This dataset consists of classic literary works, specifically focusing on their titles, authors, genres, publication years, and brief summaries. It serves as a reference for readers interested in exploring well-known fictional narratives, adventures, and historical tales from various genres and time periods.
Title | Author | Genre | Publication Year | Summary |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mark Twain | Fiction | 1876 | A young boy navigates childhood adventures on the Mississippi River. |
The Call of the Wild | Jack London | Fiction | 1903 | A domesticated dog returns to the wild after being sold into the Yukon Gold Rush. |
Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | Fiction | 1883 | A young boy embarks on a pirate adventure to find buried treasure. |
Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jules Verne | Science Fiction | 1864 | A scientist and his nephew explore a subterranean world filled with prehistoric creatures. |
The Three Musketeers | Alexandre Dumas | Historical Fiction | 1844 | A young man joins forces with three musketeers to fight for justice in France. |
Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe | Fiction | 1719 | A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and must learn to survive. |
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne | Science Fiction | 1870 | A submarine adventure with Captain Nemo in the depths of the world's oceans. |
King Solomon's Mines | H. Rider Haggard | Adventure | 1885 | A quest for lost diamonds in uncharted Africa. |
The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas | Historical Fiction | 1844 | A man seeks revenge against those who wronged him after being falsely imprisoned. |
Moby-Dick | Herman Melville | Fiction | 1851 | A sailor's obsessive quest to hunt a giant white whale. |
The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien | Fantasy | 1937 | A hobbit goes on an adventure with a group of dwarves to reclaim treasure from a dragon. |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | J.R.R. Tolkien | Fantasy | 1954 | A group sets out to destroy a powerful ring that threatens Middle-earth. |
Heart of Darkness | Joseph Conrad | Fiction | 1899 | A journey up the Congo River into the heart of Africa. |
Around the World in Eighty Days | Jules Verne | Adventure | 1872 | A man attempts to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. |
Peter Pan | J.M. Barrie | Fantasy | 1911 | A boy who never grows up leads children on adventures in Neverland. |
Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | Fiction | 1883 | A young boy goes on a seafaring adventure in search of pirate treasure. |
The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | Children's Literature | 1908 | The adventures of four animal friends living along a riverbank. |
The Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum | Fantasy | 1900 | A girl is swept away to a magical land and embarks on a journey to return home. |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | Fiction | 1884 | A young boy escapes from his life and travels down the Mississippi River. |
Sinbad the Sailor | Anonymous | Folk Tale | 1001 | The fantastical voyages of Sinbad as he encounters mythical creatures. |
Black Beauty | Anna Sewell | Fiction | 1877 | The autobiography of a horse as it experiences both kindness and cruelty. |
The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | Children's Literature | 1911 | A girl discovers a hidden garden and transforms her life and those around her. |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | Hergé | Comics | 1943 | Young reporter Tintin unravels a mystery involving a treasure hunt and pirates. |
Swiss Family Robinson | Johann David Wyss | Adventure | 1812 | A shipwrecked family creates a new life on a deserted island. |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis | Fantasy | 1950 | Four siblings enter a magical land and fulfill a prophecy with a lion's help. |
The Odyssey | Homer | Classic Literature | 8th Century BC | The epic tale of Odysseus's long journey home after the Trojan War. |
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift | Satire | 1726 | A traveler experiences absurd adventures in fantastical lands and encounters bizarre beings. |
The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | Children's Literature | 1902 | The mischievous adventures of a young rabbit who trespasses into Mr. McGregor's garden. |
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Anonymous | Folk Tale | 1001 | A tale of a poor woodcutter who discovers a secret den of thieves. |
The Time Machine | H.G. Wells | Science Fiction | 1895 | A scientist invents a machine to travel through time to the distant future. |
Lord Jim | Joseph Conrad | Fiction | 1900 | The story of a young man seeking redemption after a failed act of bravery. |
A Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jules Verne | Science Fiction | 1864 | An exploration of subterranean worlds teeming with unusual life forms. |
The Mysterious Island | Jules Verne | Adventure | 1874 | A group of castaways discovers a mysterious island full of wonders. |
Scaramouche | Rafael Sabatini | Historical Fiction | 1921 | A young man seeks vengeance during the French Revolution. |
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper | Historical Fiction | 1826 | The adventures of a white man raised among Native Americans during the French and Indian War. |
