Novels & Short Stories, SWO-UND
Whether it's "Don Quixote," "Pride and Prejudice," "The Great Gatsby," or "The Fall of the House of Usher," novels and short stories have been enchanting and transporting readers for a great many years. There's a little something for everyone: within these two genres of literature, a wealth of types and styles can be found, including historical, epistolary, romantic, Gothic, and realist works, along with many more.
Novels & Short Stories Encyclopedia Articles By Title
Sword of Honour
Sword of Honour, trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh, published originally as Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen......
Sylvie and Bruno
Sylvie and Bruno, novel for children by Lewis Carroll, published in 1889. The work evolved from his short story......
Symbolism
Symbolism, a loosely organized literary and artistic movement that originated with a group of French poets in the......
Tale of a Tub, A
A Tale of a Tub, prose satire by Jonathan Swift, written between 1696 and 1699, published anonymously in 1704,......
Tale of Genji, The
The Tale of Genji, masterpiece of Japanese literature by Murasaki Shikibu. Written at the start of the 11th century,......
Tale of Melibeus, The
The Tale of Melibeus, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Reproved by the host of......
Tale of Peter Rabbit, The
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, one of the best-selling childrenâs books of all time, written and illustrated by Beatrix......
Tale of Two Cities, A
A Tale of Two Cities, novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is......
Tales of the Jazz Age
Tales of the Jazz Age, second collection of short works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1922. Although the......
Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys
Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys, collection of childrenâs stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1853.......
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba, story by Nikolay Gogol, published in Russian in 1835 in the book Mirgorod. Set on the Ukrainian steppe,......
Tarzan
Tarzan, one of the best-known and most durable figures of popular fiction, the hero of jungle adventures in nearly......
Tell-Tale Heart, The
The Tell-Tale Heart, short Gothic horror story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in The Pioneer in 1843. Poeâs tale......
Tempest-Tost
Tempest-Tost, novel by Robertson Davies, the first in his series of books known as the Salterton...
Temple of the Golden Pavilion, The
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, novel by Mishima Yukio, first published in Japanese as Kinkakuji in 1956. The......
Temptation of Saint Anthony, The
The Temptation of Saint Anthony, novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1874 as La Tentation de Saint Antoine.......
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, novel by Anne Brontë (writing under the pseudonym Acton Bell), first published in......
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night, semiautobiographical novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1934. It is the story of a......
Tess of the dâUrbervilles
Tess of the dâUrbervilles, novel by English novelist Thomas Hardy, first published serially in bowdlerized form......
That Hideous Strength
That Hideous Strength, third novel in a science-fiction trilogy by C.S. Lewis, published in 1945. It is a sequel......
The 40th Anniversary of Star Wars
Star Wars, first released on May 25, 1977, was one of the defining motion pictures in cinema history, and, for......
The Afterlife of Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes died in Madrid on April 22, 1616. He was buried the next day in a convent. When the convent......
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat, iconic childrenâs picture book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name......
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars, young-adult romance novel by American writer John Green known for its exploration of meaning......
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Was Sci-Fi Passed Off as News
On August 25, 1835, the New York Sun published the first of six articles that would become known as the Great Moon......
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games, series of dystopian best-selling young adult novels by American author Suzanne Collins. The Hunger......
The Last Book of the Harlem Renaissance
God Sends Sunday was the last book of the Harlem Renaissance. It was published in 1931 by one of New Yorkâs major......
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Among his many literary achievements, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with creating the genre of detective fiction......
The Science Behind Project Hail Mary
When an alien microbe begins feasting on starlight, a frantic, galactic scramble to save humanity ensues in Project......
The Sea, The Sea
The Sea, The Sea, novel by British writer Iris Murdoch. Published in 1978, it was her 19th novel and her only work......
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God, novel by American folklorist and writer Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1937. Initially......
them
them, novel by Joyce Carol Oates, published in 1969 and granted a National Book Award in 1970. Violent and explosive......
Theophilus North
Theophilus North, novel by Thornton Wilder, published in 1973. The last work published during Wilderâs lifetime,......
