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Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens • 1839
Sent to a hellish boarding school by his scheming uncle, a young man's mercy becomes defiance.
3.95
47k+
Nicholas Nickleby Summary
Nicholas Nickleby 92%
Sent to a hellish boarding school by his scheming uncle, a young man's mercy becomes defiance.
by Charles Dickens 1839
3.95
47k+ ratings
The Forsyth Saga
by John Galsworthy • 1921
A possessive husband drives his wife away. A generation later, their children fall in love.
4.19
21k+
The Forsyth Saga Summary
The Forsyth Saga 91%
A possessive husband drives his wife away. A generation later, their children fall in love.
by John Galsworthy 1921
4.19
21k+ ratings
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens • 1853
A lawsuit devours fortunes for generations as an orphaned girl uncovers the secret of her birth.
4.02
115k+
Bleak House Summary
Bleak House 91%
A lawsuit devours fortunes for generations as an orphaned girl uncovers the secret of her birth.
by Charles Dickens 1853
4.02
115k+ ratings
The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy • 1886
He sells his wife at a country fair. Years later, as mayor, his past resurfaces.
3.87
67k+
The Mayor of Casterbridge Summary
The Mayor of Casterbridge 91%
He sells his wife at a country fair. Years later, as mayor, his past resurfaces.
by Thomas Hardy 1886
3.87
67k+ ratings
Mary Barton
by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1848
After a wealthy suitor's murder, a Manchester working girl races to prove her true love innocent.
3.75
22k+
Mary Barton Summary
Mary Barton 91%
After a wealthy suitor's murder, a Manchester working girl races to prove her true love innocent.
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1848
3.75
22k+ ratings
Middlemarch
by George Eliot • 1872
In a provincial town, an idealistic heiress weds a dry scholar, mistaking his silence for wisdom.
4.04
181k+
Middlemarch Summary
Middlemarch 90%
In a provincial town, an idealistic heiress weds a dry scholar, mistaking his silence for wisdom.
by George Eliot 1872
4.04
181k+ ratings
The Professor
by Charlotte Brontë • 1857
An orphan rejects his family's patronage, finding purpose and love in a Belgian schoolroom.
3.54
30k+
The Professor Summary
The Professor 90%
An orphan rejects his family's patronage, finding purpose and love in a Belgian schoolroom.
by Charlotte Brontë 1857
3.54
30k+ ratings
Silas Marner
by George Eliot • 1861
A lonely weaver hoards gold until a child in the snow shows him what truly matters.
3.70
95k+
Silas Marner Summary
Silas Marner 90%
A lonely weaver hoards gold until a child in the snow shows him what truly matters.
by George Eliot 1861
3.70
95k+ ratings
Master of His Fate
by Barbara Taylor Bradford • 2018
A barrow boy and heiress pursue ambition through commerce, loss, and love in Victorian London.
3.75
3k+
Master of His Fate Summary
Master of His Fate 90%
A barrow boy and heiress pursue ambition through commerce, loss, and love in Victorian London.
by Barbara Taylor Bradford 2018
3.75
3k+ ratings
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens • 2001
An orphan steals her gambler grandfather from London, seeking refuge in the English countryside.
3.79
24k+
The Old Curiosity Shop Summary
The Old Curiosity Shop 90%
An orphan steals her gambler grandfather from London, seeking refuge in the English countryside.
by Charles Dickens 2001
3.79
24k+ ratings
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1892
Before forensics, one man solved impossible crimes through observation alone. Dr. Watson took notes.
4.30
329k+
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 90%
Before forensics, one man solved impossible crimes through observation alone. Dr. Watson took notes.
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892
4.30
329k+ ratings
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens • 1861
An orphan becomes a gentleman overnight, funded by a shadowy patron with a ruinous secret.
3.80
880k+
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations 90%
An orphan becomes a gentleman overnight, funded by a shadowy patron with a ruinous secret.
by Charles Dickens 1861
3.80
880k+ ratings
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy • 1891
A peasant sent to claim kin meets a charming heir. His crime will become her ruin.
