PDF Books in Tragic Fiction
The Quaint Companions
by Leonard MerrickThe Quaint Companions is authored by Leonard Merrick. Though he is not popular among the contemporary reading world, he was best remembered as the “novelist’s novelist” by the then peers of him. The Quaint Companions is about the tragedy of racial miscegenation. It is, perhaps, the most sympathetic and understanding novel, in its intimate everyd..
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a fiction work based on the themes of legalism, sin and guilt. To punish the people involving in adultery, the 17th century Puritan rules asks the guilty people to wear The scarlet letter “A” as the symbol of Adultery and affair. Hester Prynne, who presumes her husband lost at sea. She conceiv..
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe Sorrows of Young Werther is written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer and politician, who attained fame of International celebrity at the age of 24, immediately after publication of this work. This autobiographical novel was instrumental in Romantic literary movement of German literature. This novel is an epistolary and co..
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman
by Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, is a novel written by Thomas Hardy, an English novelist who prefers to be called himself as a poet, though his initial recognition came through his novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Jude the Obscure and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Tess of the d'Urbervilles, explores the ..
The Woman in White
by Wilkie CollinsThe Woman in White is considered to be the first mystery novel which has been remembered for creation of sensation novels genre in the literary world. This novel is written by Wilkie Collins, an English novelist remembered for his literary contributions such as The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name. Walter Hartright is hired a..
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas HardyJude the Obscure is a novel written by Thomas Hardy, an English author remembered for his writings of a declining rural society through his writings such as Under the Greenwood Tree, A Pair of Blue Eyes, The Mayor of Casterbridge and Desperate Remedies. The novel narrates how a conservative society victimizing a village stonemason and his childr..
Father Goriot
by Honore de BalzacFather Goriot is a French novel written by Honoré de Balzac, a French playwright and one of the founders of realism in European literature. His literary contributions were in the form of plays, tales, and tragic verses. This novel narrates the struggles of individuals to cope up with profound changes of French society and the failure of marriage..
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles DickensThe Old Curiosity Shop is a novel written by the English writer Charles Dickens, remembered as the great novelist of Victorian era for his notable writings such as A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Great expectations and David Copperfield. The Old Curiosity Shop narrates the miserable story of isolated young girl Nell Trent and her grandf..