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Stone Soup Summary
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown 1947 48 pages
4.25
46k+ ratings
Picture Books
Childrens
Classics
The Blue Umbrella Summary
The Blue Umbrella
by Ruskin Bond 1980 83 pages
4.25
12k+ ratings
Short Stories
Childrens
India
Ozma of Oz Summary
Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1907 188 pages
3.95
26k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Childrens
Angle of Repose Summary
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner 1971 569 pages
4.24
60k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
The Death of Artemio Cruz Summary
The Death of Artemio Cruz
by Carlos Fuentes 1962 307 pages
3.86
11k+ ratings
Spanish Literature
Classics
Latin American
Of Love and Other Demons Summary
Of Love and Other Demons
by Gabriel García Márquez 1994 160 pages
3.96
82k+ ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Papillon Summary
Papillon
by Henri Charrière 1969 544 pages
4.23
73k+ ratings
Biography
Classics
Memoir
The Adventures of Robin Hood Summary
The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Roger Lancelyn Green 1956 320 pages
4.07
14k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Letter to a Child Never Born Summary
Letter to a Child Never Born
by Oriana Fallaci 1975 128 pages
4.01
22k+ ratings
Novels
Feminism
Italian Literature
Five on a Treasure Island Summary
Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton 1942 256 pages
4.12
35k+ ratings
Childrens
Adventure
Mystery
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal 1952 120 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
France
Novels
Forever... Summary
Forever...
by Judy Blume 1975 178 pages
3.62
65k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
The Magician’s Nephew Summary
The Magician’s Nephew
by C.S. Lewis 1955 221 pages
4.05
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
On Liberty Summary
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill 1859 187 pages
3.96
41k+ ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
A Hero of Our Time Summary
A Hero of Our Time
by Mikhail Lermontov 1839 185 pages
4.11
62k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Volume II
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914 709 pages
4.48
81k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
Girl with a Pearl Earring Summary
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier 1999 233 pages
3.93
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Complete Stories Summary
The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor 1971 555 pages
4.39
40k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Literature
The Missing Piece Summary
The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein 1976 112 pages
4.28
31k+ ratings
Poetry
Childrens
Picture Books
Eugene Onegin Summary
Eugene Onegin
by Alexander Pushkin 1833 240 pages
4.10
68k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Russia
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
Powers of Darkness Summary
Powers of Darkness
The Lost Version of Dracula
by Valdimar Ásmundsson 1901 309 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Classics
The Lord of the Rings Summary
The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 1216 pages
4.54
700k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
That Mad Ache Summary
That Mad Ache
by Françoise Sagan 1965 311 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
On the Beach Summary
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute 1957 296 pages
3.98
47k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Post Apocalyptic
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales Summary
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm 1812 880 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Short Stories
The Mystery of the Yellow Room Summary
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
by Gaston Leroux 1907 192 pages
3.65
13k+ ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Speedboat Summary
Speedboat
by Renata Adler 1976 192 pages
3.76
7k+ ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Novels
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl 1964 176 pages
4.17
800k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Young Adult
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Summary
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is
by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada 883 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Philosophy
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