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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the renowned American author best known for his classic novel, The Great Gatsby. Originally published in 1922, the story explores the life of Benjamin Button, a …
The Beautiful and Damned, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1922, is a novel that offers a scathing critique of the excesses and moral decay of the Jazz Age. Set in New York City during the 1920s, the …
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction is a collection of two novellas by the acclaimed American author J.D. Salinger, who is best known for his groundbreaking novel The Catcher in the Rye. Published in 1963, these …
Hapworth 16, 1924 is a novella by J.D. Salinger, originally published in The New Yorker magazine on June 19, 1965. It is the last work Salinger published before his death and features the Glass family, who appear in several of …
A Perfect Day for Bananafish is a short story by acclaimed American writer J.D. Salinger, best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. First published in The New Yorker in 1948, the story is the first in Salinger’s …
Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by J.D. Salinger, a critically acclaimed author best known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. The nine stories in this collection, which were originally published between 1948 and 1953, showcase …
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, first published in 1925, is a masterful depiction of the Jazz Age, an era defined by extravagance, hedonism, and a relentless pursuit of wealth and pleasure. Set in the Roaring Twenties, the novel follows …
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel, This Side of Paradise, published in 1920, is a coming-of-age story that explores the themes of identity, disillusionment, and the flawed ideals of youth. Set against the backdrop of the early 20th century, the novel …
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, is an enduring work of American literature that explores themes of race, injustice, and moral growth through the eyes of a young girl named Scout Finch. Set in …