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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe

by Sir Walter Scott

In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the river Don, there extended in ancient times a large fo...

1800 480 ed.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]

by Arthur Conan Doyle

IN THE YEAR 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go throu...

1900 118 ed.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

Antonio. In sooth I know not why I am so sad.

1600 818 ed.
Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales]
Tales from Shakespeare [20 tales]

by Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb

There was a certain island in the sea, the only inhabitants of which were an old man, whose name was Prospero, and his d...

1800 255 ed.
Ransom
Ransom

by Julie Garwood

The fate of the entire MacPherson clan rested in the hands of Laird Ramsey Sinclair.

1999 6 ed.
Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet

by C. S. Lewis

The last drops of the thundershower had hardly ceased falling when the Pedestrian stuffed his map into his pocket, settl...

1938 65 ed.
Moments of vision
Moments of vision

by Thomas Hardy

IT faces west, and round the back and sides

1889 174 ed.
Sailing alone around the world
Sailing alone around the world

by Joshua Slocum

In the fair land of Nova Scotia, a maritime province, there is a ridge called North Mountain, overlooking the Bay of Fun...

1800 296 ed.
That hideous strength
That hideous strength

by C. S. Lewis

"MATRIMONY was ordained, thirdly," said Jane Studdock to herself, "for the mutual society, help, and comfort that the on...

1945 48 ed.
Perelandra
Perelandra

by C. S. Lewis

AS I LEFT the railway station at Worchester and set out on the three-mile walk to Ransom's cottage, I reflected that no ...

1943 43 ed.
A Map of Days
A Map of Days

by Ransom Riggs

Never have I doubted by soundness of mind as often as I did on that first night, when the bird-woman and her wards came ...

2018 4 ed.