By Onions, Oliver
Classic work by Onions, Oliver.
By Charles Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the Spirits of Christmas.
By Twain, Mark
Classic work by Twain, Mark.
By Mark Twain
A 19th-century engineer is transported back in time to early medieval England.
By Unknown
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By Hemingway, Ernest
Classic work by Hemingway, Ernest.
By Savigny, Annie G. (Annie Gregg)
Classic work by Savigny, Annie G. (Annie Gregg).
By Griffith, George Chetwynd
Classic work by Griffith, George Chetwynd.
By Daniel Defoe
An extraordinarily detailed narrative of one man's experiences during the Great Plague of London in 1665.
By Guiney, Louise Imogen
Classic work by Guiney, Louise Imogen.
By Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman)
Classic work by Weinbaum, Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman).
By Thomas Hardy
Elfride Swancourt finds herself torn between two men from different social backgrounds with tragic results.
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
Civil War veteran John Carter is mysteriously transported to the red planet of Barsoom.
By Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
Classic work by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan.
By E. M. Forster
Lucy Honeychurch navigates social expectations and passionate love during and after a trip to Italy.
By Edgar Allan Poe
A essential collection featuring Poe's iconic macabre tales, including The Fall of the House of Usher.
By Arthur Conan Doyle
The very first novel to feature the legendary consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.
By Charles Dickens
Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, depicting the plight of the peasantry.
By Carter, Nicholas (House name)
Classic work by Carter, Nicholas (House name).
By Gordon Smythies, Mrs.
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By Mark Twain
Huck Finn and an escaped slave named Jim raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom.
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By Aesop
Classic work by Aesop.
By Anne Brontë
A young governess deals with wealthy families while searching for true affection and personal fulfillment.
By Quick, Herbert
Classic work by Quick, Herbert.
By Lewis Carroll
Alice falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar creatures.
By Carroll, Lewis
Classic work by Carroll, Lewis.
By Lewis Carroll
A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar creatures.
By Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva)
Classic work by Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva).
By Xenophon
Classic work by Xenophon.
By Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Classic work by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian).
By Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Classic work by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George).
By L. M. Montgomery
Anne Shirley turns sixteen and takes up her new duties as a teacher in her local town.
By L. M. Montgomery
An imaginative, talkative orphan girl is accidentally sent to a middle-aged brother and sister in Prince Edward Island.
By L. M. Montgomery
Anne heads off to Redmond College, experiencing independence, courtship, and unexpected romance.
By Jules Verne
Phileas Fogg attempts to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager.
By Maurice Leblanc
The famous adventures of Arsène Lupin, France's most beloved gentleman thief and detective.
By Gouverneur, Marian
Classic work by Gouverneur, Marian.
By H. P. Lovecraft
An Antarctic expedition uncovers ancient, alien ruins and horrors sleeping beneath the ice.
By Herrick, Francis Hobart
Classic work by Herrick, Francis Hobart.
By H. Rider Haggard
Allan Quatermain embarks on his final journey into Africa to find a lost white race in the interior.
By Bacon, Francis
Classic work by Bacon, Francis.
By Anthony Trollope
Follows the ambitions and financial troubles of Mark Robarts, a young vicar in Victorian England.
By Anthony Trollope
A witty comedy of clerical ambition, power struggles, and romance in an English cathedral town.
By Lockwood, Ingersoll
Classic work by Lockwood, Ingersoll.
By Bidwell, Austin
Classic work by Bidwell, Austin.
By Sewell, Anna
Classic work by Sewell, Anna.
By Charles Dickens
A long-running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, affects all who come near it in Victorian England.
By Daviess, Maria Thompson
Classic work by Daviess, Maria Thompson.
By Diffin, Charles Willard
Classic work by Diffin, Charles Willard.
By Train, Arthur Cheney
Classic work by Train, Arthur Cheney.
By Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe
Classic work by Aubert de Gaspé, Philippe.
By Mérimée, Prosper
Classic work by Mérimée, Prosper.
By J. Sheridan Le Fanu
A gothic novella telling the story of a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla.
By Various
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By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Chaucer, Geoffrey
Classic work by Chaucer, Geoffrey.
By Chaucer, Geoffrey
Classic work by Chaucer, Geoffrey.
By Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
Classic work by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron.
By Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Classic work by Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
By Meredith, George
Classic work by Meredith, George.
By Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Classic work by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine).
By Elizabeth Gaskell
A gentle satirical chronicle of rural English life in a town dominated by refined single women.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg.
By Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
Classic work by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte.
By Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs.
Classic work by Miller, Alex. McVeigh, Mrs..
By Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
Classic work by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt).
By Watanna, Onoto
Classic work by Watanna, Onoto.
