Mystery anthologyThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan DoyleA dozen mysteries launched from 221B Baker Street — disguises, deductions, and danger at every turn.
Speculative adventureThe Time MachineH. G. WellsA scientist hurtles 800,000 years into the future, only to find humanity split into two species — one fragile, the other predatory.
Sea voyage classicTreasure IslandRobert Louis StevensonYoung Jim Hawkins sets sail for buried gold, but the ship's cook has plans of his own.
Romance and sharp witPride and PrejudiceJane AustenElizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy clash over pride, class, and first impressions in Austen's sharpest comedy of manners.
Gothic science fictionFrankensteinMary ShelleyVictor Frankenstein gives life to a creature and then abandons it — setting off a chain of grief, revenge, and ruin.
Fantastical nonsenseAlice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis CarrollA girl tumbles down a rabbit hole into a world of mad tea parties, a grinning cat, and one very furious queen.
Revolutionary dramaA Tale of Two CitiesCharles DickensLondon and Paris, love and sacrifice, during the French Revolution — ending with one of literature's most famous last acts.
Psychological thrillerThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeRobert Louis StevensonA respected doctor and a violent stranger share more than a London address in Stevenson's chilling study of dual nature.
Alien invasion epicThe War of the WorldsH. G. WellsMartian cylinders crash into the English countryside, and towering tripods begin to exterminate everything in their path.
Decadent gothicThe Picture of Dorian GrayOscar WildeA young man stays eternally beautiful while his portrait absorbs every sin — Wilde's gothic fable of vanity and corruption.
Oceanic obsessionMoby-DickHerman MelvilleCaptain Ahab drags his crew across the ocean in a monomaniacal hunt for the white whale that took his leg.
Ancient epicThe OdysseyHomerOdysseus defies monsters, gods, and the sea itself on a ten-year voyage home from the Trojan War.
Coming-of-age classicGreat ExpectationsCharles DickensAn orphan's mysterious fortune pulls him from the marshes to London — but his true benefactor is not who he thinks.
Gothic romanceJane EyreCharlotte BrontëA fiercely independent governess falls for her brooding employer — unaware of the secret locked in his attic.
Supernatural mysteryThe Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan DoyleA spectral hound haunts the Baskerville family on the foggy Devon moors — Holmes's most atmospheric case.