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Candide
by VoltaireCandide a French satire written by Voltaire, narrates the story of Candide, an illegitimate member of Baron family. Expelled from the castle for falling in love with Cunégonde, daughter of Baron, his life turns into a misery. The main character travels to various countries with optimism taught by his philosopher Pangloss. The sarcastic theme ..
Satyricon
by Petronius ArbiterSatyricon is one of the oldest fiction work of Roman courtier Gaius Petronius Arbiter. While the most of the original manuscript is not intact, this work is narrated by the key character Encolpius and his efforts to retain his servant Giton from his friend Asciltos, who happened to be in intimate relationship with him. Though falls under Satire, th..
The Decameron
by Giovanni BoccaccioThe Decameron is novella written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian poet narrated through a group of people in fear of black death. These stories guide the way to live life encountering with romance, love, death, grief and fear. It would be noteworthy that Decameron has been referred in the works of Shakespeare and Saucer. ..
Under the Greenwood Tree
by Thomas HardyThomas Hardy's pastoral novel Under The Greenwood Tree explores the triangle romance between School mistress Fancy Day, Church musician Dick Dewy and the vicar Maybold. While Fancy Day's beauty made Dick to be longing for her, Maybold loved her skills of playing modern organ music. Initially Fancy falls in love with Dick and gets engaged secretly. ..
Moments of Vision
by Thomas HardyEnglish author Thomas hardy is little known by the literary world as poet, though he is well remembered for his tragic novels. Here is a collection of his poem with the collection titled on one his poem Moments of vision along with other poems like The Change, Afternoon services at Melsstock, First Sight of her and After, At the Word Farewell, At a..
A Pair of Blue Eyes
by Thomas HardyThomas hardy' s another tragic novel A Pair of Blue Eyes, explores the life of Elfride Swancourt, who was unfortunate to marry an elderly man, in-spite of being loved by Stephen Smith and Henry Knight in her early years. Henry Knight, a relative of Elfride's step mother wish to marry her. However knowing her early relationship with Stephen Smith, h..
The Trumpet Major
by Thomas HardyThe Trumpet-Major is a novel written by Thomas Hardy during Napoleonic wars and ironically with preliminary note by the author. Anne Garland's suitors the brothers John Loveday, serving British regiment and Bob Loveday, a sailor and Festus Derriman, a coward. While John fights in Peninsular War, Bob serving at Trafalgar. Though this novel does not ..
The Woodlanders
by Thomas HardyThe Woodlanders is a tragic novel explores the adultery in the then England while divorce was not legalized. Grace Melbury's childhood love and romance with Giles Winterborne takes a break as her father felt Giles' financial status would ruin her life. Edgar Fitzpiers, a doctor persuades Grace's father to get her married. As their life progress, Gr..