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All the Sad Young Men

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1926-02-01. 64,184 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A poignant collection of short stories capturing the disillusionment and yearning of the Jazz Age. Young men and women navigate love, ambition, and heartbreak in a glittering yet hollow world. Each tale unveils the fragile dreams and restless spirits of a generation chasing fleeting pleasures, revealing the bittersweet cost of their desires in vivid, evocative prose.

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Flappers and Philosophers

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1920-01-01. 61,215 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A sparkling collection of stories capturing the excitement, glamour, and moral complexities of the Jazz Age. Through love, ambition, and social ambition, characters navigate modern life with wit, desire, and the often bittersweet pursuit of happiness.

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The Beautiful and Damned

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published: 1922-03-04. 125,060 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A glamorous couple navigates love, ambition, and indulgence in the roaring Jazz Age, only to face the harsh consequences of vanity and excess. A poignant exploration of desire, decay, and the fleeting nature of beauty and success.

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Shirley

by Charlotte Brontë

Published: 1849-10-26. 218,689 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Amid the social and economic upheaval of industrial England, a strong-willed woman navigates love, labor disputes, and societal expectations. Her courage and compassion challenge the conventions around her, revealing the personal and moral struggles that shape a changing world.

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Bartleby The Scrivener

by Herman Melville

Published: 1853-12-01. 14,546 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A peculiar clerk joins a Wall Street law office, his quiet diligence masking an enigmatic resolve. Tasked with copying legal documents, he soon responds to all requests with a cryptic “I would prefer not to.” His passive defiance baffles his employer, unraveling a haunting tale of isolation, duty, and the human spirit’s quiet rebellion in a bustling, indifferent 19th-century New York.

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Ulysses

by James Joyce

Published: 1922-02-02. 268,691 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

Across a single June day in Dublin, an ordinary advertising canvasser wanders noisy pubs, shops and streets while a young writer wrestles with art, desire and inherited myths. Their paths entwine in mundane errands, bawdy escapades and restless inner monologues, revealing a whole city’s secrets inside the maze of the human mind.

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Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman

by Thomas Hardy

Published: 1891-01-01. 153,515 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Literature

A young woman’s life is shaped by love, fate, and social judgment in rural England. As tragedy and injustice unfold, she struggles to maintain her dignity and integrity, revealing the harsh realities and emotional depths of human experience.

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