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Classics Book Summaries

The Tibetan Book of the Dead Summary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Padmasambhava 1350 535 pages
4.17
10k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Spirituality
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
The Cherry Orchard Summary
The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov 1903 96 pages
3.68
42k+ ratings
Plays
Classics
Drama
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Solaris Summary
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Polish Literature
The Way to Wealth Summary
The Way to Wealth
by Benjamin Franklin 1757 30 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
Finance
Business
History
Why Read Moby-Dick? Summary
Why Read Moby-Dick?
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010 131 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Literary Criticism
Books About Books
Classics
Casino Royale Summary
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming 1953 192 pages
3.74
90k+ ratings
Thriller
Classics
Mystery
The Epic of Gilgamesh Summary
The Epic of Gilgamesh
by Anonymous 1201 72 pages
3.74
100k+ ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Classics
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas 1844 431 pages
4.10
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed
An Ambiguous Utopia
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974 387 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Summary
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn 1962 226 pages
4.04
28k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Foundation Summary
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1951 244 pages
4.17
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fantasy
Foundation and Empire Summary
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov 1945 256 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 1865 96 pages
3.99
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Classics
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Diary of an Oxygen Thief Summary
Diary of an Oxygen Thief
by Anonymous 2006 140 pages
2.72
66k+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Adult
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Summary
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou 1969 289 pages
4.30
500k+ ratings
Classics
Memoir
Biography
The Thorn Birds Summary
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough 1977 692 pages
4.25
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Der Besuch der alten Dame Summary
Der Besuch der alten Dame
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1956 155 pages
3.67
34k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
School
Snow Falling on Cedars Summary
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson 1994 460 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The English Patient Summary
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje 1992 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The Sound and the Fury Summary
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner 1929 366 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Literature
Classics
Novels
The Sound of Waves Summary
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima 1954 183 pages
3.77
21k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Trial and Death of Socrates Summary
The Trial and Death of Socrates
by Plato 58 pages
4.12
43k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Aesop’s Fables Summary
Aesop’s Fables
by Aesop 352 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Short Stories
Classics
Childrens
The Notebook Summary
The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks 1996 214 pages
4.16
1.7M+ ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Go Tell It on the Mountain Summary
Go Tell It on the Mountain
by James Baldwin 1953 256 pages
4.05
74k+ ratings
Classics
African American
Race
Acres of Diamonds Summary
Acres of Diamonds
by Russell H. Conwell 1915 68 pages
4.18
9k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
Becoming a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer
by Dorothea Brande 1934 192 pages
4.00
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe 1719 320 pages
3.68
300k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955 130 pages
4.14
53k+ ratings
Memoir
Classics
Essays
How to Die Summary
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
by Seneca 2017 230 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Death
Life of Pi Summary
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 2001 460 pages
3.94
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
Wicked Summary
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire 1995 406 pages
3.53
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Retellings
Adult
The Complete Stories and Poems Summary
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe 1849 821 pages
4.40
200k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Horror
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
مثنوی معنوی Summary
مثنوی معنوی
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273 1145 pages
4.45
4k+ ratings
Poetry
Philosophy
Literature
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Summary
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana 240 pages
3.45
6k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Sexuality
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
50 Politics Classics Summary
50 Politics Classics
Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2015 336 pages
4.00
100+ ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects Summary
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
by Bertrand Russell 1957 266 pages
4.01
21k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Atheism
Amerika Summary
Amerika
by Franz Kafka 1927 336 pages
3.74
32k+ ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Holy Bible Summary
Holy Bible
English Standard Version
by Anonymous 2007 1243 pages
4.58
50k+ ratings
Christian
Religion
Reference
The Little Prince Summary
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 1943 96 pages
4.33
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller 1953 143 pages
3.61
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll 1871 239 pages
4.06
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Childrens
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