AudioReads

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• Bildungsroman
• Novel

Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Coming of Age, Love, Self-Discovery

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• Gothic Fiction
• Novella

The Lifted Veil by George Eliot

Clairvoyance, Isolation, Science

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• Novella
• Political Allegory

Benito Ceren by Herman Melville

Deception, Power, Slavery

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• Psychological Fiction
• Short Story

Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville

Alienation, Modernity, Resistance

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• Novel
• Realist Fiction

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Fate, Infidelity, Love, Society

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• Allegorical Fiction
• Novel

Mardi And a Voyage Thither by Herman Melville

Allegory, Exploration, Philosophy

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• Dialogue
• Philosophy

Ion by Plato

Art, Inspiration, Rhetoric

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• Novel
• Psychological Fiction

Pierre or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville

Identity, Madness, Morality

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• Modernist Fiction
• Novella

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Colonialism, Morality, Power

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• Bildungsroman
• Novella

The Banner of the Upright Seven by Gottfried Keller

Individuality, Morality, Youth

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• Poetry
• Romanticism

Selected Poems by William Wordsworth

Emotion, Memory, Nature, Simplicity

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• Philosophical Fiction
• Short Story

The Bet by Anton Chekhov

Greed, Isolation, Wisdom

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• Novella
• Tragedy

Oroonoko of The Royal Slave by Aphra Behn

Betrayal, Honor, Slavery

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• Autobiography
• Social Commentary

Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington

Education, Perseverance, Racism

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• Gothic Fiction
• Short Story

The Bell Tower by Herman Melville

Pride, Punishment, Technology

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• Short Stories
• Travel Narrative

The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles by Herman Melville

Humanity, Isolation, Nature

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• Essay
• Travel Memoir

At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley

Culture, Reflection, Travel

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• Fairy Tale

Catherine and Frederick by Brothers Grimm

Foolishness, Humor, Marriage

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• Fairy Tale

Little One Eye, Two Eyes and Three Eyes by Brothers Grimm

Envy, Kindness, Magic

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• Fairy Tale

Cinderella by Brothers Grimm

Injustice, Kindness, Transformation