Students Academy: 216 books

“Belle Prater’s Boy” by Ruth White was first published in 1996. It is a young adult novel. The story revolves around twelve-year old Gypsy and her aunt, Belle Prater.One morning, Aunt Belle suddenly disappears without leaving any trace. The main story begins after her disappearance. Although...

Several novels have been written by various writers on political or revolutionary subjects, describing the history along with the stories of a protagonist or protagonists, but the present novel is obviously different from the preceding novels because it deals with the various subjects of the society...

The novel “Cecilia” by Frances Burney is subtitled “Memoirs of an Heiress.” It was first published in the year 1782. The story of the novel is set in 1779. Francis Burney had started writing the novel in 1780, and it was published after two years. Her father, Dr. Charles Burney,...

The story of the novel is set in Norway and England. A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother are the major characters of the novel. The book describes their experiences in a word where there are witches that hate children.The book became very popular in a very short period of time after its...

“Coming of Age In Mississippi” by Anne Moody is a memoir. It was first published in 1968. Anne Moody is an African-American. The book focuses on the author’s growing up in rural Mississippi in the mid 20th century.The book describes the time period from the author’s childhood until...

“The Heart of the Matter” by Graham Greene was first published in 1948. This novel by the English author revolves around the experience of Henry Scobie. The story details a life-changing moral crisis that Henry Scobie has to face.Graham Greene was a British intelligence officer in Freetown,...

“An Ideal Husband” is considered to be one of the dramatic masterpieces created by Oscar Wilde. His other most significant play is titled “The Importance of Being Earnest.”“The Importance of Being Earnest” is considered as most popularly produced play by Oscar Wilde.According...

“The Contender” by Robert Lipsyte was first published in 1967. It was the author’s debut novel. Robert Lipsyte is also a sports journalist.The story of the novel revolves around Alfred Brooks, a seventeen years old black boy. Alfred happens to be a school dropout. He lives with his Aunt...

“Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Pushkin was first published in a complete edition in 1833. It is a novel in verse.Being considered a classic of Russian literature, “Eugene Onegin” inspired several contemporary and future writers in the country.The eponymous protagonist of the novel...

“She” by Sir H. R. Haggard is subtitled “A History of Adventure.” The novel was first published as a series in The Graphic magazine from October 1886 to January 1887. H. R. Haggard was a fabulist and most of the novels written by him were sold in very large numbers. “She” is considered...

“Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson was first published in 1994. It is an award-winning novel by this very popular American author.It is said that while the author was writing the book, he was a teacher. He wrote this novel in the early morning hours over the period of ten years....

The central theme of the novel is existentialism.The story revolves around the central character Meursault, an Algerian. He happens to be a French citizen who lives in North Africa. He is a man of the Mediterranean, though he hardly partakes of the traditional Mediterranean culture.He...

“Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” by Stephen Crane was first published in 1893. This novella by this famous American novelist was not very well received when it was first published. It did not win literary acclaim and public attention. However, in the following years, when the author published his...

“Six Characters In Search of an Author” by Luigi Pirandello was first published in 1921. It was originally an Italian play that was first performed in the same year of its publication.It is an absurdist meta-theatrical play which explores the relationship between authors, their characters,...