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The Sorrows of Young Werther (Dodo Press) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther (Dodo Press)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

108 pages • first pub 1774 (editions)

fiction classics romance dark emotional sad slow-paced
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Far from the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

480 pages • first pub 1874 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance reflective slow-paced
The Poetry of Phyllis Wheatley by Phyllis Wheatley

The Poetry of Phyllis Wheatley

Phyllis Wheatley

102 pages • first pub 1773 (editions)

nonfiction classics poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I by Edward Gibbon, David Womersley

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I

Edward Gibbon, David Womersley

692 pages • first pub 1776 (editions)

nonfiction classics history challenging informative slow-paced
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

1076 pages • first pub 1776 (editions)

nonfiction classics economics philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
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