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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
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The original ghost story! Irving's classic tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman set in the Hudson River Valley of early America. (Published: 1819)
Words: 11773 - Reading Time: 33-47 min.
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The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
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Martians attack earth in this classic SF story. This story was also the basis for the infamous radio hoax by another man named Welles (Orson).
Words: 59954 - Reading Time: 171-239 min.
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A Study In Scarlet [Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection #1]
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Since his first appearance in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, A Study In Scarlet was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious debut. The t... more info>> (Published: 1887)
Words: 43446 - Reading Time: 124-173 min.
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The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
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The first widely read story involving time travel, and still a classic.
Words: 32338 - Reading Time: 92-129 min.
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Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
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18 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales including "The Bell," "The Dream of Little Tuk," "Elderbush," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The False Collar," "The Fir Tree," "The Happy Family," "Leap-Frog," "The Little Match Girl," "The Naughty Boy," "O. T.--A Danish Romance," "The Old House," "The Real Princess," "The Red Shoes," "The Shadow," "Snow Queen," "The Story of a Mother," "The Swineherd." (Published: 1872)
Words: 56659 - Reading Time: 161-226 min.
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1001 Arabian Nights [Volume 1 of 16]
by Sir Richard F. Burton
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Bawdy and exotic, 1001 Arabian Nights features the wily and seductive Shahrazad, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights are most familiar to American readers in sanitized children's versions. This edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, ... more info>> (Published: 1885)
Words: 174837 - Reading Time: 499-699 min.
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The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Volume 1 of 5]
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Volume 1 Contents: Edgar Allan Poe, an Appreciation--Life of Poe, by James Russell Lowell--Death of Poe, by N. P. Willis--The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall--The Gold-Bug--Four Beasts in One; The Homo-Cameleopard--The Murders in the Rue Morgue--The Mystery of Marie Roget--The Balloon-Hoax--MS. Found in a Bottle--The Oval Portrait
Words: 91358 - Reading Time: 261-365 min.
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Emma
by Jane Austen
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Jane Austen began writing Emma in 1814, though it was not published until 1816, and then it was anonymous (as were all of her novels initially due to the prejudices of her times). Emma Woodhouse, the eponymous heroine (of sorts) is endowed with wealth, good-looks, prestige and is, moveover, well aware of how clever she is. Anne Taylor, who had been extremely close to both Emma and her father, moves out to live with Mr Weston. In the absence of this confidante, Emma looks for a new friend and bec... more info>> (Published: 1816)
Words: 160500 - Reading Time: 458-642 min.
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Originally designed as a story for boys, Stevenson's novel is narrated by the teenage Jim Hawkins, who outwits a gang of murderous pirates led by that unforgettable avatar of amorality, Long John Silver. But Treasure Island has also had great appeal for adult readers and was admired by Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, and (reluctantly) Henry James. The story has the dreamlike quality of a fairy tale and has worked its way into the collective imagination of more than five generations of readers, gain... more info>> (Published: 1883)
Words: 68356 - Reading Time: 195-273 min.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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The idea for Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal masterpiece of psychological terror sprang from the deepest recesses of his own subconscious--a nightmare from which his wife awakened him. He wrote it as a stark yet complex tale whose popularity has endured for more than a century, making the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" synonymous with man's internal war between good and evil. Brilliantly anticipating modern psychology, Stevenson's story of the kindly scientist who drinks a potion that nightly transf... more info>> (Published: 1886)
Words: 25646 - Reading Time: 73-102 min.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
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Floating down the Mississippi on their raft, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, find life filled with excitement and the spirit of adventure. Join Huck and Jim and their old friend Tom Sawyer as they come up against low-down thieves and murderers, whilst being chased by Huck's evil, drunken father who is after Huck's treasure. It is a trip that you will never tire of. (Published: 1885)
Words: 111215 - Reading Time: 317-444 min.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
by Victor Hugo
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Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugo's powerful historical romance has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedral's tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misundersta... more info>> (Published: 1837)
Words: 184815 - Reading Time: 528-739 min.
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The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
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An adventure of the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild is one of America's best-known novels, and has been continuously in print since it first appeared in 1903. (Published: 1903)
Words: 31819 - Reading Time: 90-127 min.
