The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is a timeless tale of friendship, adventure, and home. Set in the English countryside, it follows the lives of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and the eccentric Mr. Toad. Mole discovers a new world above ground, befriending the river-loving Ratty and the wise Badger. Together, they face Toad’s reckless…
Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery is the sequel to Anne of Green Gables and follows the beloved character Anne Shirley as she transitions from adolescence into young adulthood. The story is set in the small, picturesque village of Avonlea, where Anne, now 16, takes on the role of a schoolteacher at the local…
Bleak House follows the intertwined lives of several characters as they navigate the labyrinthine English legal system, particularly the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce. The story is narrated by Esther Summerson, a kind-hearted orphan raised by a cold guardian. The case, which has dragged on for generations, symbolizes the corruption and inefficiency of the…
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving set in a quiet, eerie village called Sleepy Hollow, located near the Tappan Zee River in New York. The story follows the adventures of Ichabod Crane, a superstitious and lanky schoolteacher from Connecticut who comes to the village to work and hopefully improve…
“Winnie the Pooh,” created by A.A. Milne, is a beloved children’s book that follows the adventures of a gentle and simple-minded bear named Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh is best known for his love of honey and his laid-back approach to life, often getting into amusing predicaments as…
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) is a humorous travelogue written by Jerome K. Jerome, first published in 1889. The novel is a light-hearted account of a boating journey along the Thames River, taken by three friends—J, George, and Harris—and their dog, Montmorency. The narrator, J, who is often considered…
