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A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Dickens’ greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle’s great work – The French Revolution – and also on his own observations an..

As Fyodor Karamazov awaits an amorous encounter, he is violently done to death. The three sons of the old debauchee are forced to confront their own guilt or complicity. Who will own to parricide? The reckless and passionate Dmitri? The corrosive intellectual Ivan? Surely not the chaste novice monk ..

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dys..

Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder. From that moment on, we share his conflicting fe..

Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim – that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indole..

Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature.First performed around 1600, this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge, rich in contrasts and conflicts. Its violence alternates with introspection, its melancholy w..

Jane Austen teased readers with the idea of a ‘heroine whom no one but myself will much like’, but Emma is irresistible. ‘Handsome, clever, and rich’, Emma is also an ‘imaginist’, ‘on fire with speculation and foresight’. She sees the signs of romance all around her, but thinks she will never be mar..

For over two thousand years, The Art of War has stood as one of the most influential works on strategy and leadership. Written by the ancient Chinese military general and strategist Sun Tzu, this timeless classic goes far beyond the battlefield. Once used to guide armies, his teachings now illuminat..

In 1920s New York, Jay Gatsby throws lavish parties to win back a lost love.But behind the champagne and bright lights lie loneliness, obsession, and dreams that may never come true.Told through the eyes of his neighbor, Nick Carraway, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby explores love, ambition, ..

On a single June day in London, Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party while her thoughts wander among memories and desires. Virginia Woolf’s celebrated novel immerses us in the flow of consciousness, revealing the delicate beauty and quiet sorrows of everyday life.Mrs. Dalloway is a timeless explor..

Two sisters. Two ways of loving.One enduring question: sense or sensibility?Elinor and Marianne Dashwood respond very differently to love, loss, and social expectation. Elinor values restraint, reason, and quiet endurance, while Marianne follows emotion wherever it leads, embracing passion without r..

On the windswept moors of Wuthering Heights, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff share a passion too intense to be gentle. Separated by pride, class, and cruel choices, love turns into obsession and revenge. In her only novel, Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë exposes love at its most destructive. This ..

She was persuaded to let him go.Time did not persuade her to forget.Eight years ago, Anne Elliot allowed herself to be guided by reason, family, and social expectation, giving up the man she loved. Frederick Wentworth, then a young naval officer without fortune, was considered an unsuitable match, a..

What if one small request could change a life forever? Orphaned and mistreated, Oliver Twist escapes to London, where he becomes involved with a gang of young thieves. As he struggles to survive, Oliver discovers unexpected kindness and the truth about his past. A timeless story of hope, courage, an..

What if the greatest battle begins only after the war is over?Troy has fallen. The heroes have claimed their glory. But for one man, the true journey is only beginning.For ten relentless years, Odysseus battles monsters, storms, and vengeful gods in a desperate struggle to return home—only to discov..

Set against Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei as their lives are shaped by love, loss, ambition, and war.Tolstoy’s masterpiece captures human life at its most fragile and powerful, where history moves forward and hearts struggle to keep up.Ürün Adı: War..