Much Ado About Nothing | William Shakespeare | Play | 1600 | A comedic tale of misunderstandings, love, and witty banter. |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle | Mystery | 1892 | The first collection of stories featuring the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay | Michael Chabon | Historical Fiction | 2000 | A tale of two Jewish cousins creating comic book heroes during WWII. |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | James Thurber | Short Story | 1939 | A daydreaming man imagines himself in various heroic scenarios. |
Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes | Classic Literature | 1605 | A delusional nobleman sets out on knightly adventures with a loyal squire. |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson | Mystery | 2005 | A journalist and hacker uncover dark secrets behind a family disappearance. |
Life of Pi | Yann Martel | Fiction | 2001 | A young boy survives a shipwreck and shares a lifeboat with a tiger. |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | Fantasy | 2005 | A boy discovers he is a demigod and embarks on a quest through mythology. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | Science Fiction | 1979 | An ordinary man is swept into an intergalactic adventure. |
The Alchemist | Paulo Coelho | Fiction | 1988 | A shepherd boy follows his dreams and travels to find treasure in the pyramids. |
Watership Down | Richard Adams | Fantasy | 1972 | A group of rabbits flees their warren and seeks a new home. |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | Fantasy | 1997 | A young boy discovers he is a wizard and attends a magical school. |
The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | Young Adult | 2012 | Two teens with cancer embark on an adventure to explore love and loss. |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | Comedy | 1979 | An average man stumbles into galactic adventures after Earth is destroyed. |
Little House on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Children's Literature | 1932 | The pioneer adventures of a family in the American Midwest. |
Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie | Fantasy, 1911 | A boy who never grows up leads children into the magical land of Neverland. | NaN | NaN |
The BFG | Roald Dahl | Children's Literature | 1982 | A young girl befriends a gentle giant who takes her on adventures in Giant Country. |
The Lost World | Arthur Conan Doyle | Science Fiction | 1912 | A professor discovers a remote plateau teeming with prehistoric creatures. |
The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | Children's Literature | 1908 | The adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad along the riverbank. |
National Treasure | Mason Adams | Action/Adventure | 2004 | A treasure hunter seeks to find a hidden treasure by decoding clues left behind. |
A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle | Science Fiction | 1962 | A girl travels through time and space to rescue her father. |
Coraline | Neil Gaiman | Fantasy | 2002 | A girl discovers a parallel world that mirrors her own but is filled with danger. |
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell | Chris Colfer | Fantasy | 2012 | Two siblings fall into a magical book and embark on a quest to return home. |
Enid Blyton's Famous Five: Five On a Treasure Island | Enid Blyton | Children's Literature | 1942 | A group of children embark on adventures to find treasure and solve mysteries. |
The Giver | Lois Lowry | Dystopian | 1993 | A boy learns the truth about his society's dark secrets and embarks on a quest for freedom. |
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson | Young Adult | 1977 | Two friends create an imaginary kingdom as an escape from their real life. |
The Jungle Book | Rudyard Kipling | Children's Literature | 1894 | The adventures of a boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India. |
Anne of Green Gables | L.M. Montgomery | Fiction | 1908 | The adventures of an imaginative orphan girl in a small town. |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J.K. Rowling | Fantasy | 2007 | Harry's final mission to defeat Voldemort and find the Horcruxes. |
The Maze Runner | James Dashner | Dystopian | 2009 | A boy wakes up in a maze with no memory and must find a way to escape. |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson | Thriller | 2005 | A journalist and a hacker team up to solve a decades-old mystery. |
Spinning Silver | Naomi Novik | Fantasy | 2018 | A girl learns to navigate a world filled with magic and intrigue. |
Circe | Madeline Miller | Fantasy | 2018 | The life of the enchantress Circe, her battles, and her relationships with mythical gods. |
The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern | Fantasy | 2011 | A magical competition between two young illusionists unfolds in a mysterious circus. |
Dune | Frank Herbert | Science Fiction | 1965 | The saga of a young nobleman as he navigates political intrigue on a desert planet. |
Red Rising | Pierce Brown | Science Fiction | 2014 | A lowborn urchin infiltrates the ruling class on Mars in a quest for justice. |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Stephen Chbosky | Young Adult | 1999 | A high school freshman navigates the trials of adolescence and self-discovery. |
The Witcher: The Last Wish | Andrzej Sapkowski | Fantasy | 1993 | A monster hunter embarks on a series of adventures in a war-torn land. |
Life of Pi | Yann Martel | Fiction | 2001 | A young man survives a shipwreck and shares a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. |
Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett | Fantasy | 1990 | An angel and a demon team up to prevent the apocalypse. |
The Martian | Andy Weir | Science Fiction | 2011 | An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive and find a way home. |
The 5th Wave | Rick Yancy | Science Fiction | 2013 | A teenager fights to survive in a world invaded by aliens. |
