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1864Notes from UndergroundExplains the endingPhilosophical fiction / Psychological fictionFyodor Dostoevsky / RussiaRecap: Useful recapAlienation / Pride1853Twelve Years a SlaveExplains the endingCompare with the filmMemoir / Slave narrativeSolomon Northup / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Freedom1851Moby-DickExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / AdventureHerman Melville / United StatesRecap: Useful recapObsession / Nature1847Wuthering HeightsExplains the endingCompare with the filmGothic / TragedyEmily Bronte / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapObsession / Class1837The Little MermaidExplains the endingCompare with the filmLiterary fairy tale / FantasyHans Christian Andersen / DenmarkRecap: Fast recapLonging / Sacrifice1826The Last of the MohicansExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / Adventure fictionJames Fenimore Cooper / Based on The Last of the MohicansRecap: Useful recapFrontier / War1818FrankensteinExplains the endingCompare with the filmGothic novel / Science fictionMary Shelley / United KingdomRecap: Strong recapCreation / Responsibility1813Pride and PrejudiceCompare with the filmNovel / RomanceJane Austen / United KingdomRecap: Fast recapMarriage / Class1811Sense and SensibilityCompare with the filmNovel / RomanceJane Austen / Based on Sense and SensibilityRecap: Fast recapLove / Class
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