The Brothers Karamazov / Fyodor Dostoevsky

Title: The Brothers Karamazov 

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky 

Translation: Constance Garrett

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Philosophical; Psychological 

The book has been acclaimed as one of the supreme achievements in world literature. It enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, judgment, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia, with a plot which revolves around the subject of patricide. Must read  for all. 

The Ambassadors / Henry James

Title: The Ambassadors 

Author: Henry James

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Psychological 

It is a masterpiece. It follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe in pursuit of Chad. A major theme of the novel involves Strether's position as an ambassador. The conflict between personal desire and duty is important to consider when thinking about Strether's psychology. Strether finds his intentions subtly and profoundly transformed as he falls under the spell of the city and of his charge. He is quick to perceive that Chad has been not so much corrupted as refined, gradually realizes that this discovery and acceptance of Chad's unconventional new lifestyle alter his own ideals and ambitions.

The Woman in White / Wilkie Collins

Title: The Woman in White 

Author: Wilkie Collins

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Psychological 

The Observer listed The Woman in White number 23 in "the top 100 greatest novels of all time". The book is an early example of one of the first and finest detective, mystery and sensation novel. There are multiple narrators of the story. It is about unequal position of married women in law at the time. 

The Turn of the Screw / Henry James

Title: The Turn of the Screw 

Author: Henry James

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Horror; Psychological

The book focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. Many critics have wondered if the "strange and sinister" were only in the governess's mind and not part of reality. Many critics have tried to determine the nature of the evil hinted at the story, others have argued that the brilliance of an intimate sense of confusion and suspense within the reader.

The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde / Robert Louis Stevenson

Title: The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde 

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Science Fiction; Horror; Psychological 

It is about dual personality an unpredictably dual nature: usually very good, but sometimes shockingly evil. The novella is frequently interpreted as an examination of the duality of human nature, usually expressed as an inner struggle between good and evil. Can be read for psychological theme.

The Idiot / Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Title: The Idiot 

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky 

Translator: Eva Martin

Subjects: Fiction; Classic; Psychological

The Idiot is a quintessentially Russian novel, one that penetrates the complex psyche of the people. In it, Prince Myshkin, is thrust into society more concerned with wealth, power and sexual conquest rather than ideals. He soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle.

Dream Psychology / Sigmund Freud

Title: Dream Psychology (Psychoanalysis for Beginners) 

Author: Sigmund Freud

Subjects: Non-Fiction; Psychology 

Sigmund Freud explains human behavior. One of his focus areas was dream analysis. In this book he use his method psychoanalysis to understand dreams. It is one of great work on psychology. Must read for psychology students and people who want to understand human mind. 

Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill

Title: Utilitarianism 

Author: John Stuart Mill

Subjects: Non-Fiction; Philosophy; Psychological; Religion

Mill's aim in the book is to explain what utilitarianism is, to show why it is the best theory of ethics, and to defend it against a wide range of criticisms and misunderstandings. It is heavily criticized. But the book did a great deal to popularize utilitarian ethics. Many elements of utilitarianism took from Jeremy Bentham. 

Beyond Good and Evil / Friedrich Nietzsche

Title: Beyond Good and Evil 

Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 

Translator: Helen Zimmern

Subjects: Classic; Non-Fiction; Philosophy; Psychology; Religion

The book is expanding the ideas of Nietzsche's work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Nietzsche accuses past philosophers for blindly accepting dogmatic morality. He offers the "will to power" as an explanation of all behavior; this ties into his "perspective of life", which he regards as "beyond good and evil".

Ulysses / James Joyce

Title: Ulysses 

Author: James Joyce 

Subjects: Classic; Fiction, Psychological

Ulysses considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature. According to Declan Kiberd, "Before Joyce, no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking". Ulysses is the Latinised name of Odysseus, the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey, and the novel establishes a series of parallels between the poem and the novel,

Moby Dick (The Whale) / Herman Melville

Title: Moby Dick (The Whale)

Author: Herman Melville 

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Psychological; Adventure 

"Call me Ishmael", Its opening line, is among world literature's most famous. Its a story of quest of Aheb for revenge on Moby Dick.

Heart of Darkness / Joseph Conrad

Title: Heart of Darknes

Author: Joseph Conrad 

Subjects: Fiction; Imperialism; Psychological; Classic;

The Novel is about a voyage up to Congo river; heart of Africa. The story create a parallel between London as greatest place on earth and Africa as darkest place on earth. 

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Metamorphosis / Franz Kafka

Title: Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka 

Subjects: Fiction; Classic; Psychological 

Best known work of its own kind. The Metamorphosis tells the story of a man transformed into insect. Critics try to present different interpretations and still people to do so.

The Yellow Wallpaper / Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Title: The Yellow Wallpaper 

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman 

Subjects: Classic; Fiction; Short Story; Feminism; Psychology

A short story but can be considered as a complete book of fiction. It is early work of feminist literature in America in 19th century. It illustrate mental and physical health of women. The Yellow Wallpaper is itself a symbol.