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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus

by Mary Shelley

In the introduction to the 1831 edition of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley presents herself as "the daughter of two persons o...

1818 2185 ed.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy

by Theodore Dreiser

DUSK-of a summer night.

1900 210 ed.
Roughing It
Roughing It

by Mark Twain

My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory-an office of such majesty that is concentrated in itsel...

1872 408 ed.
L’étranger
L’étranger

by Albert Camus

Vandaag is moeder gestorven.

1942 468 ed.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi

by Mark Twain

The Mississippi is well worth reading about.

1883 157 ed.
Voskresenīe
Voskresenīe

by Лев Толстой

THOUGH hundreds of thousands had done their very best to disfigure the small piece of land on which they were crowded to...

1899 250 ed.
Der Vorleser
Der Vorleser

by Bernhard Schlink

WHEN I was fifteen, I got hepatitis.

1995 89 ed.
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill

by John Grisham

BILLY RAY COBB was the younger and smaller of the two rednecks.

1989 79 ed.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace

by Margaret Atwood

Out of the gravel there are peonies growing.

1996 80 ed.
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

by Mark Twain

The scene of this chronicle is the town of Dawson's Landing, on the Missouri side of the Mississippi, half a day's journ...

1758 250 ed.
Native Son
Native Son

by Richard Wright, Richard Wright - undifferentiated

BRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNG! An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room.

1940 75 ed.
The Partner
The Partner

by John Grisham

They found him in Ponta Porã, a pleasant little town in Brazil, on the border of Paraguay, in a land still known as the ...

1997 72 ed.
4th of July
4th of July

by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

It was just before 4:00 a.m. on a weekday.

1947 51 ed.
The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller #1)
The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller #1)

by Michael Connelly

The morning air off the Mojave in late winter is as clean and crisp as you'll ever breathe in Los Angeles County.

1895 59 ed.
The Summons
The Summons

by John Grisham

It came by mail, regular postage, the old-fashioned way since the Judge was almost eighty and distrusted modern devices.

2002 55 ed.
The Fixer
The Fixer

by Bernard Malamud

From the small crossed window of his room above the stable in the brickyard, Yakov Bok saw people in their long overcoat...

1901 92 ed.
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow

I should feel sorrier," Raymond Horgan says.

1987 46 ed.
Pop Goes the Weasel
Pop Goes the Weasel

by James Patterson

GEOFFREY SHAFER, DASHINGLY outfitted in a single-breasted blue blazer, white shirt, striped tie, and narrow gray trouser...

1999 45 ed.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars

by David Guterson

The accused man, Kabuo Miyamoto, sat proudly upright with a rigid grace, his palms placed softly on the defendant's tabl...

1994 41 ed.