Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind is by Margaret Mitchell, published in 1936.

Anthills of the Savannah

Anthills of the Savannah is by Chinua Achebe, published in 1987.

Most popular Chinua Achebe novel

Chinua Achebe is known for his popular novel Things Fall Apart, published in 1958.

Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart is by Chinua Achebe, published in 1958.

Possession

Possession is by A. S. Byatt, published in 1990.

Most popular Robert Stone novel

Robert Stone is known for his popular novel Dog Soldiers, published in 1974.

Most popular E. M. Forster novel

E. M. Forster is known for his popular novel A Passage to India, published in 1924.

A Passage to India

A Passage to India is by E. M. Forster, published in 1924.

Dog Soldiers

Dog Soldiers is by Robert Stone, published in 1974.

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter is by Graham Greene, published in 1948.

Most popular J. K. Rowling novel

J. K. Rowling is known for her popular seven novels Harry Potter, published in 1997-2007.

Most popular J. R. R. Tolkien novel

J. R. R. Tolkien is known for his popular three volume series The Lord of the Rings, published in 1954-1955.

Most popular C. S. Lewis novel

C. S. Lewis is known for his popular series of seven novels The Chronicles of Narnia, published in 1950-1956.

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time are twelve volumes by Anthony Powell, published in 1951-1975.

1) A Question of Upbringing (1951)
2) A Buyer's Market (1952)
3) The Acceptance World (1955)
4) At Lady Molly's (1957)
5) Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (1960)
6) The Kindly Ones (1962)
7) The Valley of Bones (1964)
8) The Soldier's Art (1966)
9) The Military Philosophers (1968)
10) Books Do Furnish a Room (1971)
11) Temporary Kings (1973)
12) Hearing Secret Harmonies (1975)

Most popular Anthony Powell novel

Anthony Powell is known for his popular twelve volume series of novels A Dance to the Music of Time, published in 1951-1975.

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust is by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1934.

The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust is by Nathanael West, published in 1939.

Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea is by Jean Rhys, published in 1966.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men is by Robert Penn Warren, published in 1946.

The Adventures of Augie March

The Adventures of Augie March is by Saul Bellow, published in 1953.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers is by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1913.

Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon is by Arthur Koestler, published in 1940.

Catch-22

Catch-22 is by Joseph Heller, published in 1961.

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury is by William Faulkner, published in 1929.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is by James Joyce, published in 1916.

Kidnapped

Kidnapped is by Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1886.

Love and Freindship

Love and Freindship is by Jane Austen, published in 1790.

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend is by Charles Dickens, published in 1865.

Charles Dickens' final novel

Charles Dickens' final novel is Our Mutual Friend, published in 1865.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1886.

A Little Princess

A Little Princess is by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1905.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), by Stephen Chbosky, was adapted into the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

H. G. Wells' novels

H. G. Wells is known for his science fiction novels.

George Orwell's final novel

George Orwell's final novel is 1984, published in 1949.

George Orwell's novels

George Orwell wrote six novels in his lifetime.

Mystery

Mystery is fiction that deals with the investigation and solution of a crime.

Monday, November 18, 2013

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) is a film adaptation of the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, published in 1999.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is by Stephen Chbosky, published in 1999.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Flash fiction

Flash fiction are stories that are shorter than short stories. They may only run a page or two in length.

Most popular F. Scott Fitzgerald novel

F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his popular novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925.

This Side of Paradise

This Side of Paradise is by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920.

Autobiographical

Autobiographical novels are partially fiction. Some names, key facts, and locations may be changed in the story.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Philosophical fiction

Philosophical fiction deals with issues such as the purpose of life, does God exists, religion, moral, ethics, and others.

Fairy tales

Fairy tales are stories about folktale or fables. They include fairies, elves, trolls, magical creatures, and others.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Gothic

Gothic is fiction that has horror and romance in the story.

Historical

Historical is fiction is set in the past and deals with events in a historical setting.

Dystopian

Dystopian is fiction where the quality of life in the story is very poor. People may be unhappy because of disasters, government, oppression, and terror.

Utopian

Utopian fiction is where the quality of life in the story is perfect. People are happy with government, laws, and quality of life.

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter film series (2001-2011) is a film adaptation of the seven Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling, published in 1997-2007.

Harry Potter

The Harry Potter series of seven novels is by J. K. Rowling, published in 1997-2007.

1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia series of seven novels is by C. S. Lewis, published in 1950-1956.

1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
2) Prince Caspian (1951)
3) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
4) The Silver Chair (1953)
5) The Horse and His Boy (1954)
6) The Magician's Nephew (1955)
7) The Last Battle (1956)

Edith Wharton talent

Edith Wharton was also a talented designer.

Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome is by Edith Wharton, published in 1911.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth is by Jules Verne, published in 1864.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 is by Ray Bradbury, published in 1953.

The Beautiful and Damned

The Beautiful and Damned is by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1922.