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Vanity Fair, a novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published 1847 earns notoriety for its pungent satire on the early 19th century British society. The original Vanity Fair refers to a town in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s progress, where a never ending fair used to be held, and represented man’s sinful attachment to worldly things….
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights, published in 1847 is Emily Bronte’s only novel, and one of the best classics in English Literature, belonging to the genre of the psychological drama The story centers on a Yorkshire manor on the moors where tale of all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love unfolds between the protagonists Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Their…
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two cities is one of the most popular English novels and an all time classic. The two cities are London and Paris, before and after the Revolution. The story is set in the background of the French Revolution and deals with personal loyalty, friendship and communion. Sydney Carton, a bright…
Moby Dick
Moby Dick, an 1851 novel by Herman Melville deals with the adventures of Ishmael, a wandering sailor. It has gone on to become one of the best novels ever written in English. The plot on the surface reads the adventures of Ishmael on a voyage on whaleship Pequod. Ishmael learns that the captain of the…
Outlaws of the Marsh
Outlaws of the Marsh or Marsh Chronicles is a 14th century Chinese novel about a group of outlaws who gather at Liangshan Mountain, and with the protection of the marshes, defy armies sent against them. The setting is the late 12th century, at the end of the Song Dynasty in China. The first part of…
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Her works are rich yet uncomplicated. They may not be for everyone but those who love her writing truly find a great deal of appreciation and enthusiasm in her wit and candor. Written on the Body is about the philosophies of life, love, and desire. It is an amusing and distressing book, a dichotomy that…