Classic fiction (pre c 1945) books

In this timeless masterpiece of Persian literature, the poet Hatifi (d.1520) reimagines the legendary romance of...  Read More >>

The child Miki has grown into a young woman, the wife of the heir to the ruler of the province of Kumi. Pregnant,...  Read More >>

Reminiscent of old whaling stories, Four-Day Planet follows the story of Walter Boyd, a scrappy 17-year-old reporter...  Read More >>

At age thirty, Madeleine Lee, a wealthy, wellborn widow, has tired of Gilded Age New York and its shallow society....  Read More >>

Set in the 1850s, this short novel is about the struggles and triumphs of a bishop, Jean Marie Latour, and his loyal...  Read More >>

Dubliners is a collection of picturesque short stories that paint a portrait of life in middle-class Dublin in the...  Read More >>

for Orphans of Amritsar is a novel about what friendship costs when survival demands betrayal, and what it means...  Read More >>

The Enchiridion of Epictetus is one of the most powerful guides to living a calm, resilient, and meaningful life....  Read More >>

Thomas De Quincey spent much of his life addicted to the powerful drug opium. This book, first published anonymously...  Read More >>

Beyond Good and Evil, one of Nietzsche's four ""late period"" works, is a philosophical treatise organized into...  Read More >>

Charlotte Temple is the story of the titular young woman who becomes entangled in a love affair with a lieutenant...  Read More >>

Little Dorothy had come to Aunt Em as an orphan. Kichkina Doroti Em xolaning oldiga yetim bo'lib kelgan edi. When...  Read More >>

Ce roman relate avec intensité l'histoire de Florence, une jeune Canadienne de Montréal éprise de liberté, qui aspire...  Read More >>

The posh, English daughter of an Australian pastoralist is sent to Kuryong station to learn the ropes. At the same...  Read More >>

This book takes you on a powerful journey of growth, courage, and self-discovery. Through real-life experiences,...  Read More >>

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 tragedy novel. the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with...  Read More >>

""Bunny"" Manders is drawn to fill the void left by A. J. Raffles' absence at the end of The Black Mask with untold...  Read More >>

In Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit S. M. Mitra has collected and transcribed in English various fables and short stories...  Read More >>

Maxwell ""Max"" Inkblot and his wife Milly are headed to Amsterdam for a weekend of music, mischief, and mind-bending...  Read More >>

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is Joyce's first novel, published after the previous success of his short...  Read More >>

A Sicilian Romance begins when a tourist meets a local monk at the crumbling ruins of the castle Mazzini. The monk...  Read More >>

Emma Woodhouse is too clever for her own good and her matchakig designs on others backfire. Austen's portrayal provides...  Read More >>

A society wife suspects her husband's infidelity, leading to a complex web of scandal and redemption.  Read More >>

Ethan Frome is a young man whose nascent ambitions were thwarted by illness and privation. Now his daily toils wring...  Read More >>

Prince Hamlet seeks to avenge his father's murder, navigating madness, morality, and mortality in Shakespeare's...  Read More >>