By Charles Dickens
The story of David Copperfield from his impoverished childhood to his success as a famous author.
By Nikolai Gogol
Chichikov travels the Russian countryside purchasing deceased serfs whose deaths have not yet been registered.
By Dante Alighieri
Classic work by Dante Alighieri.
By Broughton, Rhoda
Classic work by Broughton, Rhoda.
By Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
Classic work by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron.
By Miguel de Cervantes
A Spanish noble reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant.
By Cao Xueqin
A masterpiece of Chinese literature depicting the rise and decline of an aristocratic family during the Qing Dynasty.
By Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Classic work by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.
By Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
Classic work by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady.
By Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
Classic work by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques.
By Robinson, A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances)
Classic work by Robinson, A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances).
By Jane Austen
A clever and rich young woman interferes in the love lives of her friends with unintended consequences.
By Timbs, John
Classic work by Timbs, John.
By Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Classic work by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.
By Edith Wharton
A story of repressed passion and tragic fate set in the icy winter landscape of fictional Starkfield, Massachusetts.
By Simpson, J. M., Mrs.
Classic work by Simpson, J. M., Mrs..
By Orr, Lyndon
Classic work by Orr, Lyndon.
By Thomas Hardy
Independent heiress Bathsheba Everdene is courted by three very different suitors in rural England.
By Honoré de Balzac
Set in Paris in 1819, the novel follows the intertwined lives of three characters, including the tragic father Goriot.
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A tragic play centered on the scholar Faust who makes a pact with the devil Mephistopheles.
By Folsom, William H. C. (William Henry Carman)
Classic work by Folsom, William H. C. (William Henry Carman).
By Edwin A. Abbott
A square living in a two-dimensional world is introduced to the concept of a third dimension.
By James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
Classic work by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford).
By Chrétien, de Troyes, active 12th century
Classic work by Chrétien, de Troyes, active 12th century.
By Parkman, Francis
Classic work by Parkman, Francis.
By Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Classic work by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft.
By Mary Shelley
The story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature.
By Lawson, Thomas William
Classic work by Lawson, Thomas William.
By Devereux, Mary
Classic work by Devereux, Mary.
By James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)
Classic work by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes).
By Various
Classic work by Various.
By Charles Dickens
The personal growth and fortunes of an orphan nicknamed Pip in Victorian London.
By W. H. Hudson
A romantic fantasy set in the South American rainforest featuring the enigmatic forest dwelling Rima.
By Grimm, Jacob
Classic work by Grimm, Jacob.
By Swift, Jonathan
Classic work by Swift, Jonathan.
By Swift, Jonathan
Classic work by Swift, Jonathan.
By Jonathan Swift
Lemuel Gulliver travels to distant and strange lands including Lilliput and Brobdingnag.
By Shakespeare, William
Classic work by Shakespeare, William.
By Charles Dickens
A critique of English society, focusing on the harsh conditions of industrial Coketown.
By Miller, Florence Fenwick
Classic work by Miller, Florence Fenwick.
By Joseph Conrad
Charles Marlow tells his story of journeying up the Congo River in search of the enigmatic ivory trader Kurtz.
By Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
Classic work by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin).
By Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Classic work by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield.
By Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Three young men discover an isolated utopian society composed entirely of women.
By Weaver, Raymond M. (Raymond Melbourne)
Classic work by Weaver, Raymond M. (Raymond Melbourne).
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By E. M. Forster
An exploration of social conventions, relationships, and emotional connections in Edwardian England.
By Colonna, Francesco
Classic work by Colonna, Francesco.
By Sutphen, Van Tassel
Classic work by Sutphen, Van Tassel.
By Erasmus, Desiderius
Classic work by Erasmus, Desiderius.
By Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann)
Classic work by Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann).
By Ros, Amanda McKittrick
Classic work by Ros, Amanda McKittrick.
By Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin)
Classic work by Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin).
By Louisa May Alcott
The final chapter in the Little Women series, following the grown-up children into adulthood and romance.
By Jules Verne
A German professor believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth.
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Young David Balfour is betrayed by his uncle and forced onto a ship bound for the Carolinas.
By Howard Pyle
A timeless retelling of the legends of King Arthur, Merlin, Excalibur, and the Knights of the Round Table.
By Malory, Thomas, Sir
Classic work by Malory, Thomas, Sir.
By H. Rider Haggard
Allan Quatermain leads an expedition into unexplored regions of Africa in search of legendary diamond mines.
By Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Classic work by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth).
By Jane Austen
A clever and manipulative widow seeks advantageous marriages for herself and her daughter.
By Oscar Wilde
A four-act comedy concerning a virtuous woman who suspects her husband of infidelity.
