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Classics Book Summaries

Grundrisse Summary
Grundrisse
Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx 1857 904 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
The Counterfeiters Summary
The Counterfeiters
by André Gide 1925 451 pages
3.83
9k+ ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
The Pilgrim's Progress Summary
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan 1678 324 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Christian
Christian Fiction
Christianity
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Middlesex Summary
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages
4.04
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
LGBT
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
by Oscar Wilde 1891 320 pages
4.08
3k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Identity Summary
Identity
by Milan Kundera 1997 176 pages
3.69
31k+ ratings
Novels
Czech Literature
Literature
Holes Summary
Holes
by Louis Sachar 1998 272 pages
4.01
1.2M+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Summary
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1900 154 pages
4.00
400k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Prince of Tides Summary
The Prince of Tides
by Pat Conroy 1986 679 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
Southern
The Ministry of Fear Summary
The Ministry of Fear
by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages
3.78
7k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Thriller
The Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
14k+ ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.11
1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays Summary
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
by Tennessee Williams 1955 329 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
Yayati Summary
Yayati
A Classic Tale of Lust
by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar 1963 251 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Marathi
Mythology
India
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare 1981 208 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Classics
The Secret Seven Summary
The Secret Seven
by Enid Blyton 1949 144 pages
3.90
10k+ ratings
Childrens
Mystery
Adventure
An Old-Fashioned Girl Summary
An Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May Alcott 1870 288 pages
4.09
21k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
गोदान [Godaan] Summary
गोदान [Godaan]
by Munshi Premchand 1936 352 pages
4.41
9k+ ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Summary
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin 1791 143 pages
3.86
88k+ ratings
Biography
History
Classics
Look Back in Anger Summary
Look Back in Anger
by John Osborne 1956 96 pages
3.54
12k+ ratings
Plays
Drama
Classics
On Drinking Summary
On Drinking
by Charles Bukowski 2019 263 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Poetry
Short Stories
Essays
The Haunting of Hill House Summary
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson 1959 182 pages
3.82
300k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Dubliners Summary
Dubliners
by James Joyce 1914 352 pages
3.84
100k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Ireland
The First Man Summary
The First Man
by Albert Camus 1994 359 pages
3.97
11k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages
4.30
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Crime
The Ramayana Summary
The Ramayana
A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
by R.K. Narayan 1957 157 pages
4.07
12k+ ratings
Classics
Mythology
India
Orlando Summary
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf 1928 336 pages
3.87
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Queer
Girl, Interrupted Summary
Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen 1993 169 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Memoir
Mental Health
Psychology
A Doll's House Summary
A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen 1879 122 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
Plays
Drama
School
The Things They Carried Summary
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien 1990 246 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
Nervous Conditions Summary
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga 1988 204 pages
4.04
21k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Zimbabwe
Feminism
Cry, the Beloved Country Summary
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton 1948 316 pages
3.92
76k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
South Africa
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Walk Two Moons Summary
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech 1994 280 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Childrens
The Custom of the Country Summary
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton 1913 370 pages
4.06
15k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
American
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.79
11k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946 656 pages
4.09
8k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe
by Molière 1664 180 pages
3.66
41k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
France
The Country Girls Summary
The Country Girls
by Edna O'Brien 1960 175 pages
3.69
7k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
Anne Frank Summary
Anne Frank
The Biography
by Melissa Müller 1998 330 pages
4.34
25k+ ratings
Biography
History
Holocaust
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption
Different Seasons
by Stephen King 1994 507 pages
4.48
4k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Short Stories
Sylvia Plath Summary
Sylvia Plath
Poems
by Sylvia Plath 1975 150 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Poetry
Classics
Feminism
So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.90
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
81k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
From Here to Eternity Summary
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones 1951 816 pages
4.08
17k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
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