Classic Companions
A Tale of Two Cities
By Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a bloodthirsty ogress and an antihero as believably flawed as any in modern fiction. Though the least typical of the author’s novels, A Tale of Two Cities still underscores many of his enduring themes—imprisonment, injustice, social anarchy, resurrection, and the renunciation that fosters renewal. Source: Goodreads
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Robert Stevenson
In a murder-mystery case, Dr. Jekyll, a kind and caring person, produces a potion that turns one into another person (also a split-personality case) Now known as Mr. Hyde, he causes chaos and violence throughout the town, and the people are determined to find the murderer.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Jean Louise Finch, a six-year-old girl, brings the reader into a narrative about her home in Alabama. Through a series of funny, sorrowful, and unexpected events, Jean recalls her memories with her brother Jem and her father Atticus. Centered on the problem of racism and innocence, To Kill A Mockingbird is a true classic and will catch the eye of all passionate readers.
Little Women
By Louisa May Alcott
Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help wondering: Will Father return home safely? Intro credited to Indigo Books
Moby Dick
By Herman Melville
At the heart of Moby-Dick is the powerful, unknowable sea—and Captain Ahab, a brooding, one-legged fanatic who has sworn vengeance on the mammoth white whale that crippled him. Narrated by Ishmael, a wayfarer who joins the crew of Ahab’s whaling ship, this is the story of that hair-raising voyage, and of the men who embraced hardship and nameless horrors as they dared to challenge God’s most dreaded creation and death itself for a chance at immortality. Introduction credited to Indigo Books