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In this short story, the first person narrator is a woman locked in a room by her husband for "health reasons." She becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper as she slowly goes insane. First published in 1892, this story illustrates how women needed to get more power over their own lives, and as such, it's been a staple of feminist literature ever since. A classic tale that should be read by everyone.

Robin Hood as a heroic character really began with this novel. Howard Pyle culled various stories about Robin Hood from the traditional ballads and wove them together into a cohesive story. He toned down the violence and killing to make Robin Hood a hero more than a rogue., and to make it more appropriate reading for children. Find out how Robin Hood became an outlaw who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Meet Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, Little John, Will Scarlet and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. The novel was written for children, but through the years has been adored by adults, too.

My Ántonia is the third book in Willa Cather's Prairie Trilogy. Fear not, they can be read in any order as they each stand alone. After his parents die, Jim Burden moves to Black Hawk, Nebraska to live with his grandparents. There he meets and falls for Ántonia, and through his viewpoint, we explore Ántonia's past.

Would you like to have more money? This amazing book takes you through the steps to put yourself into the right frame of mind to attract wealth by helping you to see the opportunities that exist around you. The short chapters get right to the point. You can read, and understand it quickly, and refer back to it when you need a refresher. This book heavily inspired The Secret and the various Law of Attraction books that followed, but it doesn't tell you to simply wish for things to happen. No, it opens your eyes, changes your way of thinking, and helps you to recognize the opportunities where you can take action and create personal wealth. You can be rich. You deserve to be rich. And this book can show you how to get there.

Lady Susan Vernon is a widow who loves to manipulate and seduce men. Single, married, it's all the same to her. She has two goals--first to marry off her daughter to a man who has enough money to care for her, and second to marry someone even richer herself. The story unfolds in epistolary form, and is quite different from Jane Austen's other work. For example, Lady Susan is more than a match for any man she meets, she's not only beautiful and smart, but tends to seduce younger men--in Austen's novels, her heroines always go for older men. A very interesting change of pace, this novella was written before Sense and Sensibility.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel is once again based on his relationship with Zelda. In this one, we meet Anthony Patch, a man who is climbing the social ladder, and is set to inherit a fortune from his tycoon father. The book centers around life in the Jazz Age and his relationship with his wife, Gloria. Once again, the characters are complex and well-drawn.

Meet Elizabeth Bennet, twenty years old, smart, sarcastic, attractive, and a little quick to judge based on selective first impressions. When she first meets Mr. Darcy, she is not impressed. The man is not fond of dancing or making light conversation. When Elizabeth's sister, Jane, catches cold and is forced to stay at Netherfield for a short time, Elizabeth arrives to take care of her, and is forced to spend time with that condescending Mr. Darcy. She has no interest in him, of course, preferring to spend time with Mr. Wickham, and a love triangle is formed where Wickham and Darcy are enemies and both want to be with Elizabeth. This classic novel of romance among the landed gentry at the turn of the 19th century has been one of the most popular novels of English literature.

Anne Elliot is 27, and unmarried. Years ago, she fell in love with a man named Frederick Wentworth, a handsome young naval officer, but as he was poor, he was considered to be an unsuitable match, and Anne's friend, Lady Russell, convinced her to break the engagement. But now Anne runs into Frederick again. It's been eight long years, and Frederick is a captain and he's wealthy. He announces that he is ready to marry any suitable young woman who catches his eye. Any woman other than Anne, that is. After all, she rejected him and he refuses to forgive her. This was Jane Austen's final novel. It was published shortly after her death.

HERE THERE BE PIRATES! Join young Jim Hawkins on a quest for treasure. Meet infamous pirates like Long John Silver! This is a wild adventure tale with treasure maps, sea journeys, murders, action, and of course pirates. This classic tale is terrific for children and for adults, and it belongs on everyone's bookshelf.

Catherine Morland loves reading Gothic novels, especially those by Ann Radcliffe. As Catherine is only seventeen and lacks life experience, she sees herself as a Gothic novel heroine. She is invited to visit wealthy neighbors in Bath, and to spend the winter attending balls, theatre and other social activities. She soon meets Henry Tilney and finds him to be more than a little appealing. Northanger Abbey has the romance and social commentary one expects from Jane Austen. The novel was published six months after her death.

