![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This mesmerising story touches upon crime, guilt, revenge, and reward through incredibly well-defined characters. Regarded as Dickens' best novel, Great Expectations tells the tale of a poor, orphaned boy who dares to dream of one day overcoming his wretched situation. In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteĪ non-fiction crime novel about four horrific murders that shocked a small farming town in Kansas, USA, In Cold Blood details Capote's reconstruction of the crime and the trial, conviction, and execution of its perpetrators through a suspenseful and empathetic narrative. Filled with dark, quintessentially British humour, the book sees Gordon Comstock fruitlessly battle against poverty, pity, and the need for love. One of Orwell's lesser-known works, Keep the Aspidistra Flying narrates the tale of a man who, frustrated by the power money holds over him and others, rages war against the ‘money god’. Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell ![]()
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