The Odyssey by Homer
Homer's 'The Odyssey' follows Odysseus on his long and dangerous journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. It shows his clever escapes from monsters and gods, and the loyal wait of his wife Penelope.
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Classics
Books that have stood the test of time and are widely recognised as important works of literature.
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The Iliad by Homer
Homer's 'The Iliad' is an ancient Greek epic poem about the wrath of Achilles during the final weeks of the Trojan War. It explores honour, glory, anger, and the terrible human cost of war.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton
John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' is a great epic poem that tells the story of Satan's rebellion, the fall of Adam and Eve, and the loss of Eden. It explores good and evil, free will, and God's justice in powerful blank verse.
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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine tells of an inventor who builds a device to travel through time. He goes far into the future, to the year 802701 AD, where he finds humans split into two kinds: the gentle Eloi who live above ground and the brutal Morlocks who dwell below.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters takes the form of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter.
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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince tells the story of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara and meets a small boy from asteroid B-612.
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby follows mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby through the eyes of his neighbor, Nick Carraway, during the roaring summer of 1922 on Long Island.
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina follows Anna, a married aristocrat who begins an affair with Count Vronsky, leading to scandal and tragedy.
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12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
Solomon Northup’s 12 Years a Slave tells the true story of a free black man from New York who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery in Louisiana.
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
In Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure story, The Count of Monte Cristo, young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully locked up in the Château d’If, betrayed by jealous rivals in 19th-century France.
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dive into the mind-bending world of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment! This epic novel takes you on a wild ride through the dark underbelly of 19th-century St. Petersburg.
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1984 by George Orwell
George Orwell’s 1984 is a super intense dystopian novel that is still super relevant today.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland follows young Alice as she falls down a rabbit hole into a strange world full of odd creatures and events.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a classic that’s been around for ages. It’s a perfect mix of romance, humour, and social commentary.
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Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon is an American comedy drama series. It aired on CBS from 25 September 2017 to 16 May 2024. Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro created it. Iain Armitage plays Sheldon Cooper as a nine year old genius growing up in East Texas during the late 1980s and 1990s.
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl’s Man's Search for Meaning recounts his survival in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and introduces his psychological theory, logotherapy.
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The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3] by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3] chronicles the later stages of the Gulag system, including hard labor prisons, exile, and the post-Stalin era.
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The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2] by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2] delves into the heart of the Soviet labor camps, describing the brutal daily life, forced work, and psychological toll on prisoners.
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The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1] by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1] exposes the Soviet Union's vast prison camp system through a blend of personal stories, historical facts, and sharp analysis.
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The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American comedy series. It aired on CBS from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019. Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady created it. Jim Parsons plays Sheldon Cooper, a brilliant but socially lost physicist who shares a flat with his friend and fellow scientist Leonard Hofstadter.
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Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British drama series. It aired on ITV from 26 September 2010 to 25 December 2015. Julian Fellowes wrote it. Hugh Bonneville plays Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, who runs a grand estate in the Yorkshire countryside during the early twentieth century.
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Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 9 April 2009 to 24 February 2015. Greg Daniels and Michael Schur created it. Amy Poehler plays Leslie Knope, a cheerful and driven mid-level bureaucrat in the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana.
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The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd is a British comedy series. It aired on Channel 4 from 3 February 2006 to 27 September 2013. Graham Linehan created it. Chris O'Dowd plays Roy and Richard Ayoade plays Moss, two IT support staff in the basement of a London corporation.
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The Office
The Office is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 24 March 2005 to 16 May 2013. Greg Daniels adapted it from the British series by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Steve Carell plays Michael Scott, the bumbling but well-meaning regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon
Toen was geluk heel gewoon (When Happiness Was Very Common) is a Dutch sitcom that aired on KRO from 2 January 1994 to 3 June 2009.
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