"Hiroshima" is a novel published 1946 and written by the American author John Hersey. The novel was collected from an article originally run by the magazine The New Yorker in August of 1946. Initially, the magazine intended to run the full article over several issues but ended up dedicating on issue to it … [Read more...] about Hiroshima
Dubliners
"The Irish are a melancholy lot" - "Dubliners" by James Joyce proves that old saying. Written in 1914, it is a collection of fifteen short stories. The only thread that runs through the stories, tying them together is Dublin, Ireland. They are arranged with the first few stories with a child as the narrator, then on to … [Read more...] about Dubliners
Wuthering Heights
"Wuthering Heights" is a classic gothic horror/romance novel written by Emily Brontë and published in England in 1847. The book was originally published under the pen name "Ellis Bell" and Brontë died the year after it was released. When the book was first released it was considered controversial for it's themes of … [Read more...] about Wuthering Heights
The Giver
Published in 1993, "The Giver" is a young adult dystopian novel. The story is told through the limited eyes of an eleven-year-old boy. Jonas has a special gift that allows him to have flashes of color in a world that has done away with it. In Jonas's Community, people have eliminated crime, war, disease and all strong … [Read more...] about The Giver
Slaughterhouse Five
"Slaughterhouse Five - The Children's Crusade; A Duty-Dance with Death" is a book written by author Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969. It is the semi-autobiographical story of the Dresden firebombing during World War II. The story begins with Kurt Vonnegut's voice and moves to the main character, Billy Pilgrim. Vonnegut … [Read more...] about Slaughterhouse Five
Taming of the Shrew
"The Taming of the Shrew" was written by William Shakespeare about 1590 to 1592. The story begins with a ruse played on a drunk named Christopher Sly. Some hunters come across him passed out in the alley and decide to put him in a beautiful home and convince him his life as a bum was a dream and this is his real life. … [Read more...] about Taming of the Shrew
Invisible Man
"Invisible Man" is a 1952 novel by the acclaimed black author Ralph Ellison. The novel was very well-received and won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1953. It has since been featured in Time magazine's 100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th century and won the Modern Library ranking of the same name. It is … [Read more...] about Invisible Man
Frankenstein
On a dark and stormy night, a group of friends was staying at a manor in Switzerland. The year is 1816, and the group consists of famous authors of the time, including Lord Byron, John William Polidori and his girlfriend, Clair Claremont, Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Lord Byron came … [Read more...] about Frankenstein
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a novella by the author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. Stevenson conceived of the novella when he began studying the different aspects of man and how good and evil can play a part in our everyday lives. He decided to create a story where a character … [Read more...] about Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Treasure Island
"Treasure Island" was serialized in a children's magazine, Young Folks, between 1881 and 1882. It was titled, "Treasure Island, or Mutiny of the Hispaniola". The story was written under the pseudonym, Captain George North. Then it was published in book form in 1883. The story is about a young boy, so it was written as … [Read more...] about Treasure Island