Comedy

Comedies aren't always books that make the audience laugh all the way through, often times comedies are just as dramatic as tragedies with a happier ending.

+ The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov
A book involving modernity vs. the old russia; breaking with the past; nature.

+ Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes
The First Part: Don Quixote sets out with Sancho Panza on a life of chivalric adventures in a world no longer governed by chivalric values; the priest attempts to bring Don Quixote home and cure his madness. The Second Part: Don Quixote continues his adventures with Sancho, and Sampson Carrasco and the priest conspire to bring Don Quixote home by vanquishing him.

+ A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, William Shakespeare
A group of friends and lovers wander into the woods and are confronted by the mischief of several faries.

+ The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Dorian Gray, having promised his soul in order to live a life of perpetual youth, must try to reconcile himself to the bodily decay and dissipation that are recorded in his portrait.

+ Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
The book follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with matters of upbringing, marriage, moral rightness and education in her aristocratic society. Though the book's setting is uniquely turn of the 19th century, it remains a fascination of modern readership, continuing to remain at the top of lists titled "most loved books of all time", and receiving considerable attention from literary critics. This modern interest has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and a plethora of books developing Austen's memorable characters further.

+ Tom Jones, Henry Fielding
The English battle the French and their Indian allies; Uncas helps his English friends resist Magua and the Hurons.

+ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Tom Stoppard
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern attempt to discover the cause of Hamlet’s apparent madness and their own purpose in the world.