Classic fiction (pre c 1945) books

The story of a young and inexperienced sea captain whose first command finds him with a ship becalmed in tropical...  Read More >>

A young Scot stumbles upon a plot involving espionage, murder, and the future of Britain itself. This classic of...  Read More >>

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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson juggles three plot lines, which all come together in a murder trial at the novel's...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ... upon the occasion mentioned; that he was close at hand and saw the defendants in this action kick the...  Read More >>

Ratty, Mole, Badger, and Toad have adventures on the river, wild times in the Wild Wood, and high jinks on the open...  Read More >>

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston,Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne,...  Read More >>

In this enduring and internationally popular novel, Mark Twain combines social satire and dime-novel sensation with...  Read More >>

Dew On The Grass, first published in 1934, was Eiluned Lewis' first novel and immediately enjoyed both popular success...  Read More >>

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The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century....  Read More >>

'HIS MASTERPIECE, ' which in the original French bears the title of L'Oeuvre, is a strikingly accurate story of...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ... upon the occasion mentioned; that he was close at hand and saw the defendants in this action kick the...  Read More >>

Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance as delivered by the pen of the great Sir Richard Francis Burton....  Read More >>

Jack London was an American writer and social activist best known for the popular classics The Call of the Wild,...  Read More >>

WINNER OF THE HRF KEATING AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION CRIME BOOK 2018 An entertaining history of British thrillers...  Read More >>

Ein grandioser Klassiker maritimer Literatur. In einem seiner letzten B cher, erstmals im Jahr 1866 ver ffentlicht,...  Read More >>

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The most complete collection available of Willa Cather's remarkable short fiction, Collected Stories and Reviews...  Read More >>

[...] PERSONS IN THE PROLOGUE. Peter Sabouroff (an Innkeeper). Vera Sabouroff (his Daughter). Michael (a Peasant)....  Read More >>

The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.  Read More >>

Mr Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan that he sees for sale, and sets out to explore the countryside...  Read More >>

Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance as delivered by the pen of the great Sir Richard Francis Burton....  Read More >>

Jack London was an American writer and social activist best known for the popular classics The Call of the Wild,...  Read More >>

For six Martian months, John Carter has haunted the temple where his beloved wife, Dejah Thoris, is imprisoned....  Read More >>