3.84
305k+
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 90%
A peasant sent to claim kin meets a charming heir. His crime will become her ruin.
by Thomas Hardy 1891
3.84
305k+ ratings
Hard Times
by Charles Dickens • 1854
A father raises his children on cold reason, never guessing the cost until their lives unravel.
3.55
75k+
Hard Times Summary
Hard Times 90%
A father raises his children on cold reason, never guessing the cost until their lives unravel.
by Charles Dickens 1854
3.55
75k+ ratings
Charles Dickens
by Claire Tomalin • 2011
He hid a secret mistress, idealized dead girls, and read aloud until it killed him.
3.92
7k+
Charles Dickens Summary
Charles Dickens 90%
He hid a secret mistress, idealized dead girls, and read aloud until it killed him.
by Claire Tomalin 2011
3.92
7k+ ratings
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy • 1895
A stonemason dreams of Oxford, but love for his cousin and a cruel marriage ruin him.
3.84
76k+
Jude the Obscure Summary
Jude the Obscure 90%
A stonemason dreams of Oxford, but love for his cousin and a cruel marriage ruin him.
by Thomas Hardy 1895
3.84
76k+ ratings
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens • 1850
After his mother marries a tyrant, a boy flees across England with only his aunt's name.
4.05
261k+
David Copperfield Summary
David Copperfield 90%
After his mother marries a tyrant, a boy flees across England with only his aunt's name.
by Charles Dickens 1850
4.05
261k+ ratings
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens • 1838
A workhouse orphan falls among London's child thieves, not knowing his very name hides a fortune.
3.88
431k+
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist 90%
A workhouse orphan falls among London's child thieves, not knowing his very name hides a fortune.
by Charles Dickens 1838
3.88
431k+ ratings
North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1855
Margaret Hale moves north, collides with mill master John Thornton, and neither pride will bend.
4.15
185k+
North and South Summary
North and South 90%
Margaret Hale moves north, collides with mill master John Thornton, and neither pride will bend.
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1855
4.15
185k+ ratings
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1902
A corpse on the moor, giant paw prints, a family curse. Holmes protects the last heir.
4.14
393k+
The Hound of the Baskervilles Summary
The Hound of the Baskervilles 90%
A corpse on the moor, giant paw prints, a family curse. Holmes protects the last heir.
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1902
4.14
393k+ ratings
Agnes Grey
by Anne Brontë • 1847
A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.
3.71
84k+
Agnes Grey Summary
Agnes Grey 90%
A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.
by Anne Brontë 1847
3.71
84k+ ratings
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy • 1874
An heiress running her own farm sends a careless valentine and ignites a deadly obsession.
3.97
168k+
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd 90%
An heiress running her own farm sends a careless valentine and ignites a deadly obsession.
by Thomas Hardy 1874
3.97
168k+ ratings
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lycett • 2007
Holmes made him famous and miserable. Doyle preferred séances, battlefields, and righting wrongs.
3.91
299
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes 90%
Holmes made him famous and miserable. Doyle preferred séances, battlefields, and righting wrongs.
by Andrew Lycett 2007
3.91
299 ratings
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
by Anthony Trollope • 1875
A foreign financier dazzles London, and the city's best families gamble their futures on his word.
4.09
14k+
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope Summary
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope 89%
A foreign financier dazzles London, and the city's best families gamble their futures on his word.
by Anthony Trollope 1875
4.09
14k+ ratings
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
by John Fowles • 1969
An engaged gentleman meets a fallen woman on the sea wall, and his Victorian world tilts.
3.88
56k+
The French Lieutenant’s Woman Summary
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 89%
An engaged gentleman meets a fallen woman on the sea wall, and his Victorian world tilts.
by John Fowles 1969
3.88
56k+ ratings
Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 2005
Pearls, a locked room murder, and lost treasure pull Holmes and Watson into a foggy hunt.
