Books like The Way of the World by William Congreve

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece examines the glittering yet hollow glamour of the Roaring Twenties as the enigmatic Jay Gatsby pursues love, wealth, and identity across the social divide.

Charles Dickens’ classic bildungsroman follows an orphan named Pip as he grows from humble beginnings in Kent to London society, encountering wealth, poverty, love, and moral triumph.

A witty Victorian comedy in which characters adopt false identities to evade social obligations, exposing the hypocrisy of late‑Victorian society.

CliffsComplete offers the full original text of Shakespeare’s comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, paired with scene‑by‑scene commentary, glossary, and a character map to aid study of its social themes and historical context.

A Shakespearean comedy where two sets of identical twins cross paths, leading to confusion, mistaken identity, and humorous misunderstandings at a Roman court.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1777 comedy of manners, The School for Scandal, satirises London society’s obsession with appearance and reputation, revealing the hidden follies and contradictions behind genteel façades.

A compilation of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, ranging from tragedies and histories to comedies and romances.

Contains 37 plays by William Shakespeare, including classics like Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth.

A comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773

Contains: PLAYS (38) All's Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline [Hamlet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15203981W/Hamlet) Julius Caesar King Henry IV. Part 1 King Henry IV. Part 2 King Henry V King Henry VI. Part 1 King Henry VI. Part 2 King Henry VI. Part 3 King Henry VIII King John King Lear King Richard II King Richard III Love's Labour's Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Night's Dream [Much Ado About Nothing](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362691W) Othello Pericles [Romeo and Juliet](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362705W/Romeo_and_Juliet) Taming of the Shew [Tempest](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL362699W) Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona **Two Noble Kinsmen** Winter's Tale POEMS (5) & Sonnets Lover's Complaint Phoenix and the Turtle Rape of Lucrece Sonnets Venus and Adonis

A comprehensive compilation of William Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, tragedies, romances, poems and brief accounts of lost plays, encompassing classic titles such as *Hamlet*, *Macbeth* and *Romeo and Juliet* as well as lesser‑known fragments.