Books like Hernani
12 books with a reading profile close to Hernani by Victor Hugo. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Lázaro narrates his own life from the poorest start.
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2
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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MAIN STREET
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.
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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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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Also thought-provoking · 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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6
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.
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Three Sunsets and Other Poems
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.
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9
Burmese Days
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.
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10
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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.
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As You Like It
literary, classic literature
In this pastoral comedy, Rosalind flees the court of her usurping uncle, Duke Frederick, and disguises herself as a young man named Ganymede to survive in the Forest of Arden.
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The Moon and Sixpence
Also thought-provoking · 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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