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Pride and PrejudiceBy Jane AustenWit, first impressions, and a most inconvenient romance

First published 1813P&P

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

A reflective gentleman overlooking London and revolutionary Paris at sunset

A Tale of Two CitiesBy Charles DickensTwo cities divided by revolution, joined by sacrifice

First published 1859Ⅱ

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Elinor and Marianne Dashwood overlooking a windswept Sussex landscape

Sense and SensibilityBy Jane AustenTwo sisters. Two temperaments. One uncertain future.

First published 1811S&S

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse arranging flowers beside a bright English village lawn

EmmaBy Jane AustenShe understands everyone—except herself.

First published 1815E

Emma

Jane Austen

Jane Eyre standing before windswept Thornfield Hall beneath a stormy sky

Jane EyreBy Charlotte BrontëA fierce spirit in a house of secrets

First published 1847JE

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Two distant figures crossing the windswept moors toward Wuthering Heights

Wuthering HeightsBy Emily BrontëWild hearts on the Yorkshire moors

First published 1847WH

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

The four March sisters gathered around a warm New England hearth

Little WomenBy Louisa May AlcottFour sisters growing into lives of their own

First published 1868LW

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

Anne Shirley beneath flowering apple trees near the Green Gables farmhouse

Anne of Green GablesBy L. M. MontgomeryAn imagination bright enough to change a whole island

First published 1908AG

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery

Dorothea Brooke overlooking the interwoven streets and lives of Middlemarch

MiddlemarchBy George EliotA whole town of private hopes and public consequences

First published 1871M

Middlemarch

George Eliot

A solitary Jazz Age figure watching a distant green light across the bay

The Great GatsbyBy F. Scott FitzgeraldA green light across the bay, and a dream just out of reach

First published 1925GG

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Adventure & Exploration

8 titles

Tom Sawyer perched on a whitewashed fence above the Mississippi River

The Adventures of Tom SawyerBy Mark TwainWhitewashed fences, hidden treasure, endless summer

First published 1876TS

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

The Pequod sailing beneath a vast whale and storm-lit ocean sky

Moby-DickBy Herman MelvilleOne voyage into the immensity of the sea

First published 1851MD

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

Odysseus steering a bronze-age ship through a mythic Mediterranean storm

The OdysseyBy Homer, translated by Samuel ButlerTen years at war. Ten more finding the way home.

First published 1900Ω

The Odyssey

Homer, translated by Samuel Butler

Jim Hawkins studying a treasure map above a tropical island cove

Treasure IslandBy Robert Louis StevensonA map, a mutiny, and treasure beyond the horizon

First published 1883X

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Edmond Dantès overlooking the Mediterranean from a rocky island fortress

The Count of Monte CristoBy Alexandre DumasBetrayal forged a prisoner. Freedom created a legend.

First published 1844MC

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Phileas Fogg beside a steam train, ocean liner, and glowing world map

Around the World in Eighty DaysBy Jules VerneThe whole world against the clock

First published 187280

Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne

Buck standing alert before a snowy Klondike forest and distant sled team

The Call of the WildBy Jack LondonThe wilderness remembers what civilization forgets

First published 1903CW

The Call of the Wild

Jack London

Four musketeers crossing swords in friendship above the rooftops of Paris

The Three MusketeersBy Alexandre DumasAll for one, and one for all

First published 1844Ⅳ

The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas

Mystery & Suspense

5 titles

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson examining a clue above foggy Victorian London

The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan DoyleTwelve cases. One extraordinary detective.

First published 1892221B

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

Holmes and Watson following luminous hound tracks across the misty moor

The Hound of the BaskervillesBy Arthur Conan DoyleA legendary curse leaves very real footprints

First published 1902HB

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

A luminous diamond resting among letters in a Victorian country house

The MoonstoneBy Wilkie CollinsOne stolen diamond. Every witness has a story.

First published 1868◇

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

A woman in white appearing on a moonlit Victorian road before a startled traveler

The Woman in WhiteBy Wilkie CollinsA midnight encounter unlocks a hidden conspiracy

First published 1859WW

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

Arsène Lupin tipping his hat beside a moonlit Parisian rooftop

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-BurglarBy Maurice LeblancThe most charming man in the room may be robbing it

First published 1910AL

The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar

Maurice Leblanc

Gothic & Horror

7 titles

A thoughtful Frankenstein’s Creature beside a glowing electrical experiment

FrankensteinBy Mary ShelleyA spark of life. A lifetime of consequence.

First published 1818⚡

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

A thoughtful woman beside a sunlit window and intricate yellow floral wallpaper

The Yellow WallpaperBy Charlotte Perkins GilmanA room, a pattern, and a mind refusing confinement

First published 1892⌁

The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

An elegant Count Dracula overlooking a moonlit Transylvanian castle

DraculaBy Bram StokerThe night has crossed the sea

First published 1897D

Dracula

Bram Stoker

A Victorian doctor facing his distorted shadow in a gaslit laboratory

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeBy Robert Louis StevensonOne door. Two names. A terrible secret.

