Coming of Age Stories

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (also simply known as Tom Sawyer) is a novel by Mark Twain published on June 9, 1876, about a boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along the Mississippi River.

The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain

"Sense and Sensibility" is a classic novel that explores the lives and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, after their father's death leaves them in reduced circumstances.

Bathsheba Everdene is a strong-willed, independent young woman who inherits her uncle’s large farm in rural England. As she manages the estate, she becomes the object of affection for three very different men, each representing a different type of love and future.

A former convict is released after 19 years of hard labor. Rejected by society, he’s shown compassion by a bishop, which inspires him to change his life.

A sensitive and intelligent boy growing up in late 19th-century Ireland, as he struggles to find his identity as an artist.

The narrator recalls his life from childhood to adulthood.

Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories.

A handsome, intelligent, and egotistical young man as he comes of age in early 20th-century America.

A young, naive Englishwoman who travels by ship from London to South America.