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Books You Can Read in an Evening

Nothing on tv? Friends out of town? Bad weather got you stuck at home? Here's a variety of books that are short enough to read in an evening.
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A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
1
Christopher Isherwood
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
2
Sylvia Plath
The Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
The Heart of Darkness
3
Joseph Conrad
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
4
Willa Cather
House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
House on Mango Street
5
Sandra Cisneros
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
6
Franz Kafka
Robin Hood (Howard Pyle)
Robin Hood
7
Howard Pyle
Miss Pym Disposes (Josephine Tey)
Miss Pym Disposes
8
Josephine Tey
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
9
Jane Austen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
10
Jane Austen
Fer-De-Lance (Rex Stout)
Fer-De-Lance
11
Rex Stout
Songs of Innocence and of Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
12
William Blake
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
13
Zora Neale Hurston
Three at Wolfe's Door (Rex Stout)
Three at Wolfe's Door
14
Rex Stout
My Name Is Michael Sibley (John Bingham)
My Name Is Michael Sibley
15
John Bingham
Nothing More Than Murder (Jim Thompson)
Nothing More Than Murder
16
Jim Thompson
Poor Cow (Nell Dunn)
Poor Cow
17
Nell Dunn
The Bachelors (Henry De Montherlant)
The Bachelors
18
Henry De Montherlant
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T.S. Eliot)
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
19
T.S. Eliot
Twenty Love Poems
Twenty Love Poems
20
Goblin Market (Christina Rossetti)
Goblin Market
21
Christina Rossetti
Life on Mars (Tracy K. Smith)
Life on Mars
22
Tracy K. Smith
Mary Poppins (P.L. Travers)
Mary Poppins
23
P.L. Travers
The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
24
John Steinbeck
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
25
Flatland (Edwin Abbott Abbott)
Flatland
26
Edwin Abbott Abbott
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
27
John Buchan
Jealousy
Jealousy
28
Strait Is the Gate (André Gide)
Strait Is the Gate
29
André Gide
Ariel (Sylvia Plath)
Ariel
30
Sylvia Plath
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
31
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
The Judge and His Hangman
The Judge and His Hangman
32
A Certain Smile (Francoise Sagan)
A Certain Smile
33
Francoise Sagan
Theogony/Works and Days (Hesiod)
Theogony/Works and Days
34
Hesiod
A Lost Lady (Willa Cather)
A Lost Lady
35
Willa Cather
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
36
Elie Wiesel
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
37
James M. Cain
The Pigeon
The Pigeon
38
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
39
Equal Danger (Leonardo Sciascia)
Equal Danger
40
Leonardo Sciascia
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