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Mathilda

Summary This Mathilda summary follows a young woman shaped by emotional loneliness, loss, and a deep hunger for love. At […]

Summary This The Last Man summary follows Lionel Verney, a rough outsider who rises into England’s political and social elite.

Summary This Jane Eyre summary follows Jane, an orphan who grows up facing cruelty, loneliness, and strict discipline. Even so,

Summary This Frankenstein summary follows Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but obsessive young scientist who becomes consumed by the dream of

Summary Crime and Punishment follows Rodion Raskolnikov, a poor former law student in St. Petersburg who becomes consumed by a

Summary Brave New World is set in a futuristic society where stability and happiness are maintained through strict control, scientific

Summary Beloved follows Sethe, a formerly enslaved woman living in Ohio after the Civil War. She tries to build a

Summary “The Great Gatsby” follows Nick Carraway, a young bond salesman who moves to Long Island and becomes entangled in

Summary “A Little Life” follows four college friends—Jude, Willem, JB, and Malcolm—as they build their adult lives in New York

Summary George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegorical novella about a group of farm animals who rise up against their