In Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, Harriet Reisen brings to life more fully than any biographer previously the full range of Alcott's moods, and the often troubling, rarely easy life that spurned the author to fame.
Considered one of the masterpieces of Western literature, Madame Bovary remains Flaubert's most famous work. This eBook, translated by Lydia Davis, offers a fresh approach to Emma's desires and ruin.
On the surface, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is an account of a child maturing and experiencing the pains of adulthood. And there is so much beyond that surface story.
Modern readers will find that the social, moral, and romantic dilemmas in Edith Wharton's timeless classic, The Age of Innocence, still resonate today.
What is it about Hemingway's classic tale of dispirited expats that keeps readers coming back to it time and time again?
On the occasion of Charles Dickens’ bicentennial, I invite you to re-read your favorite Dickens novel -- or read your first -- in celebration of the man who shaped English literature, drama, even language as we know it. As the Morgan Library and Museum Exhibit Charles Dickens at 200 states, Dickens was the “first true literary superstar."
Is it worth it? What’s it actually about? Here are a few recommendations for those on the fence about whether or not they should read what may be the most famous Russian novel.
As another new year begins, one often finds himself or herself turning to the classics for some insight on what is to come. Daisy Miller by Henry James is one such tale whose story is elegant and the themes timeless.
You Should Definitely, Absolutely Read Decisive by Dan and Chip Heath
On Relics and Love: A Q&A With Natalie Brown, Author of The Lovebird
Broken Family, Missing Boy: Is This Tomorrow? by Caroline Leavitt
Teen Angst Squared: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
Her Best Yet: Ruthie Knox’s Flirting with Disaster
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