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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
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Little Women is the story of the four March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--in a family that has been loved by readers young and old for generations. Whether they are putting on plays, forming the Pickwick Club, or entertaining Laurie, the lonely boy next door, the sisters and their mother play and work together to maintain an interesting and fun household while their father is away at war. (Published: 1869)
Words: 185894 - Reading Time: 531-743 min.
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Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
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First published in 1726, this classic work of satire presents a world gone haywire, where humans, despite their pomposity and grandiose illusions, are no better than weak and helpless fools. Lemuel Gulliver's journeys take him to Lilliput, a country whose inhabitants are no more than six inches tall; to Brobdingnag, a land of giants; to Laputa, a flying island inhabited by absent-minded people; and to the land of Houyhnhnms, where horselike creatures rule with intelligence and courtesy over repu... more info>> (Published: 1726)
Words: 104304 - Reading Time: 298-417 min.
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Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Vernes
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In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. (Published: 1873)
Words: 62781 - Reading Time: 179-251 min.
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Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
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Dickens's classic morality tale of a starving orphan caught between opposing forces of good and evil is a powerful indictment of Victorian England's Poor Laws. Filled with dark humor and an unforgettable cast of characters--Oliver Twist, Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sykes, and the Artful Dodger, to name a few--Dickens's second novel is a compelling social satire that has remained popular since it was first serialized in 1837-39. (Published: 1838)
Words: 157844 - Reading Time: 450-631 min.
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Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
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More than a century after the Norman Conquest, England remains a colony of foreign warlords. The dissolute Prince John plots to seize his brother's crown, his barons terrorize the country, and the mysterious outlaw Robin Hood haunts the ancient greenwood. With the secret return of King Richard and the disinherited Saxon knight, Ivanhoe, Scott unfurls his splendid and tumultuous romance, featuring the tournament at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, the siege of Torquilstone, and the clash of wills between the w... more info>> (Published: 1819)
Words: 192909 - Reading Time: 551-771 min.
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White Fang
by Jack London
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In the desolate, frozen wilds of Northwest Canada, a wolf-cub soon finds himself the sole survivor of the litter. Son of Kiche--half-wolf, half-dog--and the aging wolf One Eye, he is thrust into a savage world where each day becomes a fight to stay alive. (Published: 1906)
Words: 72130 - Reading Time: 206-288 min.
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The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
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Deeply moving study of the tyrannical and rigid requirements of New York high society in the late 19th century and the effect of those strictures on the lives of three people. Vividly characterized drama of affection thwarted by a man's sense of honor, family, and societal pressures. A long-time favorite with readers and critics alike. (Published: 1920)
Words: 102266 - Reading Time: 292-409 min.
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Captains Courageous
by Rudyard Kipling
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The only one of Kipling's novels to be cast in an American setting, Captains Courageous endures as one of literature's most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire's son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy's second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling's masterworks, Captains Courageous is an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said ... more info>> (Published: 1897)
Words: 52276 - Reading Time: 149-209 min.
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Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
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At its heart, this classic novel is a book about the sea. Published in 1900, Lord Jim was originally intended as a short story. It grew to a full-length book as Conrad explored in great depth the perplexing dilemmas of lost honor and guilt, expiation and heroism. An English boy from a simple village has bigger dreams than most around him, so he embarks at an early age into a sailor's life. Haunted by guilt over an act of cowardice, Jim becomes an agent at an isolated East Indian trading post. Th... more info>> (Published: 1900)
Words: 130424 - Reading Time: 372-521 min.
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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
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Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights is one of the pinnacles of 19th century English literature. It's the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who falls inlove with a girl above his class, loses her, and devotes the rest of his life to wreaking revenge on her family. (Published: 1847)
Words: 116578 - Reading Time: 333-466 min.
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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
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The timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future--guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit. (Published: 1843)
Words: 28636 - Reading Time: 81-114 min.
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The Return of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #2]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan had renounced his right to the woman he loved, and civilization held no pleasure for him. After a brief and harrowing period among men, he turned back to the African jungle where he had grown to manhood. It was there he first heard of Opar, the city of gold, left over from fabled Atlantis. It was a city of hideous men--and of beautiful, savage women, over whom reigned La, high priestess of the Flaming God. Its altars were stained with the blood of many sacrifices. Unheeding of the dangers... more info>> (Published: 1913)
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