Fiction stories /Novels to read part-1
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling, first published by Bloomsbury Press, 1997. Illustrations by Thomas Taylor.
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published by Allen and Unwin, 1954.
- Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan, first published by Hamilton, 1935. Illustrations by R.K. Laxman
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published by George Newens, 1892.
- Devdas (Bengali: দেবদাস) by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, first published by GCS, 1917.
- The Shining by Stephen King, first published by Doubleday, 1977.
- The Martian by Andy Weir, self-published, 2011. Cover by Eric White.
- Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1981.
- 2 states by Chetan Bhagat, first published by Rupa Publishers, 2009.
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett, first published by Penguin books, 2009.
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, first published by MacAdam/Cage, 2003.
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, first published by Crown Publishing Group, 2012.
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, first published by Collins Crime Club, 1934.
- Godaan (Hindi: गोदान) by Munshi Premchand, first published in 1936.
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote, first published by Random House, 1958.
- Animal Farm by George Orwell, first published by Secker and Warburg, 1945.
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, first published by William Heinemann, 1895.
- Pig by Roald Dahl, from the short story collection “Kiss Kiss”, first published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.
- A Face in the Dark, from the short story collection “A Face in the Dark and Other Hauntings: Collected Stories of the Supernatural”, first published by Viking Books, 2004.
- The Gift of the Magi, first published in the newspaper “The New York Sunday World”, 1905.
- The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells, first published in 1903.
- Ramayana (retelling) by C Rajagopalachari, first published by Bharati Vidya Bhavan, 1957
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, first published in 1597. The cover is from the hardcover edition by Raphael Tuck and Sons, London, 1880.
- The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov, first published in the magazine Russkaya Mysl, 1899. The cover is from the 2016 Open Road Media print.
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published during 1866 in installments. The cover is from the 1956 Random House print.
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel, first published by Knopf Canada, 2001.
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, first published by McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
- I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950. The cover is from Signet Books (mass market paperback, 1956)
- The Shining by Stephen King, first published by Doubleday, 1977. The cover is from the mass market paperback edition by Anchor, 2012.
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Short Stories to read with link
1. Symbols and Signs by Vladimir Nabokov-
Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/05/15/symbols-and-signs
2. The Lady with the Dog and other stories by Anton Chekhov-
Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13415/13415-h/13415-h.htm
Flash Fiction(stories in less than 1500words)
1. There is Enough for One by Kulpreet Yadav-
Link: http://www.poetserv.org/SRR38/yadav.html
2. Before the Storm by Alex Sheal-
Link: http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/before-the-storm
Some interesting short stories for you to read:
1. Laurie by Stephen King
Link: https://stephenking.com/other/stephenking-laurie.pdf
2. On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning by Haruki Murakami
3. The Leaves of the Deodar by Rochelle Potkar
Link: https://www.openroadreview.com/2016/10/14/winner-open-road-review-short-story-prize/
4. No Comebacks - a collection of short stories by Frederick Forsyth
5. A Quiver Full of Arrows - a collection of short stories by Jeffrey Archer
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