Books like Caesar and Cleopatra
12 books with a reading profile close to Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
King Henry IV, Part 1
history, literary
Set in early fifteenth-century England, the narrative follows King Henry IV as he faces an armed rebellion led by the Percy family and the Scottish warrior Archibald Douglas.
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2
Our Old Home
history, literary
Based on his tenure as the American consul in Liverpool, Nathaniel Hawthorne records his observations of mid-nineteenth-century England through a series of biographical sketches and travel essays.
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3
Thais
history, literary
Set in fourth-century Roman Egypt, this novel follows the ascetic monk Paphnuce as he travels from the desert to Alexandria to convert the famous courtesan Thais.
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4
King Richard II
history, literary
King Richard II depicts the downfall of a monarch who believes his authority is a divine right rather than a political function.
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5
The Fortunes Of Perkin Warbeck A Romance
by Mary Shelley
history, literary
Mary Shelley’s historical novel reimagines the life of the fifteenth-century pretender to the English throne.
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6
Ragtime
history, literary
Set in the decade preceding World War I, the narrative weaves together the lives of three distinct families: a wealthy suburban household in New Rochelle, a Jewish immigrant father and daughter in the Lower East Side, a…
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7
The Crucible
history, literary
Set in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, the play follows John Proctor as he navigates a community consumed by religious extremism and legal manipulation.
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8
All the King's Men
history, literary
The novel traces the political trajectory of Willie Stark, a cynical Southern lawyer who transforms into a populist governor by exploiting the grievances of the working class.
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9
Angle of Repose
history, literary
Lyman Ward, a retired historian living with a bone-deteriorating disability, spends his final years chronicling the lives of his grandparents, Susan and Oliver Ward.
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10
Notes of a Native Son
history, literary
James Baldwin’s collection of ten essays analyzes the intersection of racial identity and social structures in mid-century America and Europe.
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11
The Road to Wigan Pier
history, literary
Commissioned by the Left Book Club, George Orwell documents the living conditions of the working class in Northern England during the Great Depression.
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12
Valperga
by Mary Shelley
history, literary
Set in fourteenth-century Italy, the narrative follows Castruccio Castracani, a historical Ghibelline tyrant who prioritizes military conquest and political dominance over human connection.
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