11 must-read fiction books like The Garden of Paradise by Hans Christian Andersen

Cover of The Garden of Paradise by Hans Christian Andersen

The Garden of Paradise

By: Hans Christian Andersen

3.25

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his childr…

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Cover of Gooseberries and other stories by Anton Chekhov, Constance Garnett

1. Gooseberries and other stories

By: Anton Chekhov , Constance Garnett

3.76

Format: None pages, ebook

"Oh, good God," he kept saying with great relish. "Good God..." 'Gooseberries' is accompanied h… read more

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  • fiction
"The Lie which elates us is dearer than a thousand sober truths"

-Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries and other stories

"The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths."

-Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries and other stories

"Человеку нужно не три аршина земли, не усадьба, а весь земной шар, вся природа, где на просторе он мог бы проявить все свойства и особенности своего свободного духа."

-Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries and other stories

"Country life has its advantages,' he used to say. 'You sit on the veranda drinking tea and your ducklings swim on the pond, and everything smells good. . . and there are gooseberries."

-Anton Chekhov, Gooseberries and other stories

Cover of The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen, Barbara Bazilian

2. The Red Shoes

By: Hans Christian Andersen , Barbara Bazilian

3.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever wished for something so hard that you could think of nothing else? When Karen becomes… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • fiction
Cover of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Margaret Mauldon, Malcolm Bowie, Mark Overstall

3. Madame Bovary

By: Gustave Flaubert , Margaret Mauldon , Malcolm Bowie , Mark Overstall

3.70

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The characte… read more

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  • fiction
"Every notary carries about inside him the debris of a poet."

-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

"Speech is a rolling-mill that always thins out the sentiment."

-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

"How oft the warmth of the sun above Makes a pretty young girl dream of love."

-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

"For him the universe did not extend beyond the circumference of her petticoat."

-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

Cover of The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, Peter Ackroyd, Ed Glinert

4. The Sign of Four

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , Peter Ackroyd , Ed Glinert

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sher… read more

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  • fiction
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5. The Tell-Tale Heart

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Byron Glaser , None

4.24

Format: 31 pages, Library Binding

A man confronts himself and an unknown listener with his desire to murder an old man. In this cl… read more

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  • fiction
"would a madman have been so wise as this?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"If you still think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

"Basta ya de fingir, malvados! -aullé-. ¡Confieso que lo maté! ¡Levanten esos tablones! ¡Ahí… ahí! ¡Donde está latiendo su horrible corazón!"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart

6. The Adventure of the ‘Western Star': A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Audio

Movie star Mary Marvell consults with Hercule Poirot after receiving threatening letters that warn … read more

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7. The Valley of Fear

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , David Timson

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Audio CD

The Sherlock Holmes series read in unabridged form by David Timson is widely regarded as one of the… read more

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8. The Gift of the Magi

By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger

4.11

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more

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"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

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9. The Awakening

By: Kate Chopin

3.68

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female mar… read more

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  • fiction
"The morning was full of sunlight and hope."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She had resolved to never take another step backward."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She wanted to destroy something. The crash and clatter were what she wanted to hear."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

"She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly."

-Kate Chopin, The Awakening

10. Shooting an Elephant

By: George Orwell

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Shooting an Elephant" is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a poli… read more

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11. The Nightingale

By: Hans Christian Andersen , Fiona Black , Catherine Huerta

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . Those words conjure up the aura of timeless children's stories, the kind of … read more

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12. Daughter of the Deep

By: Rick Riordan

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting moder… read more

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"I've fallen into a universe I don't understand and don't want to."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"The best science fiction can shape how humans see their own future."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"The impossible is merely the possible for which we don't yet know the science"

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

"Prefect Romero, the impossible is merely the possible For which we don't yet know the science."

-Rick Riordan, Daughter of the Deep

Cover of Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

13. Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.96

Format: 173 pages, ebook

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following a… read more

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  • fiction
"Yet, even so, Mieko and I shared our lives. But Meiko had an accident and fell into a vegetative state. Her eyes no longer saw; her ears no longer heard. My children grieved, but as much as I felt it…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

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14. The Lady with the Little Dog

By: Anton Chekhov

3.72

Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) may have suffered an untimely death, but he squeezed the most out of his … read more

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"Anna Sergeevna e lui si amavano come due esseri molto vicini, affini, come marito e moglie, come se il destino li avesse destinati l'uno all'altra e non capivano perché li aveva fatti sposare con alt…"

-Anton Chekhov, The Lady with the Little Dog

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15. The Garden of Paradise

By: Hans Christian Andersen

3.25

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his childr… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • fiction

17 must-read fiction books like The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Transform Your Habits

Daisy Miller

Henry James

3.37

Transform Your Habits

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Yellow Wall-Paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Elaine R. Hedges , Elaine Hedges

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

3.91

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