Classic fiction (pre c 1945) books

""The Puppet Show"" is a sophisticated collection of short stories, fables, and prose sketches by the versatile...  Read More >>

""Chéri"" is a masterful exploration of the complexities of love, vanity, and the inevitable passage of time within...  Read More >>

A national bestseller when first published in 1901, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch endures today as one of the...  Read More >>

This fictionalized memoir of a man serving a ten-year prison sentence for murdering his wife was written in 1861,...  Read More >>

""Cranford and Other Tales"" is a masterful collection by Mrs. Gaskell that captures the charm and intricacies of...  Read More >>

""Endymion and Falconet"" brings together the final literary contributions of Benjamin Disraeli, one of Britain's...  Read More >>

These early stories are fine vintage Wodehouse: the rivalry between the ugly policeman and Alf, the Romeo milkman;...  Read More >>

""Magnificent Obsession"" is a powerful and enduring work of inspirational fiction that explores the profound impact...  Read More >>

Through a series of adventures, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth proves his honor and discovers...  Read More >>

Wessex Tales includes the stories An Imaginative Woman, The Three Strangers, The Withered Arm, Fellow-Townsmen,...  Read More >>

""The World's One Hundred Best Short Stories: Courage"" is a curated anthology that explores the multifaceted nature...  Read More >>

""Chéri"" is a masterful exploration of the complexities of love, vanity, and the inevitable passage of time within...  Read More >>

""A Journal of the Plague Year"" is a gripping and meticulous account of the Great Plague of London in 1665. Written...  Read More >>

""Spring Freshets"" is a poignant novella that explores the intoxicating power of youth and the bittersweet nature...  Read More >>

Laddie: A True Blue Story (1913) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Gene Stratton-Porter that deals with rural...  Read More >>

""The Brigadier and Other Stories"" is a compelling collection of short fiction by the renowned Russian master Ivan...  Read More >>

The classic novel of post-Civil War Charleston life, a portrayal of the process of healing the wounds of war through...  Read More >>

Beloved classic recounts tribulations of young boy and his dog as they endure poverty, hunger, cruelty, and rejection...  Read More >>

This edition of Sir Walter Scott's ""Quentin Durward"" includes biographical sketches, Scott's notes, a map of France...  Read More >>

Through a series of adventures, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth proves his honor and discovers...  Read More >>

Psmith's hilarious escapade at Blandings Castle involves theft, love, and outsmarting the suspicious Efficient Baxter....  Read More >>

""Young Man of Manhattan"" is a vibrant and sharp portrayal of the Jazz Age in New York City. The novel follows...  Read More >>

""Sous le soleil de Satan"" est un chef-d'Å""uvre de la littérature catholique qui explore la lutte acharnée entre...  Read More >>

""The Sacred Tree"" is the second volume of the celebrated Japanese epic ""The Tale of Genji."" Written by Murasaki...  Read More >>

""The Puppet Show"" is a sophisticated collection of short stories, fables, and prose sketches by the versatile...  Read More >>