharlotteBronte
Jane Eyre (1847)
CharlotteBronte
  • LECTURAS 1,863,424
  • Votos 24,759
  • Partes 41
"Jane Eyre" follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall.
Great Expectations (1861) por CharlesDickens
Great Expectations (1861)
CharlesDickens
  • LECTURAS 1,399,588
  • Votos 12,037
  • Partes 60
On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about six years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother, father, and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive older sister and her kind, passive husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another convict; the two are returned to the prison ships from which they escaped...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) por ArthurConanDoyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • LECTURAS 561,490
  • Votos 8,720
  • Partes 12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.
Agnes Grey (Completed) por AnneBronte
Agnes Grey (Completed)
AnneBronte
  • LECTURAS 18,015
  • Votos 840
  • Partes 25
This is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë, first published in December 1847 ( and originally written under the pen name, Acton Bell). The novel follows governess Agnes Grey as she works with the families of the English gentry, and is considered to be largely based on Brontë's own experiences as a governess. The novel addresses the position of governess and what it entailed, and how it affected a young woman. Cover by @FrankRSP
Black Beauty (1877) por AnnaSewell
Black Beauty (1877)
AnnaSewell
  • LECTURAS 229,334
  • Votos 7,644
  • Partes 49
"Black Beauty" is narrated as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty—beginning with his carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country. Along the way, he meets with many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness.
Hamlet por WilliamShakespeare
Hamlet
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 231,701
  • Votos 4,285
  • Partes 21
Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, "Hamlet" dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. Cover by @vkbloodgood
Julius Caesar (Completed) por WilliamShakespeare
Julius Caesar (Completed)
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 98,436
  • Votos 1,793
  • Partes 19
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar) is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra. Although the play is named Julius Caesar, Brutus speaks more than four times as many lines as the title character; and the central psychological drama of the play focuses on Brutus' struggle between the conflicting demands of honour, patriotism, and friendship. Cover by the wonderful @SaadSohail_.
Romeo and Juliet por WilliamShakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURAS 4,185,286
  • Votos 52,490
  • Partes 27
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Cover done by @zuko_42