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Published in the 1940s
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Arabella by Georgette Heyer

Arabella

Georgette Heyer

312 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction historical romance lighthearted slow-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

328 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

283 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

Dream Cycle

H.P. Lovecraft

135 pages • first pub 1927 (editions) user-added

fiction classics fantasy horror dark mysterious slow-paced
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

Alone in Berlin

Hans Fallada

568 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective sad slow-paced
Farm der Tiere by George Orwell

Farm der Tiere

George Orwell

142 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

581 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Gentleman's Agreement by Laura Z. Hobson

Gentleman's Agreement

Laura Z. Hobson

278 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction classics historical race reflective slow-paced
Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie

Sparkling Cyanide

Colonel Race #4

Agatha Christie

336 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

288 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction short stories adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced