Top 10 This Week
Ten well-loved classics, chosen for this week’s reading. Find your next favourite.
A selection from our shelves- 01
Dystopian fiction · 19491984
Winston Smith searches for truth and a private life in a world watched by Big Brother.
- 02
Romance · 1813Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet meets a world of manners, misunderstandings and unexpected affection.
- 03
Literary fiction · 1925The Great Gatsby
A summer on Long Island, a distant green light, and the elusive promise of a new beginning.
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Political fiction · 1945Animal Farm
The animals of Manor Farm seek a fairer world, only to discover how easily power changes hands.
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Fantasy · 1865Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Follow a curious child down a rabbit hole into a world where nothing behaves quite as expected.
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Literary fiction · 1927To the Lighthouse
On the Scottish coast, the Ramsay family and their guests move through moments of closeness, loss and change.
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Gothic fiction · 1818Frankenstein
A creation, abandoned. A creator pursued. A haunting journey through ambition and its consequences.
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Literary fiction · 1925Mrs Dalloway
Across a single London day, Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a party as past and present meet.
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Gothic fiction · 1897Dracula
Letters and journals trace an ancient terror from the mountains of Transylvania to England.
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Literary fiction · 1847Jane Eyre
An orphan finds her voice, her independence, and a mysterious home on the Yorkshire moors.
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