Speak | Laurie Halse Anderson | Young Adult | 1999 | A girl navigates the aftermath of a traumatic event during her high school years. |
City of Bones | Cassandra Clare | Fantasy | 2007 | A girl discovers her connection to a secret world of shadowhunters and demons. |
The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | Fantasy | 2005 | A boy discovers he is a demigod and must retrieve Zeus's stolen lightning bolt. |
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | Dystopian | 2008 | In a future society, a girl must fight for survival in a televised death match. |
The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | Children's Literature | 1911 | A lonely girl discovers a neglected garden that transforms her life. |
The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman | Fantasy | 2013 | A man revisits his childhood home and uncovers dark memories from his past. |
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Ransom Riggs | Fantasy | 2011 | A boy discovers a mysterious orphanage with children possessing extraordinary powers. |
Stormbreaker | Anthony Horowitz | Young Adult | 2000 | A teen is recruited by MI6 to investigate the suspicious death of his uncle. |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters | Rick Riordan | Fantasy | 2006 | Percy and friends embark on a quest to find the missing Golden Fleece. |
The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros | Fiction | 1984 | A young Latina girl narrates vignettes about her life in Chicago. |
The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | Historical Fiction | 2005 | A girl living in Nazi Germany finds solace in stealing books. |
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | Yuval Noah Harari | Non-Fiction | 2011 | A historical overview of our species from the Stone Age to modern society. |
The Road | Cormac McCarthy | Post-Apocalyptic | 2006 | A father and son's journey across a desolate America after a catastrophic event. |
Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | Fiction | 2018 | A girl grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina and becomes a murder suspect. |
Ready Player One | Ernest Cline | Science Fiction | 2011 | A teenager seeks a hidden Easter egg in a virtual reality world. |
Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel | Science Fiction | 2014 | A post-apocalyptic narrative exploring art and humanity after a pandemic. |
The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern | Fantasy | 2011 | A magical competition unfolds at a mysterious circus that only opens at night. |
The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins | Psychological Thriller | 2015 | A woman becomes entangled in a missing person's investigation. |
The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides | Psychological Thriller | 2019 | A therapist tries to unlock the mystery behind a woman's silence. |
The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown | Mystery | 2003 | A symbologist uncovers a secret society and conspiracies surrounding historical figures. |
The Martian Chronicles | Ray Bradbury | Science Fiction | 1950 | A series of interconnected stories detailing humanity's colonization of Mars. |
American Gods | Neil Gaiman | Fantasy | 2001 | A man is pulled into a conflict between old gods and new in modern America. |
Cloud Atlas | David Mitchell | Fiction | 2004 | Six interlinked stories span across time and space, exploring the connection of lives. |
The Goldfinch | Donna Tartt | Fiction | 2013 | A boy grapples with grief after surviving a terrorist attack that kills his mother. |
The Road to Character | David Brooks | Non-Fiction | 2015 | An exploration of how to cultivate a deeper sense of purpose in life. |
The Night Tiger | Yangsze Choo | Historical Fiction | 2019 | A story of a dressmaker and a young boy entwined in a mystery, set in colonial Malaysia. |
The Institute | Stephen King | Horror | 2019 | Children with extraordinary abilities are held captive in a sinister facility. |
Life After Life | Kate Atkinson | Historical Fiction | 2013 | A woman lives and dies repeatedly across the tumultuous events of the 20th century. |
The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | Fiction | 2020 | Twins lead separate lives, one embracing her black identity and the other passing for white. |
The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern | Fantasy | 2011 | A magical competition unfolds at a mysterious circus that only opens at night. |
The Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin | Fiction | 2018 | Four siblings learn the dates of their deaths and navigate their lives accordingly. |
Everything I Never Told You | Celeste Ng | Fiction | 2014 | A family grapples with the tragic loss of their daughter's untimely death. |
Normal People | Sally Rooney | Fiction | 2018 | The complicated relationship between two Irish teenagers as they grow up and apart. |
Circe | Madeline Miller | Fantasy | 2018 | The life of the enchantress Circe, her battles, and her relationships with mythical gods. |
The Overstory | Richard Powers | Fiction | 2018 | An interconnected narrative of diverse characters bound by their connection to trees. |
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood | Trevor Noah | Memoir | 2016 | Trevor Noah shares tales of growing up during apartheid South Africa. |
Educated | Tara Westover | Memoir | 2018 | A woman's quest for knowledge leads her from survivalist beginnings to academia. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Historical Fiction | 2017 | A reclusive actress recounts her glamorous life and loves. |
