Books like A Christmas Carol

1. 

   The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

   C. S. Lewis · 1952 · Chronicles of Narnia #3

   Because shares tags: classics, redemption.

   Lewis sends Lucy, Edmund and Eustace aboard Caspian's Dawn Treader to find seven lost lords, past dragon gold, dark dreams and the world's…

2. 

   Beloved

   Toni Morrison · 1987 · Beloved Trilogy #1

   Because shares tags: classics, ghosts.

   Sethe lives with the memory of killing her child to save her from slavery until a young woman named Beloved arrives.

3. 

   Oliver Twist

   Charles Dickens · 1838

   Because also by Charles Dickens; shares tag: classics.

   An orphan flees the workhouse for London's thieves, and Dickens indicts a cruel society.

4. 

   Great Expectations

   Charles Dickens · 1861

   Because also by Charles Dickens; shares tag: classics.

   Orphan Pip chases wealth and Estella through London fog and prison ships.

5. 

   A Tale of Two Cities

   Charles Dickens · 1859

   Because also by Charles Dickens; shares tag: classics.

   Lucie Manette frees her father from the Bastille while Sydney Carton loves her from afar through London and Paris revolt.

6. 

   War and Peace

   Leo Tolstoy · 1869

   Because shares tag: classics.

   Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei search for meaning amid the Napoleonic wars.

7. 

   Things Fall Apart

   Chinua Achebe · 1958

   Because shares tag: classics.

   Proud Igbo wrestler Okonkwo rises in 1890s Umuofia, then loses standing through hard exile, a son's conversion, and British missionaries…

8. 

   Their Eyes Were Watching God

   Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

   Because shares tag: classics.

   Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

9. 

   The Trial

   Franz Kafka · 1925

   Because shares tag: classics.

   Josef K. is arrested one morning on an unknown charge and pulled into an endless court he can never leave.

10. 

    The Three Musketeers

    Alexandre Dumas · 1844 · The d'Artagnan Romances #1

    Because shares tag: classics.

    Young dArtagnan joins Athos, Porthos and Aramis to recover the queens diamonds and face Milady.

11. 

    The Prince

    Niccolo Machiavelli · 1532

    Because shares tag: classics.

    Machiavelli advises Lorenzo on rule through fear and love, fortune, cruelty and mercy.

12. 

    The Name of the Rose

    Umberto Eco · 1980

    Because shares tag: classics.

    Friar William and Adso investigate 1327 abbey deaths amid library labyrinth.

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