Classics Book Summaries

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
915.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Summary
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach 1970 112 pages
3.86
265.0K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Fantasy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Summary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by Ken Kesey 1962 325 pages
4.20
762.1K ratings
Classics
Psychology
Literature
When Nietzsche Wept Summary
When Nietzsche Wept
by Irvin D. Yalom 1992 310 pages
4.36
79.4K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Tess of the D’Urbervilles Summary
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy 1891 518 pages
3.84
295.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The A.B.C. Murders Summary
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie 1936 232 pages
4.03
186.9K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
God Emperor of Dune Summary
God Emperor of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1981 587 pages
3.88
136.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Bell Jar Summary
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath 1963 294 pages
4.06
1.1M ratings
Classics
Feminism
Mental Health
The Analects Summary
The Analects
by Confucius 249 pages
3.81
23.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
China
Beloved Summary
Beloved
by Toni Morrison 1987 325 pages
3.97
470.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book
Liber Novus
by C.G. Jung 2009 371 pages
4.49
6.2K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Giver Summary
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 1993 208 pages
4.12
2.7M ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Dystopia
The Secret Adversary Summary
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie 1922 266 pages
3.85
68.0K ratings
Mystery
Classics
Crime
Acres of Diamonds Summary
Acres of Diamonds
by Russell H. Conwell 1915 68 pages
4.18
9.9K ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Gay Science Summary
The Gay Science
With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1882 396 pages
4.26
19.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
The Nicomachean Ethics Summary
The Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle 329 pages
4.00
56.1K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Fall Summary
The Fall
by Albert Camus 1956 147 pages
4.04
124.1K ratings
Philosophy
France
Literature
Utilitarianism Summary
Utilitarianism
by John Stuart Mill 1861 71 pages
3.68
24.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Rebel Summary
The Rebel
by Albert Camus 1951 320 pages
4.14
17.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Anna Karenina Summary
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy 1878 964 pages
4.10
895.9K ratings
Classics
Romance
Russia
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat 1937 148 pages
3.96
32.2K ratings
Classics
Iran
Horror
Stoner Summary
Stoner
by John Williams 1965 292 pages
4.35
210.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literature
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
106.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Das Kapital Summary
Das Kapital
by Karl Marx 1867 356 pages
4.09
22.9K ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
The Power of Myth Summary
The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell 1988 293 pages
4.26
52.8K ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
History
A Doll's House Summary
A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen 1879 122 pages
3.77
157.1K ratings
Plays
Drama
School
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption
Different Seasons
by Stephen King 1994 507 pages
4.48
5.1K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Short Stories
The Brothers Karamazov Summary
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1880 796 pages
4.38
363.0K ratings
Russia
Classics
Russian Literature
The Dhammapada Summary
The Dhammapada
by Anonymous 114 pages
4.27
30.0K ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Charlotte’s Web Summary
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White 1952 184 pages
4.21
2.0M ratings
Classics
Childrens
Fantasy
The Body in the Library Summary
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie 2018 96 pages
3.76
1.2K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Mystery Thriller
Matilda Summary
Matilda
by Roald Dahl 1988 240 pages
4.33
1.1M ratings
Childrens
Classics
Fantasy
Gray's Anatomy Summary
Gray's Anatomy
by Henry Gray 1858 1257 pages
4.31
3.9K ratings
Reference
Science
Medicine
Letters from a Stoic Summary
Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca 254 pages
4.34
51.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Tao Te Ching Summary
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu 107 pages
4.29
174.1K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Spirituality
The Man in the Brown Suit Summary
The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie 1924 381 pages
3.95
119.8K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
The Talented Mr. Ripley Summary
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith 1955 271 pages
3.95
108.1K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Thriller
Hagakure Summary
Hagakure
The Book of the Samurai
by Yamamoto Tsunetomo 1716 192 pages
4.00
16.4K ratings
Philosophy
Japan
History
The Chronicles of Narnia Summary
Music Immersive
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis 1956 767 pages
4.28
690.1K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
Politics Summary
Politics
by Aristotle 368 pages
3.98
41.4K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
Chanakya Neeti Summary
Chanakya Neeti
by Ashwini Parashar 2009 128 pages
3.94
636 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Self Help
The Baburnama Summary
The Baburnama
Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor
by Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur 1531 608 pages
3.95
755 ratings
History
Biography
India
The Home and the World Summary
The Home and the World
by Rabindranath Tagore 1916 213 pages
3.83
5.8K ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
The Kite Runner Summary
Music Immersive
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 2003 371 pages
4.35
3.4M ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Contemporary
مقدمة ابن خلدون Summary
مقدمة ابن خلدون
by Ibn Khaldun 1377 3864 pages
4.30
4.7K ratings
History
Philosophy
Sociology
A Study in Scarlet Summary
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 123 pages
4.13
477.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
Children of Dune Summary
Children of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1976 609 pages
3.96
231.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
The Go-Getter Summary
The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne 1920 68 pages
4.15
9.2K ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
322.2K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary
Music Immersive
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 1890 272 pages
4.13
1.7M ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Home
Swipe
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
200,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Oct 3,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8x More Books
2.8x more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
200,000+ readers
"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."
"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."
"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 7-Day Free Trial
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

Settings
General
Widget
Loading...