North and South
by Elizabeth GaskellAvailable
In North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell skillfully fuses individual feeling with social concern, and in Margaret Hale creates one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature.
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan KunderaAvailable
This magnificent novel juxtaposes geographically distant places, brilliant and playful reflections, and a variety of styles, to take its place as perhaps the major achievement of one of the world’s...
White Noise
by Don DelilloAvailable
Winner of the 1985 National Book Award, A Penguin Classic from the author of The Silence, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and their four ultramodern offspring,...
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor DostoevskyAvailable
One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, Crime and Punishment catapulted Dostoyevsky to the forefront of Russian writers and into the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. Drawing upon...
David Copperfield (Penguin Classics)
by Charles DickensAvailable
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Dickens drew revealingly...
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph ConradAvailable
A reflection on corruptive European colonialism and a journey into the nightmare psyche of one of the corrupted, Heart of Darkness is considered one of the most influential works ever written.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules VerneAvailable
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the...
Manhattan Transfer
by John PassosAvailable
More than seventy-five years after its first publication, Manhattan Transfer still stands as a novel of the very first importance. It is a masterpiece of modern fiction and a lasting tribute to the...
Dombey and Son
by Charles DickensAvailable
Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens’s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall, showcases the author’s gift for vivid...
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor HugoAvailable
This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the...
The Death of Ivan Ilych
by Leo TolstoyAvailable
A thoroughly absorbing, and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.