By Walt Whitman
A seminal collection of poetry celebrating nature, humanity, democracy, and the individual spirit.
By Victor Hugo
Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France and the character Jean Valjean.
By Gray, Asa
Classic work by Gray, Asa.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Darwin, Charles
Classic work by Darwin, Charles.
By Hoover, Thomas
Classic work by Hoover, Thomas.
By Mark Twain
A memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River.
By Louisa May Alcott
Continues the story of Jo March and her husband as they run Plumfield Estate School for boys.
By Louisa May Alcott
The lives and loves of the four March sisters growing up during the American Civil War.
By Vasari, Giorgio
Classic work by Vasari, Giorgio.
By Reumont, Alfred von
Classic work by Reumont, Alfred von.
By Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
Classic work by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge).
By Austen, Jane
Classic work by Austen, Jane.
By Jane Austen
A lively epistolary parody of romantic novels written by a teenage Jane Austen.
By Hewlett, Maurice
Classic work by Hewlett, Maurice.
By Sabatini, Rafael
Classic work by Sabatini, Rafael.
By Lyman, William Denison
Classic work by Lyman, William Denison.
By Aristophanes
Classic work by Aristophanes.
By Gustave Flaubert
The doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, engages in extramarital affairs to escape bourgeois banality.
By Pearce, Charles Edward
Classic work by Pearce, Charles Edward.
By Gautier, Théophile
Classic work by Gautier, Théophile.
By Prévost, abbé
Classic work by Prévost, abbé.
By Jane Austen
Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, navigating love, social status, and morality.
By Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de
Classic work by Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de.
By Godwin, William
Classic work by Godwin, William.
By Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de
Classic work by Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de.
By Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a monstrous insect.
By Ripley, H. A. (Harold Austin)
Classic work by Ripley, H. A. (Harold Austin).
By Melville, Herman
Classic work by Melville, Herman.
By Herman Melville
The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale, Moby Dick.
By Boase, Frederic
Classic work by Boase, Frederic.
By Daniel Defoe
The memorable life of Moll Flanders, born in Newgate Prison and living through extraordinary fortunes.
By Wu Cheng'en
The legendary pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang and his supernatural disciples, including the Monkey King.
By Flagg, Edmund
Classic work by Flagg, Edmund.
By Atherton, William H. (William Henry)
Classic work by Atherton, William H. (William Henry).
By Alcott, Louisa May
Classic work by Alcott, Louisa May.
By Darwin, Charles
Classic work by Darwin, Charles.
By Buchan, John
Classic work by Buchan, John.
By Zhuangzi
Selections from the writings of Zhuangzi, filled with witty allegories, parables, and paradoxes.
By Willa Cather
Tells the story of an orphaned boy from Virginia and the daughter of Bohemian immigrants on the American prairie.
By Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
Classic work by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris).
By Harris, Frank
Classic work by Harris, Frank.
By Pankhurst, Emmeline
Classic work by Pankhurst, Emmeline.
By Napoleon I, Emperor of the French
Classic work by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French.
By Rowlandson, Mary White
Classic work by Rowlandson, Mary White.
By Douglass, Frederick
Classic work by Douglass, Frederick.
By Elizabeth Gaskell
Margaret Hale moves to an industrial northern city and encounters the harsh realities of class conflict.
By Jane Austen
A naive young woman comes of age and learns to distinguish real life from Gothic romance fiction.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
The narrative of a bitter, isolated retired civil servant living in Saint Petersburg.
By Hugo, Victor
Classic work by Hugo, Victor.
By Willa Cather
The story of Alexandra Bergson, a Swedish immigrant who inherits her family's farm in Nebraska.
By Garrett, Randall
Classic work by Garrett, Randall.
By Sophocles
Classic work by Sophocles.
By W. Somerset Maugham
The story of Philip Carey, an orphan born with a clubfoot, and his tragic obsession with a London waitress.
By Currie, Barton Wood
Classic work by Currie, Barton Wood.
By Merrick, George Byron
Classic work by Merrick, George Byron.
By Charles Dickens
An orphan born in a workhouse travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger and a gang of juvenile pickpockets.
By Hillern, Wilhelmine von
Classic work by Hillern, Wilhelmine von.
By Grant, James
Classic work by Grant, James.
By Ollivant, Alfred
Classic work by Ollivant, Alfred.
By Tracy, Louis
Classic work by Tracy, Louis.
By Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Classic work by Burroughs, Edgar Rice.
By John Milton
An epic poem in blank verse depicting the biblical Fall of Man and the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan.
By Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Classic work by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
Classic work by Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson).
