Animal Farm
Summary George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegorical novella about a group of farm animals who rise up against their […]
Modern Era
Modern era book summaries cover works from roughly the 19th and early 20th centuries, when societies faced industrialization, empire, war and rapid change. On Thornbook you’ll find summaries that highlight how these books question tradition, explore psychology and respond to shifting social and political realities.
1984
Summary George Orwell’s 1984 is one of those books that doesn’t feel very far from real life, even though it’s
To Kill a Mockingbird
Summary Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the small, fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s.