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A timeless novel
What Was the First Novel Ever Written?
Open book with Regency-era illustration of Jane Austen holding a book; large script “J. Austen” across; background of handwritten text.
Explore Essential Elements of the Novel with Clifton Fadiman and Actors
A Guide to the Characters of Jane Austen Interactive map of the locations of Jane Austen's novels
The Colorful Life of Alice Walker
Bloomsday map of Dublin, Ireland
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby raises a champagne glass, with 'The Great Gatsby' book cover superimposed and an arrow pointing to it.
Title page of Voltaire's Candide, ou l'Optimisme, printed in 1759, with French text, a floral ornament, and handwritten notes at the bottom.
At a Glance
To the Lighthouse
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Famous Novels, First Lines Quiz
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The Literary World (Famous Novels)
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The Literary World
Nobel prize-winning American author, Pearl S. Buck, at her home, Green Hills Farm, near Perkasie, Pennsylvania, 1962. (Pearl Buck)
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What Was the First Novel Ever Written?
Learn about the controversy of identifying the first novel in history.
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Everything We Know and Love About Jane Austen
“It is a truth universally acknowledged...”
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Explore Essential Elements of the Novel with Clifton Fadiman and Actors
Learn about essential elements of the novel—including mood, motivation, characterization,...
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The Colorful Life of Alice Walker
Alice Walker published The Color Purple in 1982. With it, she became the...
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The Great Gatsby: From Flop to Great American Novel
How did Gatsby become so…great?
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How Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Failed Love Affairs Inspired His Work
Learn how German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's failed love affairs inspired...
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein
On January 1, 1818, a small London publisher printed 500 copies of Frankenstein;...
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A timeless novel
The cover of A Tale of Two Cities (1859), a popular novel by English author...
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1859
Candide
Title page of an early printed version of Voltaire's Candide published in...
The Newberry Library, Louis H. Silver Collection purchase, 1964 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
John Hersey, pictured in a military vehicle
American author John Hersey based his documentary novel Hiroshima (1946)...
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A novel of the Lost Generation
The Sun Also Rises, first edition cover of the 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway.
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Movie poster for A Clockwork Orange
In 1962 Anthony Burgess (the author of this article) published A Clockwork Orange....
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The Jungle
Cover of Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle (1906).
From The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, 1906.
Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphosis)
Cover of a 1916 edition of Die Verwandlung (1915; The Metamorphosis)...
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Kathy Acker
 The punk sensibility of American writer Kathy Acker inspired her experimental...
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Beloved's inspiration
Toni Morrison's novel Beloved (1987) is based on the 1856 case of Margaret...
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Frances Burney
In 1778 English author Frances Burney anonymously published Evelina. A landmark...
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To the Lighthouse
Dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell for the first edition of Virginia Woolf's To...
Between the Covers Rare Books, Merchantville, NJ
Harry Potter editions
An assortment of first edition Harry Potter books for auction in London, 2008. The...
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Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove
Signed copy of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove (1985), a frontier epic that...
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Rebecca Yarros
American romance author Rebecca Yarros holding her record-breaking novel, Onyx...
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Can Xue
Chinese writer Can Xue is known for her highly experimental works of fiction and...
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A Guide to the Characters of Jane Austen
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Interactive map of the locations of Jane Austen's novels
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Bloomsday map of Dublin, Ireland
An interactive map of James Joyce's Dublin from June 16, 1904, the date on which...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The main characters of Frankenstein
Explore the many ill-fated characters of Mary Shelley's Gothic horror masterpiece.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Frankenstein: An interactive journey
Follow the main characters of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus across...
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