Thibault, Les
Les Thibault, eight-part novel cycle by Roger Martin du Gard, first published in 1922â40. The individual novels......
Thin Man, The
The Thin Man, novel by Dashiell Hammett, published in 1934. Hammettâs portrayal of sophisticated New York cafĂ©......
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart, first novel by Chinua Achebe, written in English and published in 1958. Things Fall Apart helped......
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise, first novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. Immature though it seems today, the......
Thousand and One Nights, The
The Thousand and One Nights, collection of largely Middle Eastern and Indian stories of uncertain date and authorship.......
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes, novel by Kawabata Yasunari, published serially in several newspapers beginning in 1949 and published......
Three Musketeers, The
The Three Musketeers, novel by Alexandre Dumas pĂšre, published in French as Les Trois Mousquetaires in 1844. SUMMARY:......
Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass, book by Lewis Carroll, dated 1872 but actually published in December 1871. Written as......
ThérÚse Raquin
ThĂ©rĂšse Raquin, novel by Ămile Zola, first published serially as Un Mariage dâamour in 1867 and published in book......
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces, novel by C.S. Lewis, published in 1956, that retells the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche.......
Time Machine, The
The Time Machine, first novel by H. G. Wells, published in book form in 1895. The novel is considered one of the......
Time of the Hero, The
The Time of the Hero, novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, published in 1963 as La ciudad y los perros (âThe City and the......
Tin Drum, The
The Tin Drum, picaresque novel by GĂŒnter Grass, a purported autobiography of a dwarf who lives through the birth......
To Be a Pilgrim
To Be a Pilgrim, second novel in a trilogy by Joyce Cary, published in 1942. The novel is told in the voice of......
To Build a Fire
To Build a Fire, short story by Jack London, published in Century Magazine in 1908 and later reprinted in the 1910......
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not, minor novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1937. Set in and near Key West, Florida, the......
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, novel by American author Harper Lee, published in 1960. Enormously popular, it was translated......
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse, novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1927. The work is one of her most successful and accessible......
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road, novel by Erskine Caldwell, published in 1932. A tale of violence and sex among rural poor in the......
Tobermory
Tobermory, short story by Saki, published in the 1911 collection The Chronicles of Clovis. This miniature masterpiece......
Today in HistoryâAugust 25: The Great Moon Hoax Takes Off
For centuries the Moon has fascinated peopleâand inspired some rather far-out ideas. It was worshipped as a goddess,......
Today in HistoryâDecember 19: Bah, Humbug!
Charles Dickensâs parable A Christmas Carol was first published on December 19, 1843. Firmly entrenched in the......
Today in HistoryâJune 11: E.T.âs Otherworldly Success
On this day in 1982, American movie fans were introduced to the lovable, long-fingered star of Steven Spielbergâs......
Today in HistoryâMarch 20: Uncle Tomâs Cabin Published As a Novel
Uncle Tomâs Cabin played a crucial role in shifting white American sentiment against slavery, even as it propagated......
Today in HistoryâSeptember 30: Robinson Crusoe Is Shipwrecked
âSeptember 30, 1659. I poor miserable Robinson Crusoe, being shipwreckâd, during a dreadful Storm, in the offing,......
Tom Brownâs School Days
Tom Brownâs School Days, novel by Thomas Hughes, published in 1857. Tom Brown is an early, well-drawn character......
Tom Jones
Tom Jones, comic novel by Henry Fielding, published in 1749. Tom Jones, like its predecessor, Joseph Andrews, is......
Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, novel by Mark Twain, published in 1876, that centres on a smart mischievous young......
Tonio Kröger
Tonio Kröger, novella by Thomas Mann, originally published in German in 1903. The partially autobiographical work......
Tono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay, novel by H.G. Wells, serialized in the English Review and published in book form in New York in 1908.......
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring, novella by Ivan Turgenev, published in Russian as Veshniye vody in 1872. The book has also......
Tortilla Flat
Tortilla Flat, novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1935. The first of his novels to be set in the Monterey peninsula......