By Jane Austen
Anne Elliot reconnects with Captain Wentworth, the man she was persuaded to refuse years earlier.
By Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
Classic work by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew).
By J. M. Barrie
The story of Peter Pan, a mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up on the island of Neverland.
By Worts, George F. (George Frank)
Classic work by Worts, George F. (George Frank).
By Plato
Classic work by Plato.
By George MacDonald
A foundational mythopoeic fantasy novel following Anodos on his journey through Fairyland.
By Gaston Leroux
A disfigured musical genius haunts the Paris Opera House and falls obsessively in love with a young soprano.
By Norton, Andre
Classic work by Norton, Andre.
By Plutarch
Classic work by Plutarch.
By Plutarch
Classic work by Plutarch.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Hoover, Thomas
Classic work by Hoover, Thomas.
By George Bernard Shaw
Phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a Bedouin flower girl to pass for a duchess.
By Eckstein, Ernst
Classic work by Eckstein, Ernst.
By Henryk Sienkiewicz
An epic tale of love between a Roman patrician and a Christian woman during the reign of Emperor Nero.
By Hobbes, John Oliver
Classic work by Hobbes, John Oliver.
By Howard Pyle
The classic compilation of tales detailing the exploits of Robin Hood and his Merry Men in Sherwood Forest.
By Daniel Defoe
A castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Venezuela.
By Luo Guanzhong
An epic historical novel detailing the turbulent years at the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
By Shakespeare, William
Classic work by Shakespeare, William.
By Anthony Hope
The thrilling sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda involving royal intrigue, duels, and romance.
By Oscar Wilde
A tragedy depicting the biblical story of Salome and her obsessive desire for John the Baptist.
By Bradford, Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins)
Classic work by Bradford, Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins).
By De Cleyre, Voltairine
Classic work by De Cleyre, Voltairine.
By Jane Austen
The story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they come of age.
By Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
Classic work by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris).
By Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin)
Classic work by Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin).
By Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin)
Classic work by Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin).
By Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)
Classic work by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael).
By H. Rider Haggard
A journey into the interior of East Africa where travelers discover a lost kingdom ruled by an immortal queen.
By Rohmer, Sax
Classic work by Rohmer, Sax.
By Charlotte Brontë
Set against the backdrop of the Luddite uprisings, exploring love and independence among two women.
By Hermann Hesse
The spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Various
Classic work by Various.
By McAllister, Ward
Classic work by McAllister, Ward.
By Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Classic work by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett.
By Jack London
A collection of classic adventure short stories set in the islands of the South Pacific.
By Long, Frank Belknap
Classic work by Long, Frank Belknap.
By Spenser, Edmund
Classic work by Spenser, Edmund.
By Pu Songling
A famous collection of nearly 500 supernatural tales, ghost stories, and fox spirit legends.
By Edith Wharton
A young woman in a small New England town experiences her first passionate awakening with an educated visitor.
By Garrett, Randall
Classic work by Garrett, Randall.
By Lutz, Alma
Classic work by Lutz, Alma.
By Plato
Classic work by Plato.
By Laozi
The fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism written by Laozi.
By Cummings, Ray
Classic work by Cummings, Ray.
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
An orphaned baby raised by feral apes in the African jungle grows into the legendary Tarzan.
By Schwartau, Winn
Classic work by Schwartau, Winn.
By Thomas Hardy
The tragic life of Tess Durbeyfield, a young English peasant woman struggling against social hypocrisy.
By Dehan, Richard
Classic work by Dehan, Richard.
By Smollett, T. (Tobias)
Classic work by Smollett, T. (Tobias).
By Collodi, Carlo
Classic work by Collodi, Carlo.
By Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of twelve short stories featuring the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes.
By Twain, Mark
Classic work by Twain, Mark.
By Mark Twain
The exploits of a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid-19th century.
By Virgil
Classic work by Virgil.
By Edith Wharton
Newland Archer is torn between marrying respectable May Welland and loving her unconventional cousin, Countess Olenska.
By Henry James
Lambert Strether travels to Europe to retrieve his benefactress's son, only to become enchanted by Paris.
By Arrian
Classic work by Arrian.
By Confucius
A collection of ideas and sayings attributed to the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius.
By Sun Tzu
An ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, deeply influencing Eastern and Western military thinking.
By Benjamin Franklin
The famous memoirs of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
By Chopin, Kate
Classic work by Chopin, Kate.
By Kate Chopin
Edna Pontellier struggles between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherly duty.
By Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
Classic work by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Classic work by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith).
By Parker, Gilbert
Classic work by Parker, Gilbert.
By Barr, Amelia E.
Classic work by Barr, Amelia E..
By Smith, George O. (George Oliver)
Classic work by Smith, George O. (George Oliver).
