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The Penrod Series A collection of comic sketches in a similar vein to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book follows the misadventure...

The Personal History The story of David Copperfield's life and his many adventures including the friends and enemies he meets along the way. The bo...

The Good Stars Met in Your Horoscope The story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and talkative orphan girl. Mistakenly sent to live with Marilla and ...

A Story of the Swiss Alps Cornelli is the only child of her widowed yet wealthy father and is used to getting her way. When business calls her fath...

Told From VirgilThe retelling of the Æneid by Rev. Alfred J. Church.  The book is intended as an introduction to Virgil’s epic poem. The writing st...

A Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper’s best known novel and second volume in his pentalogy the Leatherstocking Tales. Set during the French an...

Roosevelt’s Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt recounts his time leading the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry nicknamed the Rough Riders. The book recount...

A Shakespearean Comedy Set in Athens and consisting of several plots connected by the celebration of the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and the ...

The Rightful King The story of twelve-year-old Marco Loristan, the son of Stefan who is working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom ...

In Her Own Words Helen Keller’s autobiography detailing her early life and experiences. Keller was an author, disability rights advocate, political...

Unexpectedly Difficult Wodehouse was one of the most widely read humorists of the twentieth century. This story tells of amiable but hard-up "Bill"...

Rob Roy MacGregor A historical fiction novel and one of the Waverly novels. The story is narrated by Englishman Frank Osbadistone who due to a disa...

A Tale of the Two Roses Set during the tumultuous period of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England. The story follows the young hero, Dick S...

A Historical Novel Luise Mühlbach’s historical fiction novel about Marie Antoinette and her son, Louis XVII, during the French Revolution. The book...

The Third Crusade Taking place at the end of the Third Crusade, scheming and partisan politics, as well as the illness of King Richard the Lionhear...

A Shakespearean Comedy Likely Shakespeare’s first play, Valentine is leaving Verona for Milan to broaden his horizons. He asks his best friend, Pro...

The Penrod Series A sequel to the book Penrod, with a focus on the relationship between the main character, Penrod Schofield, and his best friend, ...

England and Russia The history of the English expeditions to Muscovy (Russia) in the 16th century started by Sir Hugh Willoughby and completed by R...

Emperor of Russia The history of Peter The Great starting with his birth in 1672 until his death in 1725. The book covers his reign, military conqu...

A Tale of the Time of Nero A historical fiction novel first published in Polish, the author’s native language, and has been translated into over di...

Kimball O’Hara The story of Kimball O’Hara, or ‘Kim’ for short, an orphaned son of an Irish solider and poor Irish mother who have both died in pov...

An Autobiography Originally entitled: Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, and published under the pen name ‘Currer Bell,’ Charlotte Bronte’s Victorian era...

A Romance A classic Gothic novel that follows the trials of Emily St. Aubert, a young woman who endures the loss of her parents and becomes entangl...

A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty A historical novel set in late 17th- and early 18th-century England during the reigns of Queen Anne and Kin...

A Romance of Exmoor A historical romance novel set in 17th-century England on the wild and rugged Exmoor. The story follows John Ridd, a respectabl...

And the Rule of the Puritans in England British Historian Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Esmond de Beer wrote that Firth: "knew the ...

A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea The book recounts Dana’s experiences as a common sailor on a merchant ship during the early 1830s. Motivated by...

A Novel Set in Southern California during the early 20th century and revolves around the oil industry, depicting the rise of an ambitious and ruthl...

Tales of the Alhambra A collection of essays and tales written by American author Washington Irving. The stories are inspired by Irving’s visit to ...

Mythos Bulfinch originally published his work as three volumes: The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes, published in 1855; The Age of Chiv...

The American Southwest The story of the Mojave Desert in the American Southwest. Written for audiences unfamiliar with life in the desert, the book...

The Best Days Are First To Flee The stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, who lives with his grandparents and Antonia Shimerda, the...

Liberty A philosophical essay by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. It applies Mill’s ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state....

Heart of Africa Charles Marlow narrates his voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the Heart of Africa. He tells his story to his f...

A Nightmare Set in Edwardian-era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. He meets Lucian Gregor...

A Romance A classic work of historical fiction set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1642 to 1649. The novel tells the story of Hester P...

His Songs and Sayings A collection of African American folktales, animal stories, and plantation songs framed through the voice of Uncle Remus, an ...

The Journeys & Adventures of an Englishman A travelogue and memoir detailing Borrow’s experiences distributing Protestant Bibles in Spain durin...

A Classic Naval Adventure A classic naval adventure novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows Jack Easy, a naive and idealistic young...

Their Part in the Great War The Harwich Force originally called Harwich Striking Force was a squadron of the Royal Navy, formed during the First Wo...

A Novel A classic Victorian novel that blends mystery, romance, and gothic elements. The story follows Walter Hartright, a young drawing teacher, w...

From the Original Italian Considered the first Gothic novel, Walpole blends elements of romance, the supernatural, and dark intrigue. The story is ...

A Story of Virginia in Colonial Days A historical romance set in early 17th-century Virginia. The story follows Captain Ralph Percy, a rugged and h...

Fanny Price Fanny Price, a shy and self-effacing young woman from a poor family is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, at their ...

Catherine A witty satire of Gothic novels and a coming-of-age story. The novel follows Catherine Morland, a naive and imaginative young woman, who ...

Love, Regret, and Second Chances A tale of love, regret, and second chances. The novel follows Anne Elliot, an intelligent young woman, who is pers...

A Novel A classic story set in early 19th-century England. It follows the spirited Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five daughters in a middle-class...

Elinor and Marianne A timeless novel that follows the lives of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love, heartbreak, and so...