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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..
Oedipus the King
by SophoclesOedipus the King written by Sophocles is the first of The Oedipus Trilogy which portrays the tragic hero Oedipus’s birth to blinding his eyes with pins removed from his mother’s dress. Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta in the kingdom of Thebes. The infamous prophecy said, on attaining the adulthood Oedipus will kill his father, ma..
Oedipus at Colonus
by SophoclesOedipus at Colonus written by Sophocles is the second play of The Oedipus Trilogy which portrays the tragic hero Oedipus’s exit from Thebes till his death at Athens. Oedipus was expelled from the kingdom by his sons Eteocles and Polynices, and travel to Athens accompanied by his daughters Antigone and Ismene to die in the holy land. On reaching ..
Antigone
by SophoclesAntigone written by Sophocles is the third play of The Oedipus Trilogy which portrays the braveness of Oedipus daughter Antigone and the tragedy of the Thebes ruler Creon. The death of Oedipus triggered the civil war and the sons of Oedipus died in an attempt for the throne. Creon, the ruler of the Thebes has decided to honor Eteocles and Polyne..
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..
The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems
by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems is the magnum opus of Geoffrey Chaucer who is known as the father of English literature. Written as verse and prose, these stories are narrated as the story telling contest during a travel to Canterbury Cathedral by Pilgrims. Unlike other works by the author, The Canterbury Tales does not define any audience. ..