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Classic work by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.
By Stevens, Frank Everett
Classic work by Stevens, Frank Everett.
By Heyer, Georgette
Classic work by Heyer, Georgette.
By Alexandre Dumas
A tale of love, rivalry, and political turmoil surrounding a contest to grow a black tulip in 17th-century Holland.
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Based on Hawthorne's experiences at Brook Farm, detailing the ideals and failures of a utopian commune.
By Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Classic work by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud).
By L. M. Montgomery
A 29-year-old woman decides to escape her dull family and pursue her own happiness in the Canadian wilderness.
By Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
Classic work by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere).
By Anonymous
The oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC.
By Henry James
A tragicomic novel exploring feminist idealism and romantic rivalry in late 19th-century Boston.
By Ruck, Berta
Classic work by Ruck, Berta.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
A passionate philosophical novel that enters deeply into ethical debates of God, free will, and morality.
By H. P. Lovecraft
Essential cosmic horror tales involving ancient alien entities and forbidden knowledge.
By Jack London
A pampered dog named Buck is stolen from his California home and sold as a sled dog in the Klondike Gold Rush.
By Frey, Hildegard G.
Classic work by Frey, Hildegard G..
By Dent, John Charles
Classic work by Dent, John Charles.
By Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Classic work by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander).
By Chaucer, Geoffrey
Classic work by Chaucer, Geoffrey.
By Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
Classic work by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris).
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By Horace Walpole
Generally regarded as the first gothic novel, involving a cursed castle, ghosts, and ancient prophecies.
By Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Classic work by Bradley, Marion Zimmer.
By Austen, Jane
Classic work by Austen, Jane.
By Shakespeare, William
Classic work by Shakespeare, William.
By Augustine, of Hippo, Saint
Classic work by Augustine, of Hippo, Saint.
By Alexandre Dumas
A classic story of wrongful imprisonment, revenge, and redemption starring Edmond Dantès.
By Sidney, Philip
Classic work by Sidney, Philip.
By Edith Wharton
The ruthless Undine Spragg climbs the social ladder in New York and Paris through strategic marriages.
By Le Queux, William
Classic work by Le Queux, William.
By Bierce, Ambrose
Classic work by Bierce, Ambrose.
By McCutcheon, George Barr
Classic work by McCutcheon, George Barr.
By Dante Alighieri
Classic work by Dante Alighieri.
By Dante Alighieri
Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso).
By H. P. Lovecraft
A core Cthulhu Mythos story about a grotesque creature born in the remote village of Dunwich.
By Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
Classic work by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips).
By Blackwood, Algernon
Classic work by Blackwood, Algernon.
By Elizabeth von Arnim
Four very different women rent a medieval Italian castle for April and find unexpected love and healing.
By Townsend, George Alfred
Classic work by Townsend, George Alfred.
By Anthony Trollope
A deceitful young widow clings stubbornly to a valuable diamond necklace claimed by her late husband's family.
By Leblanc, Maurice
Classic work by Leblanc, Maurice.
By Ford, Ford Madox
Classic work by Ford, Ford Madox.
By Bird, Richard
Classic work by Bird, Richard.
By Bailey, Temple
Classic work by Bailey, Temple.
By Tacitus, Cornelius
Classic work by Tacitus, Cornelius.
By William Hope Hodgson
A haunting tale of a ship besieged by shadowy, supernatural entities from another dimension.
By Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Classic work by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville).
By Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Classic work by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William).
By Anatole France
A dramatic tale of a young idealist painter who becomes a ruthless magistrate during the Reign of Terror.
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
John Carter returns to Mars after ten long years of separation from his beloved Dejah Thoris.
By Lord Dunsany
A foundational high fantasy work detailing an entire pantheon of fictional gods and creation myths.
By Robert Louis Stevenson
A fatal rivalry between two Scottish brothers whose lives are torn apart by the Jacobite rising.
By Bennett, Arnold
Classic work by Bennett, Arnold.
By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, depicting narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby.
By Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
Classic work by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William).
By Camp, Wadsworth
Classic work by Camp, Wadsworth.
By Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)
Classic work by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John).
By Conquest, Joan
Classic work by Conquest, Joan.
By Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
Classic work by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris).
By Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross)
Classic work by Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross).
By Dumas, Alexandre
Classic work by Dumas, Alexandre.
By Gallizier, Nathan
Classic work by Gallizier, Nathan.
By Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Classic work by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de.
By Prince, Mary
Classic work by Prince, Mary.
By Stevenson, Burton Egbert
Classic work by Stevenson, Burton Egbert.
By Levett Yeats, S. (Sidney)
Classic work by Levett Yeats, S. (Sidney).
By Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes investigates the legend of a supernatural, ghostly hound haunting Dartmoor.
By Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin)
Classic work by Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin).
By Edith Wharton
Lily Bart seeks a high-society marriage in New York, but her own choices and social traps lead to tragedy.
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
A New England family and their ancestral home built on cursed land.
By William Hope Hodgson
A manuscript detailing a remote Irish house that acts as a portal to alien realms and cosmic visions.
By Victor Hugo
The tragic story of Quasimodo, the bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, and his love for Esmeralda.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Prince Myshkin's goodness and open-hearted simplicity lead many to mistakenly consider him an idiot.
By Homer
Classic work by Homer.
By Oscar Wilde
A farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape social obligations.
By G. K. Chesterton
The first collection of short stories featuring the unassuming, highly perceptive Catholic priest detective.
By Rohmer, Sax
Classic work by Rohmer, Sax.
By Equiano, Olaudah
Classic work by Equiano, Olaudah.
By H. G. Wells
A scientist binds himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index.
By Jack London
A dystopian novel depicting the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States.
By H. G. Wells
A rescued shipwreck survivor encounters a mad scientist performing vivisection on animals to create humanlike hybrids.
By Scott, Walter
Classic work by Scott, Walter.
By Rudyard Kipling
A collection of stories featuring Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.
By Vatsyayana
Classic work by Vatsyayana.
By Robert W. Chambers
A classic collection of weird fiction stories linked by a forbidden play that induces madness.
By John Ruskin
A classic fairy tale about three brothers and their search for fortune in Treasure Valley.
By Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Classic work by Sienkiewicz, Henryk.
By Cooper, James Fenimore
Classic work by Cooper, James Fenimore.
By Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Classic work by Victoria, Queen of Great Britain.
By Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah)
Classic work by Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah).
By Anonymous
Classic Chinese folklore and legends including the legendary heroine Hua Mulan.
By Diogenes Laertius
Classic work by Diogenes Laertius.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By Henry VIII, King of England
Classic work by Henry VIII, King of England.
By Wollstonecraft, Mary
Classic work by Wollstonecraft, Mary.
By Fielding, Henry
Classic work by Fielding, Henry.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Alexandre Dumas
The dramatic conclusion to the D'Artagnan Romances involving a mysterious prisoner in a velvet mask.
By Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Classic work by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville).
By Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Classic work by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith).
By G. K. Chesterton
A surreal metaphysical thriller about a secret council of anarchists named after days of the week.
By Hume, Fergus
Classic work by Hume, Fergus.
By Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
Classic work by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome.
By Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron
Classic work by Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron.
By Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de
Classic work by Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de.
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By Díaz del Castillo, Bernal
Classic work by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal.
By Ovid
Classic work by Ovid.
By Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a giant insect-like creature.
By Mark Twain
Two young boys who look identical—one a pauper and one Prince Edward—accidentally trade places.
By Harrison, Harry
Classic work by Harrison, Harry.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Matthew Gregory Lewis
A pious Capuchin monk in Madrid succumbs to lust, black magic, and tragic ruin.
By Wilkie Collins
Generally considered the first modern detective novel in the English language.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Agatha Christie
Poirot travels to France to solve a murder on a golf course, encountering a rival detective.
By Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur)
Classic work by Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur).
By Ann Radcliffe
The archetypal gothic romance following Emily St. Aubert in a sinister, isolated Italian castle.
By Agatha Christie
The very first Hercule Poirot detective mystery set in a quiet English country manor.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Leroux, Gaston
Classic work by Leroux, Gaston.
By Edgar Allan Poe
Poe's only complete novel, recounting a harrowing sea voyage involving mutiny, shipwreck, and strange Antarctic realms.
By Pliny, the Elder
Classic work by Pliny, the Elder.
By Leonardo, da Vinci
Classic work by Leonardo, da Vinci.
By Homer
Classic work by Homer.
By Homer
The epic poem follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of Troy.
By Nikolai Gogol
A collection of famous Russian stories including the celebrated masterwork about an impoverished clerk.
By MacKenzie, Compton
Classic work by MacKenzie, Compton.
By Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Classic work by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George).
By Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin)
Classic work by Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin).
By Leroux, Gaston
Classic work by Leroux, Gaston.
By Kipling, Rudyard
Classic work by Kipling, Rudyard.
By W. E. B. Du Bois
A seminal work in the history of sociology and American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois.
By Oscar Wilde
A collection of profound philosophical and satirical essays by Oscar Wilde.
By Oscar Wilde
A philosophical novel about a young man whose portrait ages while he stays youthful.
By James Fenimore Cooper
A story set during the French and Indian War involving Natty Bumppo and the Mohican chief Uncas.
