Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Emily Brontë’s novel of impossible desires, violence and transgression is a masterpiece of intense, unsettling power. It begins in a snowstorm, when Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is...
Lord of the Flies by William Golding Lord of the Flies is a key text in the dystopian fiction genre looking at questions raised about human nature, evil and morality. Set on a deserted island and following a plane crash, a group of evacuated boys are forced to fend...
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a parable about what it means to be human. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie’s ambition of owning their own ranch, and the obstacles that stand in the way of that ambition, reveal the nature of...
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Written in 1843, Charles Dickens’ legendary narrative ‘A Christmas Carol’ continues to warm the hearts of readers all over the world with its sentimental celebration of the Christmas season and overt reminder to us all about the...
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger JD. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield recounts the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep, a private school. After a fight with his roommate, Stradlater, Holden leaves school two days early to explore New...
