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.
Doctor Dolittle takes on an apprentice, Tommy Stubbins, as they set out to find Long Arrow, the world's greatest naturalist.
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.
The young orphan Pollyanna is sent to live with her stern Aunt in a dour New England town.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge opens with the story's hero, Peyton Farquhar, hanging bound from a bridge, awaiting hanging.
George Eliot's novel The Mill on the Floss, orginally published in 1860 as three volumes, tells of the lives of brother and sister Tom and Maggie Tulliver as they grow up upon the River Floss.
Cursed by her own pride and greed, Crawna has lived a lonely life of seclusion.
Magic cannot be used without consequences, that's why you need a license to use it.
As a love fairy, Kira Flutter has been pairing couples up for centuries.
Henry Johnson is a rugged, hard-working and lonely man.
A well-known children's song features a family reunion and lots of anticipated fun.
While their father is napping, two boys enthusiastically wash everything in sight.
In this book, Joe and his faithful dog, Wishbone track down a mysterious burglar.
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a witty and insightful satirical novel.
Zane Grey, renowned as an author for his portrayals of the rugged Wild West.
Jo's Boys, and How They Turned Out: A Sequel to Little Men is commonly considered to be the last novel.
Baroness Orczy's classic adventure novel El Dorado is the sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel.
The Swiss Family Robinson tells the story of a Swiss family who are shipwrecked in the East Indies.
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is one of Stevenson's darker, more political novels.