Literature Explained – Literary Synopses and Book Summaries Home » Literature Explained – Literary Synopses and Book Summaries In this section of the website, we discuss the importance and significance of classic English literature. 1984 A Tale of Two Cities Animal Farm Atlas Shrugged The Catcher in the Rye Dante’s Inferno Fahrenheit 451 The Grapes of Wrath The Great Gatsby Hamlet Lord of the Flies Macbeth The Odyssey The Picture of Dorian Gray Pride and Prejudice Tale of Two Cities Contents1 19842 A Tale of Two Cities3 Animal Farm4 Atlas Shrugged5 The Catcher in the Rye6 Dante’s Inferno7 Fahrenheit 4518 The Grapes of Wrath9 The Great Gatsby10 Hamlet11 Lord of the Flies12 Macbeth13 The Odyssey14 The Picture of Dorian Gray15 Pride and Prejudice16 Tale of Two Cities