The novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, was authored by Ernest Hemingway and first came into publication in the year 1940. The novel is a story about a young American person, Robert Jordan, who is a part of the International Brigades and is working with a republican guerilla unit at the time of the Spanish Civil War. Jordan, who has an expertise in using explosives, is assigned a mission to bombard a bridge during an attack on Segovia, a city in Spain.

Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 is a satirical and historical novel which was published in the year 1961. The novel, which is set from 1944 during the time of Second World War, is considered to be one of the greatest works in English literature of the 20th century. The novel has a very distinct chronological order which is actually not serial at all.

Written by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol was published first in the year 1843 in Chapman and Hall. The story narrates the emotional, ethical and ideological transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge after he experiences supernatural visits from Jocob Marley and Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. This novel written by Dickens gained extensive success and popularity and was widely acclaimed by critics.