Mary Lennox is a rude ten year old girl raised mostly by servants because her wealthy British parents had no time for her where they lived in India. When her parents and servants die in a cholera epidemic, Mary survives, and is sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven in Yorkshire. There she finds a key to a secret garden which Mrs. Craven had tended until she died. Now Archibald keeps the garden locked away in secret. Mary makes new friends and she discovers the healing power of nature as she grows into a more confident and kind person. A classic of children's literature, The Secret Garden belongs in every home library.

This, the original little book, has been incredibly popular since it was first written back in 1918. William Strunk, Jr., a professor at Cornell, released it in a privately printed edition in 1919 "to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention...on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated." A year later, it saw its first major publication. This short guide to writing is as useful today as it was when it was first released. Everyone should own a copy.

Meet Jane Eyre through her autobiography (as written by Charlotte Bronte). A brilliant coming of age novel, Jane Eyre also tackles issues of social class, sexuality, morals, religion, and feminism. Jane is an orphan who must overcome her loveless childhood as she goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall. She is a multi-layered character who embodies the qualities of independence, Christianity, individuality, and passion.

You already know the basics of the story--Doctor Victor Frankenstein creates a monster and brings it to life, and learns a powerful lesson that life is precious and should be respected. This classic novel has inspired countless films and books. It's been an inspiration to modern authors of science fiction, horror, and suspense.

When Fannie Price is sent to live with her rich uncle and aunt Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram at the age of ten, she finds that she is treated like a poor unwanted cousin. Most of the novel features Fannie at age eighteen and nineteen. She's been in love with her cousin Edmund, who is the only one of her cousins to show her any true kindness. The problem is that Edmund is in love with Mary Crawford. Mansfield Park is perhaps Jane Austen's most controversial novel, and it features a good deal of social satire.

This tragedy by Sophocles was written around 441 BCE, and while it was written first, chronologically it is the third of the three Theban plays. Antigone and Ismene daughters of Oedipus, are sisters of two dead brothers who died fighting each other for the throne. Creon, the new King determines that one brother, Eteocles will be honored, but Polyneices will be publicly shamed and left to rot on the battlefield without the holy rites. Antigone defies Creon and buries her brother, which leads to her imprisonment. The actions that make up the rest of the story are there to play out the themes of state control, civil disobedience, fidelity, citizenship and family.

Originally titled MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY, this short book was first published in 1848 (first English edition was 1850, though this translation is from 1888). In the 1840s, political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels collaborated to present their theories regarding the nature of politics and society as a history of class struggles. In addition, it presents a short bit about how capitalism would be replaced first by socialism and eventually by communism.

So, you want to know about power politics? You want a practical guide on how to seize and hold power without idealism? This little book is the one you've been searching for, and it's been the best of its kind since it was first published back in the 16th century. Someone termed Machiavellian is considered to be cunning and duplicitous, but if you want to be a prince, a king, a president or anyone with real power, this concept of the ends justifies the means is what it's all about. Required reading for anyone with an interest in politics or human history. Yes, that means everyone. No personal library is complete without a copy of The Prince.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was one of the first slave narratives, and is a must-read for anyone interested in African American history. In this autobiography, Harriet Ann Jacobs (originally using the pseudonym Linda Brent) wrote about her struggle for freedom and the sexual abuse she endured. It's an intense memoir, and an eye-opening glimpse into the way humans will abuse other humans. It's also a testament to the strength of the human spirit as she gains her freedom, living to share her story.

According to Nietzsche, philosophers of the past lacked critical sense and simply accepted the various dogmatic premises regarding morality. He claims they had relied on the faith that good men and evil men are polar opposites instead of simply different expressions of the same basic drives that the evil men simply allow to flow through them without regard to morality. In this, one of his major works, he explores the nature of morality as it relates to good and evil. It is required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in philosophy.

The Importance of Being Earnest is a terrific play by Oscar Wilde. It stands the test of time. While it deals with Victorian society, it also hits on the universal truths about the lengths to which some men will go to avoid certain social obligations. It does so with humor and satire. The play was first performed in 1895, and the text here is from 1915.