4.13
11k+
Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro Summary
Estudio en escarlata / La señal de los cuatro 89%
Pearls, a locked room murder, and lost treasure pull Holmes and Watson into a foggy hunt.
by Arthur Conan Doyle 2005
4.13
11k+ ratings
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1887
Dr. Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. A corpse, a bloody word, a trail to the Utah desert.
4.13
499k+
A Study in Scarlet Summary
A Study in Scarlet 89%
Dr. Watson meets Sherlock Holmes. A corpse, a bloody word, a trail to the Utah desert.
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887
4.13
499k+ ratings
The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins • 1859
A moonlit heath, a frantic stranger, a drawing master: snared in a plot to steal an heiress's life.
4.02
168k+
The Woman in White Summary
The Woman in White 89%
A moonlit heath, a frantic stranger, a drawing master: snared in a plot to steal an heiress's life.
by Wilkie Collins 1859
4.02
168k+ ratings
The Secret Book Society
by Madeline Martin • 2025
A secret book society shields repressed Victorian women until an asylum swallows one of them.
4.07
32k+
The Secret Book Society Summary
The Secret Book Society 89%
A secret book society shields repressed Victorian women until an asylum swallows one of them.
by Madeline Martin 2025
4.07
32k+ ratings
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
by Beth Brower • 2024
A Victorian diarist's fortune: two loves. But gossip and a friend's crisis test her guarded heart.
4.73
29k+
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Summary
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion 89%
A Victorian diarist's fortune: two loves. But gossip and a friend's crisis test her guarded heart.
by Beth Brower 2024
4.73
29k+ ratings
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens • 1837
Samuel Pickwick forms a travel club; curiosity earns him farce, fraud, and a ruinous lawsuit.
3.85
32k+
The Pickwick Papers Summary
The Pickwick Papers 89%
Samuel Pickwick forms a travel club; curiosity earns him farce, fraud, and a ruinous lawsuit.
by Charles Dickens 1837
3.85
32k+ ratings
Charles Dickens in Love
by Robert Garnett • 2012
Dickens' heroines didn't come from his imagination but from a broken heart and a hidden affair.
3.93
70
Charles Dickens in Love Summary
Charles Dickens in Love 89%
Dickens' heroines didn't come from his imagination but from a broken heart and a hidden affair.
by Robert Garnett 2012
3.93
70 ratings
The Luminaries
by Eleanor Catton • 2013
Thirteen strangers in a gold-rush town keep secrets, but a dead hermit's fortune won't stay buried.
3.75
87k+
The Luminaries Summary
The Luminaries 89%
Thirteen strangers in a gold-rush town keep secrets, but a dead hermit's fortune won't stay buried.
by Eleanor Catton 2013
3.75
87k+ ratings
Villette
by Charlotte Brontë • 1853
A lonely English teacher in Belgium finds love and a ghost haunting her boarding school.
3.78
82k+
Villette Summary
Villette 89%
A lonely English teacher in Belgium finds love and a ghost haunting her boarding school.
by Charlotte Brontë 1853
3.78
82k+ ratings
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1887
Sharing Baker Street, a reclusive genius and a war-weary doctor solve the crimes that baffle London.
4.51
218k+
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 89%
Sharing Baker Street, a reclusive genius and a war-weary doctor solve the crimes that baffle London.
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887
4.51
218k+ ratings
The Five
by Hallie Rubenhold • 2019
Jack the Ripper killed five women. The label pinned on three of them was a lie.
4.09
69k+
The Five Summary
The Five 89%
Jack the Ripper killed five women. The label pinned on three of them was a lie.
by Hallie Rubenhold 2019
4.09
69k+ ratings
Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1853
In Cranford, the ladies rule: tea first, gossip second, and no misfortune faced without neighbors.
3.83
48k+
Cranford Summary
Cranford 89%
In Cranford, the ladies rule: tea first, gossip second, and no misfortune faced without neighbors.
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853
3.83
48k+ ratings
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason • 2019
A detective hunting a royal assassin uncovers a conspiracy bent on destroying Charles Darwin.
