The Lives of the Caesars

Name: The Lives of the Caesars
Author: Suetonius

Suetonius, tradotto da J. C. Rolfe saggistica

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Book I

The Deified Julius

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The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde
Wilde gives every character his best one-liners, so you'll laugh even as the whole thing curdles into something genuinely creepy. Lord Henry's lazy, poisonous charm is the real draw; you'll catch yourself agreeing with him and then feeling slightly guilty about it.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle
Twelve short cases you can dip into anywhere, and half the pleasure is Watson's patient bafflement while Holmes notices the scuffed boot or the dog that didn't bark. Cozy in the best way, though don't expect deep character arcs, just clever puzzles and fog.
Dracula Bram Stoker
The whole thing unfolds through diaries and letters, so you're piecing it together alongside the characters, and Jonathan Harker's early chapters in the castle still genuinely unnerve. It sags a bit in the middle, but Mina turns out to be the sharpest person in the book.