Books by Letter M

The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life.

It follows the development of the heroine, Melanie, as she becomes aware of herself, her environment, and her own sexuality.

The novel tells the story of Fanny Price, starting when her overburdened family sends her at age ten to live in the household of her wealthy aunt and uncle and following her development into early adulthood.

The story concerns a visit by the devil to the officially atheistic Soviet Union. It combines supernatural elements with satirical dark comedy and Christian philosophy, defying a singular genre.

The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.

The book states that most common relationship problems between men and women are a result of fundamental psychological differences between the sexes.

A Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus.

The story of salesman Gregor Samsa who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect.

Spanning a period of 10 to 15 years, the novel details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, siblings growing up at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss.

Set in England just before British adoption of the euro, the story features two boys who must decide what to do with a windfall in expiring currency.

The book is sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee.

A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train.

Following her rescue from the devastating Quarter Quell, Katniss awakes in the complex beneath the supposedly destroyed District 13.

Duke Theseus and Hippolyta are preparing for their wedding, when Egeus arrives with his daughter Hermia, along with Lysander and Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander love each other; but Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius (who is loved by Helena).

Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh.