Nick Gatsby lives in West Egg village, near Long Island Sound. His cousin Daisy is Tom Buchanan, a wealthy New York football player. Tom Buchanan is thirty years old, now a powerful man in riding clothes
Published in 1957, first novel in Bradbury's Green Town Trilogy. Based on author's childhood home in Waukegan, Illinois. Developed from 1953 Gourmet magazine short story. Contains 27 stories published between 1946 and 1957
Third Sherlock Holmes novel published in 1902. Serialized in The Strand Magazine from 1901 to 1902. Based on legend of supernatural hound haunting Dartmoor since Sir Hugo Baskerville. First Holmes appearance since "The Final Problem"
Donna Tartt's first novel published in 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf. Originally titled "The God of Illusions". First edition received 75,000 print orders, exceeding typical debut novel limits. Popularized dark academia literary sub-genre
The year 1775 is marked by both wise and foolish times. England and France have kings with different faces on thrones. Mrs. Southcott's birthday and Cock-lane ghost's appearance are reported. France makes paper money and executes humane punishments
Mr. Lockwood visits Heathcliff's estate twice. Ellen Dean tells Lockwood about Heathcliff and Wuthering Heights