Collection

Harvard Classics

A prestigious collection of 51 volumes selected by Harvard scholars representing foundational works of Western literature and thought.

2 Books 26 min read

Summaries

Pride and Prejudice

Austen, Jane

A young woman's journey to overcome her prejudices and recognize the true character of the proud Mr. Darcy, whom she ultimately comes to love.

Courtship -- Fiction 15 min

History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Fielding, Henry

Published in 1749, Henry Fielding's "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" is a picaresque comic novel chronicling the adventures of an orphaned youth raised by Squire Allworthy, whose romantic pursuit of Sophia Western leads to his banishment, misadventures across Britain, and ultimate revelations about his true parentage.

Bildungsromans 11 min