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SonnetRomantic
Ozymandias
Percy Bysshe Shelley · 1818
A broken statue, a desert, and the longest-lasting boast in English.
Gentle · 3 minRead→
NovelVictorian
Dracula
Bram Stoker · 1897
Letters, diaries and telegrams closing in on one undead count.
Steady · 4 minRead→
PlayRenaissance
The Tempest
William Shakespeare · 1611
A magician on an island stages a shipwreck for his enemies.
Steady · Study guideExplore→
NovellaVictorian
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad · 1899
A river journey inward, told by a man on a boat on the Thames.
Demanding · 4 minRead→
NovelPost-war
Dune
Frank Herbert · 1965
A desert planet, a spice, and a prophecy engineered by people who profit from it.
Steady · Study guideExplore→
NovellaContemporary
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys · 1966
The first Mrs Rochester gets to tell it herself.
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NovelContemporary
Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie · 1981
A boy born at the exact hour of independence, wired to the country's fate.
Demanding · Study guideExplore→