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Explore 24 books like Washington Square by Henry James — a handpicked selection united by AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR).

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter — Carson McCullers

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Carson McCullers

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories — Sarah Orne Jewett

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

Sarah Orne Jewett

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Toward the End of Time — John Updike

Toward the End of Time

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Timequake — Kurt Vonnegut

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Franny and Zooey — J. D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

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Summer — Edith Wharton

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Moby Dick — Herman Melville

Herman Melville

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Welcome to Hard Times — E.L. Doctorow

Welcome to Hard Times

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The Bellarosa Connection — Saul Bellow

The Bellarosa Connection

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War — Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Gertrude and Claudius — John Updike

Gertrude and Claudius

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The Age of Innocence — Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Nine Stories — J. D. Salinger

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories — Jack London

The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Gilead: A Novel — Marilynne Robinson

Gilead: A Novel

Marilynne Robinson

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

LOON LAKE — E. L. Doctorow

LOON LAKE — E. L. Doctorow

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Great Short Works of Jack London (Perennial Library) — Jack London

Great Short Works of Jack London (Perennial Library)

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The Grapes of Wrath — John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

The Actual : A Novella — Saul Bellow

The Actual : A Novella

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Vineland (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) — Thomas Pynchon

Vineland (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Merry Tales — Mark Twain

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

The Scarlet Letter — Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

Uncle Tom’s Children — Richard Wright

Uncle Tom’s Children

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

A Modern Mephistopheles: A Novel — Louisa May Alcott

A Modern Mephistopheles: A Novel

Louisa May Alcott

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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