Classics Book Summaries

Atlantis Summary
Atlantis
The Antediluvian World
by Ignatius L. Donnelly 1882 490 pages
3.65
686 ratings
History
Mythology
Classics
Cyrano de Bergerac Summary
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand 1897 240 pages
4.06
88.7K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
The Art of Peace Summary
The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba 1992 192 pages
4.21
4.9K ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Spirituality
Dubliners Summary
Dubliners
by James Joyce 1914 352 pages
3.84
167.9K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
Ireland
The Wall Summary
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer 1963 240 pages
4.03
27.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
Doctor Zhivago Summary
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak 1957 592 pages
4.01
100.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Russia
Russian Literature
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams Summary
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
by Sylvia Plath 1977 336 pages
3.92
6.5K ratings
Short Stories
Poetry
Classics
Listen, Little Man! Summary
Listen, Little Man!
by Wilhelm Reich 1946 144 pages
3.97
8.7K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
The Heart of a Woman Summary
The Heart of a Woman
by Maya Angelou 1981 288 pages
4.23
24.5K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages
3.98
5.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Science Fiction
Comics
Phenomenology of Spirit Summary
Phenomenology of Spirit
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1807 640 pages
3.96
19.8K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Theory
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages
3.59
226.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
I Capture the Castle Summary
I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith 1948 408 pages
3.99
111.0K ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Confessions Summary
Confessions
by Augustine of Hippo 341 pages
3.98
70.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Religion
The Poetry of Robert Frost Summary
The Poetry of Robert Frost
by Robert Frost 1969 607 pages
4.24
48.8K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell 1912 116 pages
3.90
17.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Vendor of Sweets Summary
The Vendor of Sweets
by R.K. Narayan 1967 144 pages
3.75
2.8K ratings
India
Indian Literature
Classics
A Man Without a Country Summary
A Man Without a Country
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2005 145 pages
4.10
48.4K ratings
Essays
Memoir
Humor
The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade 1785 376 pages
3.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Horror
Erotica
1984 Summary
1984
by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages
4.41
33.6K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Concerning the Spiritual in Art Summary
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
by Wassily Kandinsky 1912 80 pages
3.84
89.5K ratings
Art
Philosophy
Art History
The Imitation of Christ Summary
The Imitation of Christ
by Thomas a Kempis 1427 242 pages
4.23
25.4K ratings
Religion
Christian
Theology
The Death of Artemio Cruz Summary
The Death of Artemio Cruz
by Carlos Fuentes 1962 307 pages
3.86
11.3K ratings
Spanish Literature
Classics
Latin American
Othello Summary
Othello
by William Shakespeare 1603 319 pages
3.89
424.2K ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Flatland Summary
Flatland
A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884 96 pages
3.81
74.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Mathematics
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41.0K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
The Call of the Wild Summary
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London 1903 172 pages
3.91
456.5K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
My Life And Work Summary
My Life And Work
by Henry Ford 1922 140 pages
4.18
5.3K ratings
Biography
Business
History
The Silmarillion Summary
The Silmarillion
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1977 386 pages
4.03
320.8K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Holy Bible Summary
Holy Bible
New International Version
by Anonymous 1985 1213 pages
4.62
93.7K ratings
Religion
Christian
Classics
Girl with a Pearl Earring Summary
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier 1999 233 pages
3.93
763.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
A Night to Remember Summary
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord 1955 182 pages
4.09
27.2K ratings
History
Classics
Historical
Kindred Summary
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler 1979 288 pages
4.31
251.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now Summary
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
by Maya Angelou 1993 144 pages
4.30
10.7K ratings
Memoir
Poetry
Biography
Peter Pan Summary
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie 1911 155 pages
4.03
366.7K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Green Eggs and Ham Summary
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss 1960 64 pages
4.31
822.6K ratings
Childrens
Picture Books
Classics
Beezus and Ramona Summary
Beezus and Ramona
by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages
4.03
102.8K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Classics
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13.8K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1978 610 pages
4.11
234.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
Madame Bovary Summary
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert 1856 329 pages
3.71
358.4K ratings
Classics
France
Literature
Women in Love Summary
Women in Love
by D.H. Lawrence 1920 416 pages
3.66
33.0K ratings
Literature
Classics
Romance
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
4.22
1.1K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
As You Think Summary
As You Think
by James Allen 1987 112 pages
4.12
1.3K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
My Bondage and My Freedom Summary
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick Douglass 1855 432 pages
4.38
12.1K ratings
History
Biography
Classics
The Story of My Life Summary
The Story of My Life
by Helen Keller 1902 240 pages
4.08
149.7K ratings
Biography
Memoir
History
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955 130 pages
4.14
54.0K ratings
Memoir
Classics
Book Club
Agnes Grey Summary
Agnes Grey
by Anne BrontΓ« 1847 226 pages
3.71
77.4K ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
A Calendar of Wisdom Summary
A Calendar of Wisdom
Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul
by Leo Tolstoy 1906 384 pages
3.97
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Wind in the Willows Summary
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame 1908 197 pages
4.02
232.8K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
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