The Adventures of Pinocchio is a children's story about a wooden marionette who is wished to life.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood retells the legends of the English outlaw Robin Hood, adapting the old ballads to be read by children.

Anne of Green Gables is a best-selling novel and Canadian classic. It was originally intended for all audiences, but is now commonly considered a children's book.

Anne of Avonlea continues the story of Anne Shirley (heroine of Anne of Green Gables).

First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England.

First published in 1909, A Thief in the Night is the first novel detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England.

The Professor was the first novel Charlotte Bronte wrote, but was only published posthumously.

The Moon and Sixpence is a fictional novel heavily influenced by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin.

Liza of Lambeth (1897) narrates Liza's last four months alive.

Doctor Dolittle takes on an apprentice, Tommy Stubbins, as they set out to find Long Arrow, the world's greatest naturalist.

In a Glass Darkly collects together five short stories from gothic horror and mystery writer Sheridan Le Fanu.

Charles Darwin is the English naturalist whose work laid the foundation for evolutionary biology and theory.

Darwin consolidated a lifetime of work in On the Origin of Species, compiling his discoveries from the voyage of the Beagle, his experiments, research and correspondence.

Published in 1901, M. P. Shiel's The Purple Cloud is an early last man science fiction novel.

Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy follows a young Englishman, Frank Osbaldistone, to Scotland, where he travels to retrieve a debt.

You, my love, will be poor, so as to be more like all other women. In order for us to live together I shall work all day and so be your servant.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge opens with the story's hero, Peyton Farquhar, hanging bound from a bridge, awaiting hanging.

Agnes Grey is the daughter of a minister who faces financial ruin.

My Antonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works.

A Swedish family migrate to Nebraska at the turn of the 20th century.