Books like The Physiology of Taste
12 books with a reading profile close to The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Contemplative; a moderate read.
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1
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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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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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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Compleat angler
by Izaak Walton
Also contemplative · practical, literary
Izaak Walton’s 1653 text functions as a technical manual for freshwater fishing framed through a series of dialogues.
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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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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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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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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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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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A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster
history, literary
Set in the British Raj during the 1920s, the narrative centers on the relationship between Dr.
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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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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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