By Edgar Allan Poe
Features chilling psychological horror masterpieces including The Pit and the Pendulum and The Tell-Tale Heart.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By James, Henry
Classic work by James, Henry.
By Henry James
Isabel Archer, an independent young American woman, confronts her destiny in Europe.
By Stringer, Arthur
Classic work by Stringer, Arthur.
By Twain, Mark
Classic work by Twain, Mark.
By George MacDonald
Young Princess Irene and Curdie the miner boy fight against malicious subterranean goblins.
By Madame de La Fayette
Considered France's first psychological novel, depicting passion, duty, and tragic love in the royal court.
By Anthony Hope
An English gentleman visiting a fictional European kingdom is forced to impersonate the king.
By Futrelle, Jacques
Classic work by Futrelle, Jacques.
By Edgar Allan Poe
Includes Poe's ground-breaking detective stories featuring C. Auguste Dupin.
By Stendhal
Julien Sorel attempts to rise above his humble provincial origins through a combination of talent and hard work.
By Stephen Crane
A young private flees from the field of battle during the American Civil War.
By France, Anatole
Classic work by France, Anatole.
By Plato
Classic work by Plato.
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By Rockwell, Carey
Classic work by Rockwell, Carey.
By Ruvigny et Raineval, Melville Henry Massue, marquis de
Classic work by Ruvigny et Raineval, Melville Henry Massue, marquis de.
By Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
Classic work by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna).
By Bédier, Joseph
Classic work by Bédier, Joseph.
By Stratemeyer, Edward
Classic work by Stratemeyer, Edward.
By Hamilton, Cosmo
Classic work by Hamilton, Cosmo.
By Hoover, Thomas
Classic work by Hoover, Thomas.
By Elliott, Maud Howe
Classic work by Elliott, Maud Howe.
By Persius
Classic work by Persius.
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, telling the story of Hester Prynne.
By Bloundelle-Burton, John
Classic work by Bloundelle-Burton, John.
By Jack London
Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by the tyrannical sea captain Wolf Larsen aboard a sealing schooner.
By Agatha Christie
Two young adventurers form "Young Adventurers Ltd." and get tangled in international espionage and romance.
By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Young Mary Lennox is sent to live at her uncle's estate, where she discovers a neglected, hidden garden.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Classic work by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith).
By Leroux, Gaston
Classic work by Leroux, Gaston.
By Christie, Agatha
Classic work by Christie, Agatha.
By H. P. Lovecraft
A young man uncovers dark hybrid creatures and ancient rituals in a decaying Massachusetts fishing town.
By H. P. Lovecraft
An investigation into a sinister old house in Providence where occupants mysteriously wither and die.
By Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes solves a complex mystery involving stolen Agra treasure and a secret pact.
By Knox, Marcus
Classic work by Knox, Marcus.
By Anthony Trollope
Chronicles the heartbreak and emotional resilience of Lily Dale in rural England.
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
An epistolary novel about a young artist who falls passionately and tragically in love with a betrothed woman.
By Jack London
An imprisoned professor uses self-hypnosis to escape his straitjacket and travel through past lives.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Various
Classic work by Various.
By Robert Louis Stevenson
A London legal practitioner investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.
By Prest, Thomas Peckett
Classic work by Prest, Thomas Peckett.
By Potter, Beatrix
Classic work by Potter, Beatrix.
By Anne Brontë
A mysterious young widow flees her abusive husband to build an independent life as an artist.
By Buchan, John
Classic work by Buchan, John.
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Alexandre Dumas
D'Artagnan joins Athos, Porthos, and Aramis in defending the French King and Queen.
By H. G. Wells
A scientist builds a machine that allows him to travel forward in time to the year 802,701 AD.
By Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich
Classic work by Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich.
By Liu E
A late Qing dynasty social satire following a traveling doctor who observes society's flaws.
By Polo, Marco
Classic work by Polo, Marco.
By Aimard, Gustave
Classic work by Aimard, Gustave.
By Henry James
A young governess caring for two orphans at a country estate comes to believe the grounds are haunted.
By Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood)
Classic work by Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood).
By Hansen, L. Taylor (Lucile Taylor)
Classic work by Hansen, L. Taylor (Lucile Taylor).
By Doyle, Arthur Conan
Classic work by Doyle, Arthur Conan.
By Bowen, Marjorie
Classic work by Bowen, Marjorie.
By Owen Wister
The founding work of western fiction, telling the story of an unnamed cowboy in Wyoming.
By H. G. Wells
The conflict between mankind and an invading extra-terrestrial race of Martians.
By Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Classic work by Burroughs, Edgar Rice.