Town, The
The Town, novel by William Faulkner, published in 1957. It is the second work in the Snopes family trilogy, which......
Town, The
The Town, novel by Conrad Richter, published in 1950. The third book in a trilogy that includes The Trees and The......
Tragic Muse, The
The Tragic Muse, novel by Henry James, published serially in The Atlantic Monthly from 1889 to 1890 and in book......
Train to Pakistan
Train to Pakistan, historical fiction novel, originally published as Mano Majra in 1956, by Indian author Khushwant......
travesty
travesty, in literature, the treatment of a noble and dignified subject in an inappropriately trivial manner. Travesty......
Treasure Island
Treasure Island, classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, serialized in the magazine Young Folks from......
Trees, The
The Trees, novel by Conrad Richter, published in 1940. It was the first novel in a trilogy published collectively......
Trial, The
The Trial, novel by visionary German-language writer Franz Kafka, originally published posthumously in 1925. One......
Trilby
Trilby, novel by George du Maurier, published in 1894. The novel tells the story of Trilby OâFerrall, an artistâs......
Tristan
Tristan, novella by Thomas Mann, published in 1903 as one of six novellas in Tristan: Sechs Novellen. The plot......
Tristram Shandy
Tristram Shandy, experimental novel by Laurence Sterne, published in nine volumes from 1759 to 1767. Wildly experimental......
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde, tragic verse romance by Geoffrey Chaucer, composed in the 1380s and considered by some critics......
Troll Garden, The
The Troll Garden, first short-story collection by Willa Cather, published in 1905. Publication of the collection,......
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer, autobiographical novel by Henry Miller, published in France in 1934 and, because of censorship,......
Trumpet of the Swan, The
The Trumpet of the Swan, novel by E.B. White, published in 1970. The book is considered a classic of childrenâs......
Turn of the Screw, The
The Turn of the Screw, novella by Henry James, published serially in Collierâs Weekly in 1898 and published in......
Turner Diaries, The
The Turner Diaries, novel by William Luther Pierce (under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald), published in 1978. An......
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
Tweedledum and Tweedledee, fictional characters in Lewis Carrollâs Through the Looking-Glass (1872). In keeping......
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, novel by Jules Verne, first published in French as Vingt Mille Lieues sous......
Twenty-six Men and a Girl
Twenty-six Men and a Girl, short story by Maxim Gorky, published in Russian in 1899 as âDvadtsat shest i odnaâ......
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales, collection of previously published short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, issued in 1837 and revised......
Twilight Saga
Twilight Saga, series of vampire-themed novels for teenagers written by American author Stephenie Meyer. The Twilight......
Two Women
Two Women, novel by Alberto Moravia, published in Italian in 1957 as La ciociara. Based partially on Moraviaâs......
Typee
Typee, first novel by Herman Melville, published in London in 1846 as Narrative of a Four Monthsâ Residence Among......
U.S.A.
U.S.A., trilogy by John Dos Passos, comprising The 42nd Parallel (1930), covering the period from 1900 up to World......
Ugly American, The
The Ugly American, novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, published in 1958. A fictionalized account of......
Ukigumo
Ukigumo, novel by Futabatei Shimei, published in 1887â89. It was published in three parts, at first under the name......
Ultraism
Ultraism, movement in Spanish and Spanish American poetry after World War I, characterized by a tendency to use......
Ulysses
Ulysses is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce, first published in book form in Paris in 1922. It is constructed......
Unanimism
Unanimism, French literary movement based on the psychological concept of group consciousness and collective emotion......
Unbearable Lightness of Being, The
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, novel by Milan Kundera, first published in 1984 in English and French translations.......
Uncle Tomâs Cabin
Uncle Tomâs Cabin, novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in serialized form in the United States in 1851â52......
Uncle Tomâs Children
Uncle Tomâs Children, collection of four novellas by Richard Wright, published in 1938. The collection, Wrightâs......
Under the Net
Under the Net, first published novel by British author and philosopher Iris Murdoch. Appearing in 1954, Under the......