Classics
11 histórias
Hamlet de WilliamShakespeare
Hamlet
WilliamShakespeare
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  • Capítulos 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
Grimm's Fairy Tales de gutenberg
Grimm's Fairy Tales
gutenberg
  • Leituras 237,101
  • Votos 1,958
  • Capítulos 1
Pride and Prejudice (1813) de JaneAusten
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
JaneAusten
  • Leituras 10,259,027
  • Votos 219,073
  • Capítulos 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.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) de ArthurConanDoyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • Leituras 561,356
  • Votos 8,719
  • Capítulos 12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) de ArthurConanDoyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • Leituras 148,433
  • Votos 3,505
  • Capítulos 15
The Merchant of Venice de WilliamShakespeare
The Merchant of Venice
WilliamShakespeare
  • Leituras 84,603
  • Votos 1,448
  • Capítulos 21
Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, "The Merchant of Venice" is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech.
Twelfth Night de WilliamShakespeare
Twelfth Night
WilliamShakespeare
  • Leituras 57,655
  • Votos 1,414
  • Capítulos 19
"Twelfth Night; or, What You Will" is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601-02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. Viola is shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria and she comes ashore with the help of a captain. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes to be dead. Disguising herself as a young man under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino through the help of the sea captain who rescues her.
Oliver Twist (1837) de CharlesDickens
Oliver Twist (1837)
CharlesDickens
  • Leituras 338,270
  • Votos 5,943
  • Capítulos 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.
Romeo and Juliet de WilliamShakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
WilliamShakespeare
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  • Votos 52,480
  • Capítulos 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
A Christmas Carol (1843) de CharlesDickens
A Christmas Carol (1843)
CharlesDickens
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  • Votos 2,703
  • Capítulos 6
A Christmas Carol tells the story of bitter and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.