Classics Book Summaries

R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek 1920 58 pages
3.84
16.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Plays
Classics
Mahabharata Summary
Mahabharata
by Vyasa 1951 483 pages
4.32
11.7K ratings
Classics
Mythology
Religion
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis Summary
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
by Sigmund Freud 1917 560 pages
3.80
11.4K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
The Red Badge of Courage Summary
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane 1895 149 pages
3.29
108.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Summary
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
by Emily Dickinson 1890 716 pages
4.28
104.3K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Literature
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.19
43.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Life for Sale Summary
Life for Sale
by Yukio Mishima 1968 192 pages
3.71
12.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
How to Die Summary
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
by Seneca 2017 230 pages
4.02
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Death
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Amityville Horror Summary
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson 1977 315 pages
3.83
135.4K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Classics
Dracula Summary
Immersive
Dracula
by Bram Stoker 1897 488 pages
4.02
1.4M ratings
Classics
Horror
Fantasy
On the Good Life Summary
On the Good Life
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 384 pages
4.00
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Mere Christianity Summary
Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis 1952 191 pages
4.36
443.3K ratings
Christian
Religion
Theology
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith 1776 1076 pages
3.88
34.2K ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Classics
What Is Existentialism? Summary
What Is Existentialism?
by Simone de Beauvoir 1944 128 pages
3.91
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
The First Man Summary
The First Man
by Albert Camus 1994 359 pages
3.97
11.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
France
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Summary
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon 2003 226 pages
3.89
1.6M ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Contemporary
Thousand Cranes Summary
Thousand Cranes
by Yasunari Kawabata 1952 147 pages
3.70
14.6K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1928 296 pages
4.10
497.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Epicurus 266 pages
3.81
5.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy 1985 351 pages
4.16
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
The Magician’s Nephew Summary
The Magician’s Nephew
by C.S. Lewis 1955 221 pages
4.05
581.6K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
The Clown Summary
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll 1963 272 pages
3.93
30.9K ratings
German Literature
Classics
Novels
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine 1776 104 pages
4.00
38.2K ratings
History
Classics
Philosophy
An Inspector Calls Summary
An Inspector Calls
by J.B. Priestley 1945 117 pages
3.82
43.2K ratings
Plays
Classics
School
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages
4.30
318.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Short Stories
So Long, See You Tomorrow Summary
So Long, See You Tomorrow
by William Maxwell 1980 135 pages
3.89
13.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Literary Fiction
In Cold Blood Summary
In Cold Blood
by Truman Capote 1966 343 pages
4.09
703.3K ratings
Classics
True Crime
Crime
Pippi Longstocking Summary
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren 1945 160 pages
4.15
205.8K ratings
Classics
Childrens
Middle Grade
Doctor Faustus Summary
Doctor Faustus
by Thomas Mann 1947 535 pages
4.08
13.3K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
Amerika Summary
Amerika
by Franz Kafka 1927 336 pages
3.74
32.6K ratings
Classics
German Literature
Literature
The Tempest Summary
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare 1611 218 pages
3.78
220.6K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski 1982 288 pages
4.14
114.3K ratings
Classics
Novels
Literature
That Was Then, This Is Now Summary
That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton 1971 159 pages
3.93
38.9K ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Coming Of Age
The Last Battle Summary
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis 1956 288 pages
4.01
294.9K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1912 272 pages
3.93
70.7K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages
3.90
46.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Eichmann in Jerusalem Summary
Eichmann in Jerusalem
A Report on the Banality of Evil
by Hannah Arendt 1963 312 pages
4.20
30.8K ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Sorrows of Young Werther Summary
The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1774 149 pages
3.69
146.4K ratings
German Literature
Classics
Literature
Musashi's Book of Five Rings Summary
Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Definitive Interpertation of Miyomoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy
by Stephen F. Kaufman 2012 128 pages
4.15
330 ratings
Philosophy
Martial Arts
Japan
Suite Française Summary
Suite Française
by Irène Némirovsky 2004 431 pages
3.86
76.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
366.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29.4K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
The Lords of Discipline Summary
The Lords of Discipline
by Pat Conroy 1980 512 pages
4.34
29.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
Southern
Light from Many Lamps Summary
Light from Many Lamps
A Treasury of Inspiration
by Lillian Watson 1988 352 pages
4.34
662 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Spirituality
Grundrisse Summary
Grundrisse
Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx 1857 904 pages
4.28
1.9K ratings
Philosophy
Economics
Politics
On Sparta Summary
On Sparta
by Plutarch 260 pages
4.12
1.9K ratings
History
Classics
Ancient History
The Screwtape Letters Summary
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis 1942 222 pages
4.27
491.6K ratings
Christian
Classics
Religion
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
699.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages
3.96
314.3K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
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