.

Subscribe

Shvoong Home>Books>Classic Literature

Classic literature				Search

Classic literature Reviews & Summaries

• Most Recent
• Most Popular
• Highest Rating

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar

Author: Edgar POE   Review: Prolix

Read Review

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013 Visits: 5 words : 300

The Picture of Dorian Gray

(4 Ratings)

Author: Oscar Wilde   Review: PreciousSanders

Summary of Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Read Review

Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Visits: 23 words : 900

The Old Man and the Sea

(5 Ratings)

Author: Ernest Hemingway   Review: PreciousSanders

Summary of Ernest Hemingway's short novel, The Old Man and the Sea.

Read Review

Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 Visits: 46 words : 900

The Great Gatsby

(8 Ratings)

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald   Review: PreciousSanders

Read Review

Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 Visits: 67 words : 900

Travels of Marco Polo

Author: Marco Polo   Review: SURY

The book, Travels of Marco Polo is a very interesting record of perhaps the greatest traveller of ancient times.

Read Review

Published: Saturday, May 11, 2013 Visits: 7 words : 600

Crime AND PUNISHMENT

(5 Ratings)

Author: Fiódor Dostoiévsk   Review: LudeMoraes

Critical view of the literary work of Dostoevsky''''s Crime and Punishment, which addresses the complexity, confusion and frailty of the human soul, but.

Read Review

Published: Friday, April 05, 2013 Visits: 50 words : 600

Kidnapped

(1 Ratings)

Author: stevenson   Review: pjthayil

review of the classic novel by r.l. stevenson- KIDNAPPED.

Read Review

Published: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 Visits: 39 words : 600

A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens   Review: VickieB

A Tale of Two Cities takes place in London and Paris in the time spanning the beginning and ending of the French Revolution.

Read Review

Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Visits: 54 words : 600

Lord of the Flies

(1 Ratings)

(1 comments)

Author: William Golding   Review: VickieB

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is filled with symbolism. Nearly every object and character represents a deeper ideal.

Read Review

Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Visits: 58 words : 600

Captains Coureagous

Author: Rudyard Kipling   Review: ddaluz

Harvey, a youngster, only son of a wealthy New York family, traveled to Europe to complete what his parents considered a refined education.

Read Review

Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 Visits: 21 words : 600

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

• Most Popular

Summary on John Keats'-'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'

(53 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

John Keats (1795-1821), the youngest of the English Romantics, is famous for his ‘Odes’, and the two ambitious poems ‘Hyperion’ and ‘The Fall of Hype.

Read Review

Published: Monday, June 14, 2010 Visits: 5125 words : 900

Summary of D.H. Lawrence’S “the Rocking Horse Winner”

(32 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

‘The Rocking Horse Winner is told with sympathy and irony.

Read Review

Published: Saturday, December 11, 2010 Visits: 5079 words : 900

Summary of George Orwell’S “Shooting an Elephant”

(15 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

George Orwell wrote about how he was psychologically compelled to shoot an elephant needlessly.

Read Review

Published: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Visits: 5017 words : 900

Summary of William Douglas’S “Deep Waters”

(83 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

The story shows that fear is mostly without much reason.

Read Review

Published: Thursday, April 28, 2011 Visits: 4969 words : 900

Summary of William Shakespeare’S- ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’

(70 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

‘Under the Greenwood Tree’ is a short poem, sung as a song in two of Shakespeare’s comedies.

Read Review

Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Visits: 4672 words : 300

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

(32 Ratings)

Author: Richard Bach   Review: cort

Read Review

Published: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 Visits: 4555 words : 600

Bartleby, the Scrivener

(67 Ratings)

Author: Herman Melville   Review: JustinLennonHoffman

Read Review

Published: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Visits: 4533 words : 300

Summary of Selma Lagerlof’S “the Rat-Trap”

(74 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

How love and genuine compassion can make the world a better place to live in and how they make men better beings too.

Read Review

Published: Friday, April 29, 2011 Visits: 4518 words : 900

Summary of w.b.yeats-'the Lake Isle of Innisfree'

(108 Ratings)

Author: Andy Kester Sawian   Review: akso6o175

This is a summary of the poem, 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree'by W.B.Yeats.

