Books like As You Like It
12 books with a reading profile close to As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Portable Oscar Wilde
by Richard Aldington, Oscar Wilde
literary, classic literature
This 1946 compilation preserves the breadth of Oscar Wilde’s literary output, moving beyond his reputation as a mere wit.
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2
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
literary, classic literature
Eliot Rosewater, the alcoholic heir to a massive industrial fortune, abandons high society to relocate to a decaying town in Indiana.
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3
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
by Henry Fielding, Alice Wakely
literary, classic literature
Squire Allworthy discovers an infant, Tom Jones, in his bed and decides to raise the foundling alongside his nephew, the spiteful Master Blifil.
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4
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat
literary, classic literature
Set in ancient Athens and an adjacent enchanted forest, this comedy follows four young lovers—Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius—whose romantic entanglements spiral into chaos due to the interference of the fairy k…
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5
The complete poetical works
by Robert Burns
literary, classic literature
Robert Burns’s 1786 collection, originally titled Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, documents the intersection of rural labor and linguistic identity.
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6
Portnoy’s Complaint
by Philip Roth
literary, classic literature
Alexander Portnoy lies on a psychoanalyst’s couch and delivers a frantic, obscene monologue regarding his sexual frustrations and childhood hangfires.
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7
The Beautiful and Damned
literary, classic literature
Set in the shifting social landscape of 1910s New York, the narrative follows Anthony Patch, the presumptive heir to a massive tycoon fortune, and his marriage to the socialite Gloria Gilbert.
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The Moon and Sixpence
literary, classic literature
Charles Strickland is an ordinary London stockbroker with a wife and two children until he abandons them without explanation and moves to Paris to paint.
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10
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
literary, classic literature
Farquhar, a Southern planter, is being hanged for attempting to sabotage an Owl Creek bridge during the Civil War.
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11
Lady Windermere's Fan
by Oscar Wilde
literary, classic literature
Lady Windermere suspects her husband of infidelity with a mysterious newcomer named Mrs.
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12
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh
literary, classic literature
Tony Last is a gentle English country gentleman who lives at Hetton Abbey, a Gothic mansion he loves, with his wife Brenda and young son John Andrew.
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