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Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire
by Thomas Hardy
To dwellers in a wood almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with i...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Since its publication in 1886, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has remained continuously in print and has be...
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as "The Styles Case" has now somewhat subsided.
Imitation of Christ
by Thomas à Kempis, Jérôme de Gonnelieu
"Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness," says the Lord.
Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare
If you shall chance (Camillo) to visit Bohemia, on the like occasion whereon my services are now on-foot, you shall see ...
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
1801 - I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
THE following pages are the production of a pen which has already contributed in no small degree to the entertainment of...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice s...
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
"CHRISTMAS won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.
King Henry V
by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote the draft of Henry V that became the First Folio text in the early summer of 1599.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
L'artiste est celui qui crée des choses de beauté.
The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby
by Charles Kingsley
Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom.
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, Groth
MOST PEOPLE in the publishing and education industries agree that there are some books that everyone should read.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D. H. Lawrence
OURS is essentially a tragic age but we refuse emphatically to be tragic about it.
The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
When at the first I took my Pen in hand, / Thus for to write; I did not understand / That I at all should make a little ...
Inferno
by Dante Alighieri
Midway in his allotted threescore years and ten, Dante comes to himself with a start and realizes that he has strayed fr...