The Bell Jar
Esther Greenwood wins a New York internship that should feel bright, then sinks into depression at home. Plath's 1963 novel follows her breakdown, treatment,…
2,504-word summary · 11 min read
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer skips school, chases Becky Thatcher and sees Injun Joe kill in a graveyard on the Mississippi.
3,439-word summary · 15 min read
Sense and Sensibility
Elinor hides her heart and Marianne shows all of hers after the Dashwoods lose Norland, with Edward, Willoughby and Brandon circling.
1,936-word summary · 9 min read
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Seven generations of the Buendia family rise and fall in Macondo, where memory, war and miracles blur together.
2,093-word summary · 9 min read
Matilda
Brilliant Matilda Wormwood teaches herself to read, faces her crooked parents and the fearsome Miss Trunchbull, and finds Miss Honey.
2,296-word summary · 10 min read
Macbeth
Macbeth hears witches hail him king and murders Duncan with Lady Macbeth pushing him on.
4,056-word summary · 18 min read
Lolita
Humbert Humbert confesses his obsession with Dolores Haze and the road trip that ruins them.
2,706-word summary · 12 min read
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Carnegie's 1936 guide to getting along offers plain habits for listening, praise, and persuasion. This summary walks through its parts, stories, limits, and…
2,360-word summary · 10 min read
Hamlet
Hamlet sees his father's ghost in Elsinore and pretends madness to test Claudius and Gertrude while Denmark slides toward duel and death.
2,996-word summary · 13 min read
Gone with the Wind
Scarlett O'Hara schemes through the Civil War and Reconstruction, from Tara to burning Atlanta, chasing Ashley while Rhett waits and watches.
2,049-word summary · 9 min read
Emma
Emma Woodhouse matchmakes Harriet Smith in Highbury while missing Mr Knightley beside her.
3,369-word summary · 15 min read
Crime and Punishment
Raskolnikov kills a pawnbroker to prove he is beyond morals, then unravels under Porfiry and Sonya.
3,206-word summary · 14 min read