The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Heather Morris | Historical Fiction | 2018 | A love story set against the backdrop of the Holocaust. |
The Poppy War | R.F. Kuang | Fantasy | 2018 | A young war orphan discovers her shamanic powers in a war-torn world. |
An Ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Tahir | Fantasy | 2015 | A girl fights against a brutal regime in a world inspired by ancient Rome. |
The Cruel Prince | Holly Black | Fantasy | 2018 | A mortal girl navigates the treacherous politics of the Faerie Court. |
The House in the Cerulean Sea | TJ Klune | Fantasy | 2020 | A caseworker investigates a magical orphanage and finds unexpected connections. |
Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston | Romance | 2019 | The son of the U.S. president falls in love with a British prince. |
The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller | Historical Fiction | 2011 | A retelling of the Iliad from the perspective of Achilles' beloved companion. |
Circe | Madeline Miller | Fantasy | 2018 | The life of the enchantress Circe, her battles, and her relationships with mythical gods. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab | Fantasy | 2020 | A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever but be forgotten. |
The Henna Artist | Alka Joshi | Historical Fiction | 2020 | A young woman escapes an abusive marriage and carves out a new life in 1950s India. |
The Midnight Library | Matt Haig | Fiction | 2020 | A woman explores the infinite possibilities of her life through a magical library. |
The Guest List | Lucy Foley | Mystery | 2020 | A wedding on a remote island turns deadly as secrets come to light. |
The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | Fiction | 2020 | Twins lead separate lives, one embracing her black identity and the other passing for white. |
The Midnight Library | Matt Haig | Fiction | 2020 | A woman explores the infinite possibilities of her life through a magical library. |
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir | Science Fiction | 2021 | An astronaut must save Earth from an existential threat while alone in space. |
Cloud Cuckoo Land | Anthony Doerr | Fiction | 2021 | Three intertwining stories across time and space centered around an ancient text. |
The Last House on Needless Street | Catriona Ward | Thriller | 2021 | A woman hunts for a missing girl and uncovers the dark secrets of a reclusive man. |
The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowley Heller | Fiction | 2021 | A woman's memories intertwine with a choice she must make over the course of a summer. |
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas | Fantasy | 2015 | A huntress becomes embroiled in the world of faeries after killing a wolf. |
An Ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Tahir | Fantasy | 2015 | A girl fights against a brutal regime in a world inspired by ancient Rome. |
The Chain | Adrien McKinty | Thriller | 2019 | A woman is forced to kidnap another child as part of a horrifying chain of abductions. |
Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty | Fiction | 2014 | Culminates in a shocking finale involving domestic issues and schoolyard drama. |
The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides | Thriller | 2019 | A therapist tries to unlock the mystery behind a woman's silence. |
The Rose Code | Kate Quinn | Historical Fiction | 2021 | Three women at Bletchley Park during WWII navigate secrets, codebreaking, and love. |
Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Fiction | 2021 | A summer party in Malibu becomes the backdrop for the unraveling of family secrets. |
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson | Historical Fiction | 2019 | A woman delivers books to remote communities in Depression-era Kentucky. |
The Night Watchman | Louise Erdrich | Historical Fiction | 2020 | A story of Native American rights in the 1950s, based on the author's grandfather. |
Beautiful World, Where Are You | Sally Rooney | Fiction | 2021 | Two friends navigate relationships and the complexities of adulthood. |
The Paris Library | Jan Ellis | Historical Fiction | 2021 | A young woman uncovers the stories of her past and the world during WWII. |
Seven Days in June | Tia Williams | Romance | 2021 | A chance reunion between two writers leads to deep emotional exploration. |
The Last Thing He Told Me | Laura Dave | Thriller | 2021 | A woman investigates her husband's disappearance and uncovers surprising truths. |
Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid | Fiction | 2021 | A summer party in Malibu becomes the backdrop for the unraveling of family secrets. |
The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern | Fantasy | 2011 | A magical competition unfolds at a mysterious circus that only opens at night. |
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson | Historical Fiction | 2019 | A woman delivers books to remote communities in Depression-era Kentucky. |
The Paris Library | Victoria Schwab | Historical Fiction | 2021 | A woman reflects on her life in the face of challenges during WWII. |
The Last House on Needless Street | Catriona Ward | Thriller | 2021 | A woman hunts for a missing girl and uncovers the dark secrets of a reclusive man. |
Songs of Willow Frost | Jamie Ford | Historical Fiction | 2013 | A boy embarks on a journey to find his mother in a war-torn America. |
The Overstory | Richard Powers | Fiction | 2018 | An interconnected narrative of diverse characters bound by their connection to trees. |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V.E. Schwab | Fantasy | 2020, A young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever but be forgotten." | NaN |