Classics

Inspired by The Hobbit, and begun in 1937, The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy that J.R.R. Tolkien created to provide "the necessary background of history for Elvish tongues"....

Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him....

On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before....

Since its publication in 1952, Charlotte's Web has become one of America's best-loved children's books.

Get ready for an adventure tale in its purest form, a thrilling and elegantly told account of a group of British schoolboys marooned on a tropical island....

First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling", the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers....

The power and the beauty of The Iliad resound again across 2,700 years in Stephen Mitchell's exciting new translation....

Ponyboy can count on his brothers....

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work....

The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey....

When Catherine Morland, a country clergyman's daughter, is invited to spend a season in Bath with the fashionable high society, little does she imagine the delights and perils that await her....

The struggle for personal integrity in a world that values conformity above creativity is powerfully illustrated through three characters....

Sex, science and spirituality! These were the triad of influences on the poetry of the seventeenth century. Following the golden age of Elizabeth I...

Cowpunchers, Indians and horses are the heroes and villains of these tales from the early days of Montana and Wyoming, with bear and buffalo also making an appearance....

In "Kate's Choice", a young English girl inherits a financial windfall when she is suddenly orphaned....

In "Beyond Lies the Wub", the crew of a spaceship buys a "wub", a large pig-like animal from a native martian to eat on the way home....

An old woman and her boarder take in an orphan on a cold winter's night. The child's natural spirit of generosity moves Mrs. Podger, and helps her find true happiness at Christmas....

"Tessa's Surprises" is a story about an underprivileged little girl who strives to earn a few coins so she can buy her younger siblings Christmas presents....