Our respondents recorded 27 votes for the books on the list as
follows, but no new suggestions emerge
Book
Votes
%
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: This story explores the
many difficulties associated with marriage and morality in 18th
century England.
4
14.81%
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre follows Jane, an
orphan, throughout her life providing readers with a compelling
story full of love, social criticisms and many elements
characteristic of the
3
11.11%
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: Many know little of this novel
other than that its long, but the story takes readers through the
impact of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia through a vast and
varied cas
2
7.41%
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells: When the Victorian scientist at
the center of this story propels himself forward in time he
discovers a world that may not be all that it’s cracked up to
be.
2
7.41%
Little Women by Louise May Alcott: Follow along with the young
women in this novel who come of age in this 19th century
setting.
2
7.41%
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: This psychological short
story will have readers questioning their own judgment about what’s
real and what’s imagined.
2
7.41%
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: The Metamorphosis is one of
Kafka’s most famous short stories, transforming traveling salesman
Gregor into a horrifying cockroach.
2
7.41%
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer: Pilgrimages were a
major part of medieval life and you can enjoy several different
perspectives as Chaucer’s characters travel to Canterbury
Cathedral
1
3.7%
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert: French bourgeois life in all
of its soul-crushing triviality is explored through the character
of Emma Bovary in this novel
1
3.7%
Moby Dick by Herman Melville: Follow along with this book as
Captain Ahab tracks down his arch-nemesis the legendary white
whale.
1
3.7%
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo: Full of tragic
characters, this novel explores life from its beauty to its
horror.
1
3.7%
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: Get a more
personalized tale of life during the French Revolution as the
monarchy is replaced by a regime responsible for terror and
numerous executions.
1
3.7%
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: Treachery and
lost love form the basis for this novel by Three Musketeers author
Dumas.
1
3.7%
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Set in the years
following WWI, this book explores the life of Princeton student
Amory Blaine as he struggles with greed, morality, status and
more.
1
3.7%
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe: This abolitionist
novel helped fuel the movement towards the end of slavery in the
United States.
1
3.7%
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