Candide
Voltaire's Candide follows a sheltered boy across earthquakes, wars, and Eldorado as his tutor's sunny optimism falls apart. Short, savage, and still funny.
2,614-word summary · 12 min read
classic + philosophy
6 books tagged both “classic” and “philosophy”.
Don Quixote
A poor gentleman maddened by knight romances rides out as Don Quixote with Sancho Panza, until the world answers back.
3,785-word summary · 17 min read
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor, reminds himself in Greek on campaign: mind your thoughts, do your work, accept nature, face death calmly.
2,827-word summary · 13 min read
The Fountainhead
An architect who will not copy faces a rival who pleases everyone, a lover who fears the world, and a trial over dynamite.
2,988-word summary · 13 min read
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The 1611 King James Bible in a 1,472-page Thomas Nelson edition: from Genesis to Revelation, law, prophets, Gospels, and letters.
2,904-word summary · 13 min read
The Prophet
A prophet delayed twelve years answers his city on love, work, sorrow and freedom before his ship sails.
2,852-word summary · 13 min read