Considered the first in-depth critique of consumerism, economist Thorstein Veblen's 1899 book.

It is a curious fact that of that class of literature to which Munchausen belongs, that namely of Voyages Imaginaires, the three great types should have all been created in England.

John Stuart Mill's 1869 essay The Subjection of Women argues for equality between the sexes.

Helen Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, tells of her early life and of her experiences with Annie Sullivan, her teacher and companion.

The Story of My Heart is an inspiring and personal account of a soul's awakening.

We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers.

Filipino national hero Jose Rizal wrote The Social Cancer in Berlin in 1887.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is the compilation of 34 short stories and essays by Washington Irving.

The spirit of simplicity is a great magician.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second novel starring the great detective Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four weaves together a complex plot involving stolen treasure, a secret pact between guards and prisoners, and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

British writer Edith Maude Hull was best known for her classic romantic novel.

The Second Deluge is a science fiction novel by Garrett P. Serviss.

The Seagull is the first of Anton Checkov's four full-length plays.

The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777.

The School for Husbands (L'École des maris) is a work by Molière (the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), a French playwright who is often considered to be one of Western literature's great masters of comedy.

A simple, everyday tale of classroom life with an open-ended conclusion.

If only things had been different,Diane Tanner thought before discovering her alternate reality.

Edward FitzGerald gave the title The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to his translation of poetry attributed to the Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam (1048-1123).

The Romany Rye is a fictional, yet highly autobiographical novel by George Borrow, which follows his novel Lavengro.

Thomas Hardy (1840 1928) was a naturalist and writer, whose fiction sits on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution and is filled with an imminent sense of nostalgia for the coming transformation of the British countryside.