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The Aeneid by Virgil
The adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. [More]
Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Massachusetts, this tale of an adulterous entanglement resulting in an... [More]
Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Set in Alabama during the Depression; follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch. A tough, tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up. [More]
Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Celebrated 19th century American poet; father of U.S. Supreme Court jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. [More]
1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn's first book, this economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in... [More]
Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Literature,
Biography
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J. R. R. Tolkien
From a remote and exotic age--of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. In the unique imagination of J.R.R. Tolken the power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers. [More]
Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes... [More]
1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gut-wrenching portrayal of slavery and its effects on families and individuals. A remarkable book - narrative drive, vivid characters, sprawling cast, several completely different worlds masterfully portrayed; [More]
1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
In this play, Shakespeare shows that love makes you do strange things. As Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth." [More]
Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Classic tragic romance of the feuding Capulets and Montagues. Romeo (a Montague) falls in love with Juliet (a Capulet) and are married in secret by Friar Lawrence... [More]
Renaissance/
Reformation
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
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