By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg.
By Nikolai Gogol
Chichikov travels the Russian countryside purchasing deceased serfs whose deaths have not yet been registered.
By Joseph Conrad
Charles Marlow tells his story of journeying up the Congo River in search of the enigmatic ivory trader Kurtz.
By Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect.
By Zhuangzi
Selections from the writings of Zhuangzi, filled with witty allegories, parables, and paradoxes.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
The narrative of a bitter, isolated retired civil servant living in Saint Petersburg.
By W. Somerset Maugham
The story of Philip Carey, an orphan born with a clubfoot, and his tragic obsession with a London waitress.
By Hermann Hesse
The spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.
By Laozi
The fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism written by Laozi.
By Henry James
Lambert Strether travels to Europe to retrieve his benefactress's son, only to become enchanted by Paris.
By Confucius
A collection of ideas and sayings attributed to the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius.
By Sun Tzu
An ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, deeply influencing Eastern and Western military thinking.
By Kate Chopin
Edna Pontellier struggles between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherly duty.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
A passionate philosophical novel that enters deeply into ethical debates of God, free will, and morality.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Prince Myshkin's goodness and open-hearted simplicity lead many to mistakenly consider him an idiot.
By Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a giant insect-like creature.
By Oscar Wilde
A collection of profound philosophical and satirical essays by Oscar Wilde.
By Henry James
Isabel Archer, an independent young American woman, confronts her destiny in Europe.
By Stendhal
Julien Sorel attempts to rise above his humble provincial origins through a combination of talent and hard work.
By Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A woman is confined to a room by her physician husband and becomes obsessed with its yellow wallpaper.
By Henry David Thoreau
A reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings by Henry David Thoreau.