3.66
11k+
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair 89%
A detective hunting a royal assassin uncovers a conspiracy bent on destroying Charles Darwin.
by Timothy Mason 2019
3.66
11k+ ratings
The Black Country
by Alex Grecian • 2013
A missing family. A sinking village. Two Scotland Yard detectives and a bogeyman locals believe in.
3.74
7k+
The Black Country Summary
The Black Country 89%
A missing family. A sinking village. Two Scotland Yard detectives and a bogeyman locals believe in.
by Alex Grecian 2013
3.74
7k+ ratings
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens • 1859
A lawyer trades his life at the guillotine; an orphan's fortune conceals a shadowy past.
4.02
18k+
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations Summary
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations 89%
A lawyer trades his life at the guillotine; an orphan's fortune conceals a shadowy past.
by Charles Dickens 1859
4.02
18k+ ratings
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1914
A genius who reads men from a bootprint solves London's darkest crimes, his doctor chronicling.
4.48
82k+
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 89%
A genius who reads men from a bootprint solves London's darkest crimes, his doctor chronicling.
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1914
4.48
82k+ ratings
Wuthering Heights
by Wuthering Heights • 2021
Two children on the Yorkshire moors forge a bond so deep that death cannot sever it.
3.90
101
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights 89%
Two children on the Yorkshire moors forge a bond so deep that death cannot sever it.
by Wuthering Heights 2021
3.90
101 ratings
Latter-Day Pamphlets
by Thomas Carlyle • 1850
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
3.89
99
Latter-Day Pamphlets Summary
Latter-Day Pamphlets 88%
An 1850 diagnosis: democracy is anarchy, philanthropy coddles scoundrels, and talk rules everything.
by Thomas Carlyle 1850
3.89
99 ratings
Behold the Thief
by Laura Landon • 2019
Her double life protects women. His art shop hides a family conspiracy. Love could expose both.
4.39
170
Behold the Thief Summary
Behold the Thief 88%
Her double life protects women. His art shop hides a family conspiracy. Love could expose both.
by Laura Landon 2019
4.39
170 ratings
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood
by James Malcolm Rymer • 1845
A fanged neighbor mirrors the cursed portrait on their wall. Their daughter is his prey.
3.40
2k+
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood Summary
Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood 88%
A fanged neighbor mirrors the cursed portrait on their wall. Their daughter is his prey.
by James Malcolm Rymer 1845
3.40
2k+ ratings
Sylvie and Bruno
by Lewis Carroll • 1889
When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.
3.39
1k+
Sylvie and Bruno Summary
Sylvie and Bruno 88%
When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.
by Lewis Carroll 1889
3.39
1k+ ratings
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë • 1847
An orphan governess falls for her brooding employer, but a dark secret haunts the house.
4.16
2.3M+
Jane Eyre Summary
Jane Eyre 88%
An orphan governess falls for her brooding employer, but a dark secret haunts the house.
by Charlotte Brontë 1847
4.16
2.3M+ ratings
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne • 1872
A London gentleman wagers everything on circling the globe in eighty days, tailed by a detective.
3.95
286k+
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days 88%
A London gentleman wagers everything on circling the globe in eighty days, tailed by a detective.
by Jules Verne 1872
3.95
286k+ ratings
Poor Things
by Alasdair Gray • 1992
A drowned woman, rebuilt with an infant's brain, awakens to a world trying to own her.
3.92
43k+
Poor Things Summary
Poor Things 88%
A drowned woman, rebuilt with an infant's brain, awakens to a world trying to own her.
by Alasdair Gray 1992
3.92
43k+ ratings
Victorian Psycho
by Virginia Feito • 2025
A governess arrives at a Gothic manor with her father's razor and a family to destroy.
3.53
55k+
Victorian Psycho Summary
Victorian Psycho 88%
A governess arrives at a Gothic manor with her father's razor and a family to destroy.
by Virginia Feito 2025
3.53
55k+ ratings
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