First published 1886JH

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Dorian Gray standing beside a veiled portrait in a lavish Victorian studio

The Picture of Dorian GrayBy Oscar WildeThe face stays young. The portrait tells the truth.

First published 1890DG

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

A governess watching two children beside a misty English manor lake

The Turn of the ScrewBy Henry JamesAt Bly, certainty is the first thing to disappear

First published 1898TS

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

Two young women in a moonlit Styrian castle garden with distant mountains

CarmillaBy J. Sheridan Le FanuAn intimate friendship with a shadow at its heart

First published 1872C

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Science Fiction & Speculative

4 titles

A Victorian time traveller beside a brass machine overlooking a distant future

Vocalini open library · Science Fiction & Speculative

The Time MachineBy H. G. WellsThe future is farther—and stranger—than imagined

First published 1895∞

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

A Victorian observer watching towering Martian machines cross the English countryside

Vocalini open library · Science Fiction & Speculative

The War of the WorldsBy H. G. WellsThe night sky opens, and the world changes

First published 1898WW

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells

The Nautilus gliding through a luminous underwater world of coral and sea life

Vocalini open library · Science Fiction & Speculative

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaBy Jules VerneA voyage through the hidden world beneath the waves

First published 187020K

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

Jules Verne

A luminous sphere rising through a precise world of geometric shapes

Vocalini open library · Science Fiction & Speculative

FlatlandBy Edwin A. AbbottA new dimension changes every rule

First published 1884□

Flatland

Edwin A. Abbott

Fantasy & Young Readers

7 titles

Alice following the White Rabbit into a luminous enchanted garden

Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandBy Lewis CarrollBegin at the beginning—and keep going until Wonderland

First published 1865♠

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Two children with a lantern discovering an enchanted forest cottage

Grimms’ Fairy TalesBy Jacob & Wilhelm GrimmOnce upon a time, the forest was listening

First published 1812✦

Grimms’ Fairy Tales

Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm

Dorothy and her companions approaching the Emerald City on a golden road

The Wonderful Wizard of OzBy L. Frank BaumThe road to what you seek may reveal what you already have

First published 1900OZ

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

An open Edwardian nursery window overlooking moonlit London and distant Neverland

Peter PanBy J. M. BarrieSecond star to the right, and straight on till morning

First published 1911PP

Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie

Mary Lennox opening a hidden garden door surrounded by spring flowers

The Secret GardenBy Frances Hodgson BurnettEvery locked garden is waiting for spring

First published 1911SG

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mole and Rat boating along a golden river beneath willow trees

The Wind in the WillowsBy Kenneth GrahameHome, friendship, and one very fast motorcar

First published 1908WW

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

Mowgli walking through a lush jungle beside Baloo and Bagheera

The Jungle BookBy Rudyard KiplingRaised by the jungle, tested by its laws

First published 1894JB

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

Poetry & Drama

5 titles

Almustafa speaking to listeners above a radiant Mediterranean harbor

The ProphetBy Kahlil GibranTwenty-six meditations for the voyage through life

First published 1923☼

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

A contemplative man lowering a mask as dawn opens beyond a moonlit courtyard

The Madman: His Parables and PoemsBy Kahlil GibranLose the masks. Meet the self beneath them.

First published 1918Ⅶ

The Madman: His Parables and Poems

Kahlil Gibran

A lantern-bearing traveler facing a luminous mountain path before dawn

The Forerunner, His Parables and PoemsBy Kahlil GibranWe are the fields, the ploughmen, and the seeds

First published 1920↟

The Forerunner, His Parables and Poems

Kahlil Gibran

Romeo and Juliet meeting across a moonlit balcony in Renaissance Verona

Romeo and JulietBy William ShakespeareTwo households. One love. Too little time.

First published 1597R&J

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

Walt Whitman walking through tall grass beneath an immense open American sky

Leaves of GrassBy Walt WhitmanA multitude of lives singing in one open voice

First published 1855LG

Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman

Memoir, Essays & Ideas

4 titles

An eighteenth-century Irish satirist writing beside a rainy Dublin street

A Modest ProposalBy Jonathan SwiftThe sharpest argument is sometimes the most absurd

First published 1729§

A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift

Frederick Douglass writing beside an open window at dawn

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveBy Frederick DouglassThe life and words of a man who made himself free

First published 1845FD

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass

Marcus Aurelius writing by lamplight above a quiet Roman encampment

MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius, translated by George LongPrivate notes on meeting the world with steadiness

First published 1862MA

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius, translated by George Long

W. E. B. Du Bois overlooking a schoolhouse, church, fields, and distant city