Posted in Dystopia Novella Science FictionThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsEvolution, Future, Human Decline, Social Class, Technology, Time Travel
Posted in Children's Literature Fairy Tale FantasyThe Nutcracker and The Mouse King by E. T. A. HoffmanChildhood, Christmas, Enchantment, Imagination, Magic, Wonder
Posted in Bildungsroman Gothic Fiction NovelJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFemale Identity, Independence, Love, Orphanhood, Secrets, Social Class
Posted in Essay Political Philosophy Social CriticismCivil Disobedience by Henry David ThoreauConscience, Freedom, Government, Justice, Protest, Resistance
Posted in Commentary Nonfiction Religious LiteratureTable-Talk of the Prophet Muhammad by Stanley Lane-PooleCharity, Daily Life, Faith, Humility, Mercy, Wisdom
Posted in Comedy Play SatireArms and the Man by George Bernard ShawHeroism, Hypocrisy, Illusion, Love, Social Class, War
Posted in Philosophy Social CriticismBeyond Good and Evil by Friedrich NietzscheCritique, Human Nature, Morality, Power, Truth, Values
Posted in Essay Inspirational PhilosophySelf-Reliance by Ralph Waldo EmersonCharacter, Confidence, Independence, Individualism, Inner Voice, Nonconformity
Posted in Novella Satire Speculative FictionFlatland by Edwin Abbott AbbottDimensions, Imagination, Perception, Perspective, Reality, Social Hierarchy
Posted in Essay Political Philosophy Social PhilosophyOn Liberty by John Stuart MillAuthority, Free Speech, Freedom, Individualism, Social Progress, Society
Posted in Essays Literary Criticism PhilosophyEssays by Ralph Waldo EmersonCharacter, Individualism, Inspiration, Nature, Self-Reliance, Wisdom
Posted in Guide Motivational Book NonfictionThe Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. BarnumBusiness, Hard Work, Practical Wisdom, Success, Thrift, Wealth
Posted in Animal Fiction Children's Literature NovelBlack Beauty by Anna SewellAnimal Rights, Compassion, Cruelty, Horses, Kindness, Responsibility
Posted in Historical Fiction Novel Psychological FictionThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneFemale Identity, Guilt, Hypocrisy, Shame, Sin, Social Judgment
Posted in Gothic Fiction Short StoryThe Invisible Girl by Mary ShelleyDisappearance, Romance, Secrecy
Posted in Fantasy Gothic FictionRoger Dodsworth: The Reanimated Englishman by Mary ShelleyResurrection, Satire, Time
Posted in Gothic Fiction Short StoryValerius, The Reanimated Roman by Mary ShelleyHistory, Identity, Resurrection
Posted in Detective Fiction Short StoryThe Mystery at Number Seven by Mrs Henry WoodCrime, Discovery, Family
Posted in Detective Fiction Short StoryThe Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan PoeDeduction, Logic, Theft
Posted in Historical Fiction NovelLes Misérables by Victor HugoJustice, Poverty, Redemption, Revolution
Posted in Ghost Story MysteryThe Story of The Spaniards, Hammersmith by E&H HeronEspionage, Mystery, Supernatural
Posted in Fairy TaleThe Little Brother and Sister by Brothers GrimmLove, Perseverance, Transformation
