Books like The Titan
12 books with a reading profile close to The Titan by Theodore Dreiser. Outward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Pickwick Papers
literary, classic literature
Samuel Pickwick, a retired businessman and perpetual optimist, leads a small group of gentlemen from the Pickwick Club across the English countryside to observe human behavior and local customs.
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2
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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3
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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4
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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5
Titus Andronicus
literary, classic literature
Titus Andronicus returns to Rome after a decade of war against the Goths, bringing Queen Tamora and her sons as prisoners.
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6
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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7
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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8
The Comedy of Errors
Also outward-looking · literary, classic literature
The play follows two sets of identical twins, both named Antipholus and Dromio, who were separated during a shipwreck in infancy.
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9
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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10
Eugénie Grandet
by Honoré de Balzac, Christopher Prendergast
Also thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Set in the provincial town of Saumur, this novel documents the domestic tyranny of Felix Grandet, a former cooper who has amassed a secret fortune through obsessive land speculation and hoarding.
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11
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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12
It Can't Happen Here
Also outward-looking and thought-provoking · literary, classic literature
Set in the mid-1930s, the narrative centers on the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a populist senator who wins the American presidency by promising every citizen five thousand dollars a year and a return to traditiona…
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