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Books That Are Snapshots in Time and Place

All books are reflective of the times in which they were written. The customs, pastimes, cultural context and overall messages and symbolism are fascinating insights into times and places often far, far away from our reality. All books on this list offer interesting insights into the lives and times of their authors - or, the imaginary world their authors imagined from their own time and place.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Stephen Chbosky
Agnes Grey (Anne Bronte)
Agnes Grey
2
Anne Bronte
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
3
Edgar Allan Poe
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
4
Ransom Riggs
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
5
Sherman Alexie
The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin)
The Stepford Wives
6
Ira Levin
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
7
Madeleine L'engle
The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle (Hugh Lofting)
The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle
8
Hugh Lofting
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
9
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
The Indian in the Cupboard
10
Lynne Reid Banks
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
11
Tennessee Williams
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
12
Ernest Hemingway
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
13
Sandra Cisneros
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
14
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts
15
Nathanael West
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
16
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
17
Jane Austen
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
18
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
19
Shirley Jackson
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
20
Edgar Allan Poe
Hunger (Knut Hamsun)
Hunger
21
Knut Hamsun
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
22
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
23
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