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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
33 days •
ⓘ 1876 • Travel back to the 19th century in St. Petersburg, alongside the Mississippi River, and join Sid, Huck, Aunt Polly, and of course the mischievous Tom Sawyer.
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
76 days •
ⓘ 1837 • The tale of orphan boy Oliver who flees from the horrors of the workhouse, only to fall in with thieves on the streets of London.
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
15 days •
ⓘ 1597 • In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, star-crossed lovers from warring families come together for a tragically brief time in this most famous of romances.
The Odyssey
Homer
47 days •
ⓘ 700 BC • Ten years have passed since Troy fell, yet still Odysseus has not returned home. As the Greek hero struggles against nature and the gods, his son deals with the suitors vying for Penelope's attention.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
24 days •
ⓘ 1902 • A diabolical hell hound has leapt out of legends to ravage the moors in England's West Country. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson dive in to protect the remaining Baskerville heir.
Rip Van Winkle
Washington Irving
3 days •
ⓘ 1819 • Kindly Rip Van Winkle wanders off into the Catskill Mountains, takes a nap, then comes back down. But things have drastically changed for poor old Van Winkle in this charming colonial ghost story.
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
168 days •
ⓘ 1605 • In love with the romance of days past, Alonso Quixano seeks to revive justice and chivalry in the modern world. Together with his "squire" Sancho Panza, the misguided knight spars with windmills and enchantments.
Faust
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
46 days •
ⓘ 1808 • Both parts of Goethe's famous tragic play, in which a disillusioned scholar makes a deal with a devil.
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott
69 days •
ⓘ 1820 • Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to find England in the midst of the Norman Conquest. He takes up arms in the conflict between his brother John and Richard Coeur de Lion as tries to win the love of Rowena and claim his inheritance.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Victor Hugo
72 days •
ⓘ 1831 • Hunchbacked Quasimodo lives in the towers of the Notre-Dame and is shunned by others - except for Esmerelda, who pities him. When she is endangered by the archdeacon Frollo, it seems only Quasimodo can help.
Silas Marner
George Eliot
29 days •
ⓘ 1861 • Abandoning his shattered life, Silas Marner settles in a rural village with his loom and his fortune of gold. But when his gold is stolen, and a young girl appears on his doorstep, he discovers new meaning in his life.
Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
28 days •
ⓘ 1818 • Daring young scientist Victor Frankenstein creates life... and a monster. Death and the creature pursue him from Geneva to Scotland to the very edges of the known world.
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
59 days •
ⓘ 1859 • Revolutions rock Paris and London with violence and rebirth. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne
38 days •
ⓘ 1864 • Professor Otto Lidenbrock believes he has unlocked the key to reaching the very center of the planet. But if he's right, what is waiting there, and how will he return?
One Thousand and One Nights
Various
61 days •
ⓘ 800 • To forestay a vengeful king bent on executing her as soon as possible, Scheherazade the vizier's daughter entices him with a new tale every night - but withholds the ending until the next day.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
10 days •
ⓘ 1886 • The duality of our public and private selves takes on an all too disturbing life in this classic tale of twisted identity.
The Time Machine
H.G. Wells
14 days •
ⓘ 1895 • The story that coined the concept of time travel, journey with our Victorian scientist into the far-flung future where humanity has split into two mysterious races.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Howard Pyle
46 days •
ⓘ 1883 • Follow the adventures of Robin Hood as he becomes an outlaw, recruits his band of Merry Men, and fights against tyranny in Nottingham.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
40 days •
ⓘ 1813 • First impressions are misleading in this classic, funny, and memorable story of the tumultuous romance of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy.
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
26 days •
ⓘ 1881 • The classic tale of a prince and a beggar who, upon finding they are identical, switch places in a joke that winds up changing their lives.
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
29 days •
ⓘ 1881 • Sail away with Long John Silver and Jim in this classic tale of buccaneers and buried gold.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
208 days •
ⓘ 1844 • During turbulent times in France, Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned for years. He plots his revenge but is doomed to hurt the innocent as well as the guilty.
A Scandal in Bohemia
Arthur Conan Doyle
3 days •
ⓘ 1891 • Sherlock Holmes pits his cunning against a new adversary, Irene Adler, to help the King of Bohemia.
The Tempest
William Shakespeare
10 days •
ⓘ 1610 • Sorcerer Prospero conjures a storm to shipwreck his usurping brother onto his island home and kick off a plot to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful noble seat.
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
23 days •
ⓘ 1895 • Henry Fleming runs off to join the Civil War, but soon finds himself running away from the fight. Shamed, he seeks to redeem himself with a mark of bravery.
Metamorphoses
Ovid
64 days •
ⓘ 8 AD • A poetic chronicle of the history of the world, lacing together hundreds of myths and stories. One of the most influential works in Western culture.
The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
33 days •
ⓘ 1909 • Raised in the Paris Opera House, Christine is protected and taught to sing by a ghost. But she is soon in grave danger as the spirit falls in love with her and is consumed with jealousy.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
5 days •
ⓘ 1820 • In the dreamy town of Sleepy Hollow, ghosts haunt the woods, Native American bewitchments hang over the land, and a cloaked rider waits for Ichabod Crane.
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
74 days •
ⓘ 1861 • Orphaned forge worker Pip dreams of rising to be a gentleman - and one day, his dreams seem to come true. Arguably Dickens’ best novel, jam-packed with unforgettable characters.
The Black Arrow
Robert Louis Stevenson
30 days •
ⓘ 1888 • In the midst of the War of the Roses, Dick Shelton finds his loyalties tested as secret fellowships, shipwrecks, murder, love, and war storm into his life.
The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins
81 days •
ⓘ 1868 • A glorious diamond, taken under mysterious circumstances from Inda, is handed down to Rachel Verinder. Soon it is stolen and a thrilling investigation to find the thief and uncover the diamond's mystery ensues.
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
30 days •
ⓘ 1817 • Catherine, staying in the shadowy castle of her newfound love, finds herself in the middle of one of the Gothic stories she loves. Mysteries seem to lurk everywhere, hiding dark family secrets.
Aeneid
Virgil
45 days •
ⓘ 19 BC • An epic poem containing the legend of the Trojan Aeneas who travels to Italy and becomes the ancestor of the Romans.
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