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Romeo and Juliet by WilliamShakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
WilliamShakespeare
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  • Votes 52,486
  • Parts 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
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. by The_Ssssilent_Bang
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
The_Ssssilent_Bang
  • Reads 5,922
  • Votes 190
  • Parts 1
This is one of my favorite Poem. I am just putting it on here so that other's might read it and enjoy this Hauntingly Great Poem by Edgar Allan Poe. The poem show's the human need to self torture. In “The Raven,” Poe exploits several themes that are found throughout his creative works, including the tragic death of a beautiful woman at a young age, and the grief of the bereft young man whose affection for his lost love transcends the physical boundaries of death and life. The motif of the “devil-beast” as the harbinger of misery and sorrow, found here in the form of the raven, is another theme common to the creative works of Poe. I repeat this is not my work but a work of a genius by the name Edgar Allan Poe.
The Phantom of the Opera by gutenberg
The Phantom of the Opera
gutenberg
  • Reads 57,916
  • Votes 251
  • Parts 1
The Secret Garden by gutenberg
The Secret Garden
gutenberg
  • Reads 135,992
  • Votes 1,029
  • Parts 1
Othello by WilliamShakespeare
Othello
WilliamShakespeare
  • Reads 84,325
  • Votes 1,618
  • Parts 16
Othello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603. It is based on the story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The story revolves around its two central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and his unfaithful ensign, Iago. Given its varied and enduring themes of racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theatre alike, and has been the source for numerous operatic, film, and literary adaptations. Cover done by @Lillian_Jones
The Scarlet Pimpernel by gutenberg
The Scarlet Pimpernel
gutenberg
  • Reads 15,751
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  • Parts 1
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) by OscarWilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
OscarWilde
  • Reads 1,224,393
  • Votes 16,278
  • Parts 21
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.
Frankenstein (1818) by MaryShelley
Frankenstein (1818)
MaryShelley
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  • Votes 6,908
  • Parts 28
"Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is about an eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Pride and Prejudice (1813) by JaneAusten
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
JaneAusten
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  • Votes 219,191
  • Parts 61
The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.