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The Red Badge of Courage -  An Episode of the American Civil War

The Red Badge of Courage - An Episode of the American Civil War

by Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel written by Stephen Crane, an American author remembered for his realism, Naturalism and Impressionism. Apart from his magnum opus The Red Badge of Courage his literary works during short life of 28 years, includes Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, The Black Riders and Other Lines, George's Mother, The Open Boat ..

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

by Wilkie Collins

The 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..

The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come

The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come

by John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. Considered to be one of the finest English literature in spiritual genre, this book was written by the author during his imprisonment.   Written in two parts, the first part narrates the protagonist Christian journey from the city of..

North and South

North and South

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

North and South is a novel based on industrial revolution is written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, a British novel writer of Victorian era, whose novels portrayed the poor. Apart from writing the biography of Charlotte Bronte whom she admired a lot, she had contributed to the literary world with many novels and shorts stories including Mary Barton..

White Fang

White Fang

by Jack London

White Fang is an animal fiction novel written by Jack London, an American novelist who was one of the early writers to have made fortunes out of fiction writing. Apart from his magnum opus The call of the Wild, many of his novels were based on animal fiction, boxing fiction and dystopian fiction. White Fang has been written in the animal point o..

The Best American Humorous Short Stories

The Best American Humorous Short Stories

by Alexander Jessup

The Best American Humorous Short Stories is collection of short stories written by many authors and collected by Alexander Jessup, who is credited also for many such collections including “The Book of the Short Story” and “Little French Masterpieces”.  The author mentions in his introductory note that the primary selection criteria for comp..

The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps

by John Buchan

The Thirty Nine Steps is an adventure novel based during the period while Europe runs through war threat, written by John Buchan a Scottish novelist who himself served as Governor General of Canada before his writing career. He contributed the literary world with many fiction and non-fiction works including Sir Quixote of the Moors, John Burnet of ..

The Secret Agent -  A Simple Tale

The Secret Agent - A Simple Tale

by Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent is a novel based on the life of a spy written by Joseph Conrad, a Polish writer remembered for his narrative style and portraying anti-heroic characters. His notable works include Heart of Darkness, An Outcast of the Islands, and Nostromo. The story narrates the life of a spy who ruined his family to save his profession. Mr. Ver..