Cover Art for 1984

1984

George Orwell

1949

Famous for: BIG BROTHER, torture scenes that may make you hurl

Cover Art for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

1884

Famous for: Larger-than-life characters, a searing message about slavery, and language that may make you uncomfortable (so check out Recap 5).

Cover Art for Animal Farm

Animal Farm

George Orwell

1946

Famous for: Corrupt pigs, a noble cart-horse, and an anthem you won’t be able to get out of your head.

Cover Art for Beowulf

Beowulf

Unknown

600*

Famous for: Monsters that could rival some of Hollywood’s; a hero like the world has never known.

Cover Art for Brave New World

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

1932

Famous for: Sex, drugs, sex, drugs, sex, drugs...

Cover Art for The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger

1951

Famous for: Extreme teen angst, “phoniness,” Holden’s red hunting cap.

Cover Art for Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

1867

Famous for: Very little crime but a whole lotta punishment.

Cover Art for The Crucible

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

1953

Famous for: Midnight dancing in a Puritan forest, hysteria, super-twisted religion.




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