1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
Introduction 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) is a novel written by the English author George Orwell. The book falls into the dystopian social science fiction genre. Dystopian means relating to an imagined world that is undesirable or frightening. And social science fiction explores human society and behavior. The novel was published in 1949. It [...]
Around the World in Eighty Days
The French author Jules Verne wrote the novel Around the World in 80 Days. First, it was published in parts by Le Temps newspaper from November 7 to December 22, 1872. Then, on January 30, 1873, it was released as a complete adventure novel. It is considered one of Verne’s most acclaimed [...]
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is the third novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First, it was published in 1925 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. However, the book gained more popularity in the 1940s. Today, it is viewed as an essential work of American Modernist literature. Plot In the novel, Fitzgerald describes events [...]