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Books like Eugénie Grandet

12 books with a reading profile close to Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac, Christopher Prendergast, Sylvia Raphael. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Burmese Days

by George Orwell

Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature

Set in the remote logging town of Kyauktada during the final decades of British imperial rule, the story follows John Flory, a weary teak merchant disillusioned by the bigotry of his peers.
2

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

by George Orwell

Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature

Gordon Comstock, a young London poet, has quit a good advertising job because he despises the worship of money.
3

Lady Windermere's Fan

by Oscar Wilde

literary, classic literature

Lady Windermere suspects her husband of infidelity with a mysterious newcomer named Mrs.
4

La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes

by Lazarillo de Tormes

Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature

Lázaro narrates his own life from the poorest start.
5

A Handful of Dust

by Evelyn Waugh

Also thought-provoking · 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.
6

Washington Square

by Henry James

Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature

In the affluent backdrop of mid-nineteenth-century New York, Catherine Sloper lives under the scrutiny of her father, Austin, a prominent physician who views his daughter as dull and unremarkable.
7

Tartuffe

by Molière

Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature

In seventeenth-century Paris, a wealthy patriarch named Orgon falls under the spell of Tartuffe, a man posing as a pious ascetic.
8

MAIN STREET

by Sinclair Lewis

Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature

Carol Kennicott moves from the city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, seeking to introduce aesthetic beauty and intellectual vibrancy to the provincial town.
9

The Beautiful and Damned

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Also thought-provoking · 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.
10

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.
11

Three Sunsets and Other Poems

by Lewis Carroll

literary, classic literature

Published posthumously in 1898, this collection gathers Lewis Carroll's serious and romantic verse, moving away from the nonsense rhyme found in his famous novels.
12

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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