Hard Times

The story opens in a dreary classroom run by Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant and a fanatical believer in utilitarianism and empirical data. He believes that children should be taught strictly through cold facts, rejecting poetry, wonder, fancy, and emotion. He raises his own two eldest children, Louisa and Tom, under this merciless philosophical system.

Around The World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Ballon

The story follows Phileas Fogg, a wealthy, impeccably precise, and unflappably calm English gentleman living in London. One evening at his gentlemen’s club, a debate arises over a newly opened railway section in India, leading to a bold assertion: it is now possible to travel around the entire world in just eighty days. Fogg wagers half his fortune (£20,000) that he can pull it off, and imme…

Pride and Prejudice

The story is set in rural England and follows the Bennet family, which consists of a nervous, status-obsessed mother, a dryly sarcastic father, and five unmarried daughters. Because of historical inheritance laws, their estate is entailed away to a pompous distant cousin, meaning the daughters must marry well to secure their futures. The plot kicks into gear when the wealthy, amiable Mr. Cha…

The Eagle of the Ninth

The story follows Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young Roman officer stationed in Britain. His father’s legion, the Ninth Hispana, had marched north years earlier to quell a tribal uprising and vanished without a trace, taking the legion's golden eagle standard with it. After Marcus is severely wounded in battle and medically discharged, he is haunted by the mystery of his father’s "lost" legi…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone

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Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

The story begins with the news that Sirius Black, a dangerous mass murderer and loyal follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped from the wizarding prison of Azkaban. He is rumored to be hunting Harry, so the school is surrounded by Dementors—nightmarish guards that feed on human happiness and force people to relive their worst memories.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone

Harry Potter is an orphan living a miserable life with his cruel aunt, uncle, and cousin, the Dursleys. He has no idea about his true heritage until, on his eleventh birthday, a half-giant named Rubeus Hagrid bursts into his life with life-changing news: Harry is a wizard, famous in the magical world for surviving an attack by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort when he was a baby.

The Swiss Family Robinson

The story follows a Swiss family—a father, mother, and their four sons (Fritz, Ernest, Jack, and Franz)—who are shipwrecked on an uninhabited island in the East Indies while en route to Australia. Unlike many survival stories that focus on bleak despair, this novel is a celebration of human capability. The family works together to transform their island into a thriving home. They build a…

Not-So-Ordinary Girl #03 - Don't Chicken Out

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