By Charles Kingsley
A young chimney sweep falls into a river and transforms into a water-baby, embarking on a moral and spiritual journey.
By Shi Nai'an
The story of 108 outlaws who gather at Mount Liang to rebel against corrupt government officials.
By Dalton, Charles
Classic work by Dalton, Charles.
By Anthony Trollope
A sweeping satire targeting financial greed and moral hypocrisy in late 19th-century London.
By Algernon Blackwood
A hunting party in the Canadian wilderness is stalked by a terrifying creature of Native American legend.
By Algernon Blackwood
Two canoeists camping on a remote island in the Danube come face-to-face with otherworldly forces.
By Kenneth Grahame
The stories of Mole, Ratty, Toad, and Badger living in the pastoral English countryside.
By Henry James
Milly Theale, a wealthy American heiress afflicted with a serious illness, becomes the target of a fortune-hunting scheme.
By G. K. Chesterton
Twelve more brilliant detective mysteries solved by the quiet wisdom of Father Brown.
By Wilkie Collins
A drawing teacher encounters a mysterious woman dressed in white on a moonlit road near London.
By Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
Classic work by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank).
By Thomas Hardy
Set in the isolated woods of Wessex, exploring unrequited passion, social mobility, and natural devotion.
By Pope, Alexander
Classic work by Pope, Alexander.
By Poe, Edgar Allan
Classic work by Poe, Edgar Allan.
By Poe, Edgar Allan
Classic work by Poe, Edgar Allan.
By Poe, Edgar Allan
Classic work by Poe, Edgar Allan.
By Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of chilling tales including The Gold-Bug, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and more.
By Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
Classic work by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron.
By Stevenson, Robert Louis
Classic work by Stevenson, Robert Louis.
By Shakespeare, William
Classic work by Shakespeare, William.
By Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Classic work by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips).
By Charlotte Perkins Gilman
A woman is confined to a room by her physician husband and becomes obsessed with its yellow wallpaper.
By Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Classic work by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips).
By Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
Classic work by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome.
By Aesop
Classic work by Aesop.
By Piper, H. Beam
Classic work by Piper, H. Beam.
By Ford, Sewell
Classic work by Ford, Sewell.
By Robert Louis Stevenson
A classic tale of "buccaneers and buried gold" starring young Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver.
By Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
Classic work by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer).
By Northup, Solomon
Classic work by Northup, Solomon.
By Jules Verne
Captain Nemo commands the Nautilus through ocean depths in search of adventure and freedom.
By Verne, Jules
Classic work by Verne, Jules.
By Alexandre Dumas
The four musketeers reunite twenty years later during the turbulent events of the Fronde in France.
By Hardy, Thomas
Classic work by Hardy, Thomas.
By Joyce, James
Classic work by Joyce, James.
By J. Sheridan Le Fanu
An heiress is forced to live with her sinister, secluded uncle who plots against her fortune.
By Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Classic work by Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
By Harriet Beecher Stowe
An anti-slavery novel that helped lay the groundwork for the American Civil War.
By Thomas Hardy
A pastoral comedy following the courtship between Fancy Day and the village choir member Dick Dewey.
By Grant, James
Classic work by Grant, James.
By Gallizier, Nathan
Classic work by Gallizier, Nathan.
By La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de
Classic work by La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de.
By Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh)
Classic work by Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh).
By Washington, Booker T.
Classic work by Washington, Booker T..
By William Makepeace Thackeray
A satirical portrait of 19th-century British society following Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.
By William Beckford
An Arabian-themed gothic novel detailing the ruthless greed and tragic downfall of Caliph Vathek.
By Charlotte Brontë
Lucy Snowe travels from England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls' school.
By Henry David Thoreau
A reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings by Henry David Thoreau.
By Stockley, Cynthia
Classic work by Stockley, Cynthia.
By Leo Tolstoy
Chronicles the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society.
By Lait, Jack
Classic work by Lait, Jack.
By Henry James
A quiet, unpretentious young woman is pursued by a charming suitor whom her father suspects is a fortune hunter.
By Various
Classic work by Various.
By Various
Classic work by Various.
By Charles Kingsley
A rousing Elizabethan adventure following Amyas Leigh as he sails to the Spanish Main and fights the Armada.
By Hughes, Rupert
Classic work by Hughes, Rupert.
By Jack London
A wild wolfdog's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory during the Klondike Gold Rush.
By Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh)
Classic work by Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh).
By Unknown
Classic work by Unknown.
By Elizabeth Gaskell
The story of Molly Gibson, her doctor father, her new stepmother, and the complicated romances around her.
By Emily Brontë
The intense, almost demonic love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw on the Yorkshire moors.