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The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary is a satirical lexicon, a work of the American journalist Ambrose Bierce, whose literary face include as a short story writer, fabulist, satirist, and literary critic. Among his numerous short stories notable are The Boarded Window, An Inhabitant of Carcosa, The Haunted Valley, A Diagnosis of Death, and An Affair of Outposts...
2 B R 0 2 B
by Kurt Vonnegut2 B R 0 2 B written by Kurt Vonnegut, is a science fiction story; the title refers the famous phrase “To be Or Not To Be” from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. This short story is based on the theme, A society with indefinite life span with Aging is cured and every birth has to be compensated by a volunteering death. Edward K. Wehling, Jr is in a dilem..
Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American Writer who laid the ground work for the American Civil War. Arthur Shelby, a farm owner at Kentucky, decides to sell two of his slaves to compensate his farm losses. He discusses his plan with his wife Emily Shelby and chose Uncle Tom, a middle aged man who is..
Gargantua and Pantagruel
by Francois RabelaisGargantua and Pantagruel written by François Rabelais, an author of French origin who has been regarded as fantasy writer and one of the great writers of world literature and modern European writing. The story is based on the themes of satire and fantasy in nature, narrates the life of giants Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. Gargantua wife dies..
Swann's Way
by Marcel ProustSwann's Way is written by Marcel Proust, a writer of French Origin remembered for his masterpiece In Search of Lost Time, which was published in seven volumes. Swann's Way is first of the seven volumes, was rejected initially by many publishers. The story is narrated by unnamed character, who has inability to sleep and his wish for getting his m..
Middlemarch
by George EliotMiddlemarch written by George Eliot, a leading English novelist of the Victorian era is described by Martin Amis as "The greatest novel" in the English language. The novel narrates the lives of four couples with didactic tone and is based on many subjects such as marriage, self-interest, idealism, hypocrisy, religion, and education. Doroth..
Notes from the Underground
by Fyodor DostoyevskyNotes from the Underground is written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist who wrote many books such as The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov , and his magnum opus Crime and Punishment. This novel is considered to be existentialist novel, and presents the memoirs of a bitter, isolated, poor man from his diary notes. Written in two parts, the fi..
Mosses from an Old Manse and Other Stories
by Nathaniel HawthorneMosses from an Old Manse and Other Stories written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American novelist who is best remembered for his fiction work “The Scarlet Letter”. Hawthorne titled this short story collection in remembrance of his life with his wife at “The Old Manse”, a historic manse of American literary associations. Like many of his works, Mos..