Famous Books in History

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic novel narrated by Scout Finch, focusing on the trial of Tom Robinson in the American South.

The Catcher in the Rye, published in 1951 by J.D. Salinger, features the protagonist Holden Caulfield and is a staple of high school literature curricula.

The Time Machine, published in 1895, is a seminal science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that popularized the concept of time travel.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain follows Huck and the runaway slave Jim as they travel down the Mississippi River seeking freedom.

Moby-Dick, written by Herman Melville and published in 1851, tells the story of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest to kill the white whale.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a famous 1831 novel by Victor Hugo set in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Pride and Prejudice is the famous 1813 novel by Jane Austen featuring Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The other options are either by different authors or published in different years.

Don Quixote, written by Miguel de Cervantes, is widely regarded as the first modern European novel. It was published in two parts in 1605 and 1615 during the Spanish Golden Age.

Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's iconic tragedy concerning the star-crossed lovers from the feuding Montague and Capulet families.

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English, featuring a diverse group of pilgrims including a Knight and a Pardoner.

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the hero Beowulf's battles against the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon.

The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, focusing on the events during the final weeks of the Trojan War.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient Mesopotamian poem and is widely considered the earliest surviving great work of literature.