Lord of the Flies
William Golding's Lord of the Flies retold: Ralph and Jack, the conch, the beast, Simon, Piggy, and why the rescue is no relief.
2,254-word summary · 10 min read
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Little Women
Alcott's Little Women retold: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March through the Civil War years and beyond.
2,487-word summary · 11 min read
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre retold: Lowood, Thornfield, the attic secret, and Jane's refusal to shrink.
2,325-word summary · 10 min read
Frankenstein
Frankenstein retold: Victor builds, the creature wakes, Arctic letters, demand and refusal.
1,901-word summary · 8 min read
Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 retold: Montag burns books, meets Clarisse, hides books, and follows the river to the readers.
2,336-word summary · 10 min read
Ender's Game
Ender Wiggin trains at Battle School to fight the Formics, winning games that turn out to be real.
2,039-word summary · 9 min read
Dracula
Count Dracula sails for England in letters and diaries, and Van Helsing leads the hunt to stop him.
2,860-word summary · 13 min read
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White's Charlotte's Web retold: Wilbur the pig, Charlotte the spider, and the words that save him.
2,059-word summary · 9 min read
Brave New World
Huxley's Brave New World retold: hatcheries, soma, Bernard and Lenina, John the Savage, and the lighthouse.
2,513-word summary · 11 min read
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None retold: ten to Soldier Island, rhyme deaths, no one left to tell.
2,137-word summary · 9 min read
The Hobbit
The Hobbit from Bag End to the Lonely Mountain: Bilbo's riddle game with Gollum, Smaug, the Battle of Five Armies, and how the fairy tale sets up The Lord of…
2,469-word summary · 11 min read