Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book. Jane spent much of her early adulthood helping run the family home, playing piano, attending church, and socializing with neighbors. Her nights and weekends often involved cotillions, and as a result, she became an accomplished dancer. On other evenings, she would choose...

Chronicles the joys and troubles of the four March sisters--Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth--as they grow into young ladies and marry in nineteenth-century New England.

Epic poem recounting the experiences of Odysseus during his return from the Trojan War.

The classic novel about the French Revolution and its effect upon the lives of several individuals, both French and English.

A woman of fine nature forsakes her husband for a lover, and after a bitter experience commits suicide.

Four orphans, two boys and two girls, set up housekeeping in an old boxcar.

The tragic story of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his attempt to win back the love of Daisy Buchanan.

The Jungle, a novel by American journalist Upton Sinclair (1878—1968), was written in 1906 to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants living in Chicago and similar industrialized cities in the United States. While his main goal in describing the working conditions in the meat industry was based on an investigation he conducted for a socialist newspaper with the goal of advancing socialism in the United States, most readers...

Emma Woodhouse's charitable intentions toward others are increasingly undermined by her supreme narcissism. Bent on improving the looks, manners, and marital prospects of the parentless Harriet Smith, a young boarder at a neighborhood school, Emma must suffer through a series of mortifying misunderstandings before she learns to stop meddling in the lives of others.