Timeless Classics
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Jane Eyre (1847) de CharlotteBronte
Jane Eyre (1847)
CharlotteBronte
  • LECTURI 1,863,440
  • Voturi 24,759
  • Capitole 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.
Dracula (1897) de BramStoker
Dracula (1897)
BramStoker
  • LECTURI 346,737
  • Voturi 6,790
  • Capitole 27
Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, "Dracula" tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) de RobertLouisStevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886)
RobertLouisStevenson
  • LECTURI 183,817
  • Voturi 3,860
  • Capitole 10
Black Beauty (1877) de AnnaSewell
Black Beauty (1877)
AnnaSewell
  • LECTURI 229,334
  • Voturi 7,644
  • Capitole 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.
Romeo and Juliet de WilliamShakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
WilliamShakespeare
  • LECTURI 4,185,294
  • Voturi 52,490
  • Capitole 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
Anne of Green Gables (1908) de LMMontgomery
Anne of Green Gables (1908)
LMMontgomery
  • LECTURI 555,680
  • Voturi 17,289
  • Capitole 38
Anne of Green Gables recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who have a farm on Prince Edward Island and who had intended to adopt a boy to help them.
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People de OscarWilde
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
OscarWilde
  • LECTURI 162,570
  • Voturi 2,586
  • Capitole 6
"The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) de CharlesDickens
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
CharlesDickens
  • LECTURI 360,918
  • Voturi 4,756
  • Capitole 46
The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. Cover art done by @orangedusk
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) de LewisCarroll
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871)
LewisCarroll
  • LECTURI 71,933
  • Voturi 1,987
  • Capitole 12
"Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May (4 May), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on 4 November (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess.
Northanger Abbey (1818) de JaneAusten
Northanger Abbey (1818)
JaneAusten
  • LECTURI 208,650
  • Voturi 6,087
  • Capitole 32
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She meets new friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and goes to balls. Catherine finds herself pursued by Isabella's brother, the rough-mannered, slovenly John Thorpe, and by her real love interest, Henry Tilney. She also becomes friends with Eleanor Tilney, Henry's younger sister. Henry captivates her with his view on novels and his knowledge of history and the world. General Tilney (Henry and Eleanor's father) invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey, which, from her reading of Ann Radcliffe's Gothic novel The Mysteries of Udolpho, she expects to be dark, ancient and full of Gothic horrors and fantastical mystery.