Read Review

Published: Monday, January 25, 2010 Visits: 4457 words : 600

Brideshead Revisited

(18 Ratings)

Author: Evelyn Waugh   Review: TibbyAshden

Read Review

Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 Visits: 4269 words : 300

More

• Highest Rating

Proper Parenting in Ancient Rome

(5 Ratings)

Author: Anne Hart   Review: GreatGrandma

Read Review

Published: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Visits: 155 words : 600

La Grande Inversion

(5 Ratings)

Author: Erik S. Larsen   Review: Christophe250

Read Review

Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Visits: 84 words : 300

Crime AND PUNISHMENT

(5 Ratings)

Author: Fiódor Dostoiévsk   Review: LudeMoraes

Critical view of the literary work of Dostoevsky''''s Crime and Punishment, which addresses the complexity, confusion and frailty of the human soul, but.

Read Review

Published: Friday, April 05, 2013 Visits: 50 words : 600

More

Top Searches

• The secret
• Comics
• Novel
• Quick books
• Self help
• Forex ebooks
• Business
• Book publishers
• Harry Potter
• Ebook marketing
• Best seller
• Marketing books
• Best seller
• Translation
• Romance
• Biography
• Education
• Fiction
• Reader
• Culture
• Hero
• Documentary
• Summarise
• Journey
• Poetry
• Life
• Harry Potter
• Travel
• Author
• History

.

Top Writers In Books

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

.

.

.

• Books
  • Romance,
  • Novels & Novellas,
  • Biographies,
  • Mythology & Ancient Literature,
  • Classic literature,
  • Children & Youth,
  • Poetry,
  • Humor,
  • How to & Self Help,
  • Mystery & Thrillers,
  • More
• Internet & Technology
  • Gaming,
  • Software,
  • Websites,
  • Blogging,
  • Hardware,
  • Commercial companies,
  • Sports,
  • Search Engines & SEO,
  • Universities and research institutions,
  • More
• Business & Finance
  • Make Money Online,
  • Management & Leadership,
  • Marketing & Sales,
  • Small Business & Entrepreneurship,
  • Human Resources,
  • International Business,
  • More
• Arts & Humanities
  • History,
  • Linguistics,
  • Philosophy,
  • Religion Studies,
  • Theory and criticism,
  • Film and theater Studies,
  • More
• Social Sciences
  • Education,
  • Psychology,
  • Sociology,
  • Political Science,
  • Economics,
  • Anthropology,
  • More
• Medicine & Health
  • Alternative Medicine,
  • Nutrition,
  • Gynecology,
  • Epidemiology and Public Health,
  • Genetics,
  • Investigative Medicine,
  • More
• Science
  • Biology,
  • Physics,
  • Biochemistry,
  • Mathematics,
  • Ecology,
  • Chemistry,
  • More
• Law & Politics
  • Constitutional Law,
  • Criminal Law,
  • Law - General,
  • Administrative Law,
  • Labor Law,
  • Taxation Law,
  • More
• Entertainment
  • Movies,
  • Musical,
  • Plays,
  • Music,
  • TV Series,
  • Concerts
• Products
  • Telecom,
  • Cameras,
  • Gadgets & Gizmos,
  • Consumer Electronics,
  • Games, Toys & Gifts,
  • Appliances,
  • More
• Lifestyle
  • Food & Drink,
  • Dating,
  • Family & Relations,
  • Fashion & Beauty,
  • Hobbies,
  • Home & Garden,
  • More
• Society & News
  • News Items,
  • Short Columns,
  • Pure Opinions,
  • Politics,
  • Environment,
  • Culture,
  • More
• Travel
  • Destinations,
  • Websites & Online Communities,
  • Budget Travel,
  • Camping,
  • Adventure Travel,
  • Cruising,
  • More
• Writing & Speaking
  • Speeches,
  • Public Speaking,
  • Presenting,
  • Copywriting,
  • Ezine & Newsletters,
  • Self Publishing,
  • More
• How To
  • Computers & Internet ,
  • Money & Business ,
  • Electronics & Gadgets,
  • Careers ,
  • Family ,
  • Health ,
  • More

This category includes Classic literature reviews, book summaries and abstracts of articles and academic papers related to Classic literature. Each submission is created by members of the Shvoong community. Want to write your own? Learn more about how to make money online!