Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist, animates a creature from dead matter, only to reject it, leading to tragic consequences as the creature seeks revenge, exploring themes of ambition, isolation, and the ethics of creation.
The Last Man
In a future world devastated by a ruthless plague, Lionel Verney chronicles humanity’s decline, reflecting on love, loss, and the fleeting nature of civilization. Shelley’s bleak vision anticipates modern anxieties about extinction and the fragility of progress.
The History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War is a remarkable piece of ancient historiography, laying out his methodology and the significance he attributes to the conflict.
It Can’t Happen Here
A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
They rested and talked; and their talk was all about their flocks, a dull theme to the world, yet a theme which was all the world to them. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ – Examining a Literary and Cultural Phenomenon Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,…
Hawaii
Therefore, men of Polynesia and Boston and China and Mount Fuji and the barrios of the Philippines, do not come to these islands empty-handed, or craven in spirit, or afraid to starve. There is no food here. In these islands there is no certainty. Paradise Found and Flawed: A Look…
The Iliad
Dating to the ninth century B.C., Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War.
Centennial
A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life.
The Odyssey
“And now, tell me and tell me true. Where have you been wandering, and in what countries have you traveled? Tell us of the peoples themselves, and of their cities—who were hostile, savage, and uncivilized, and who, on the other hand, hospitable and humane.” A Mariner’s Musings: A Review of…