A classic children's poem that tells the story of a family the night of Christmas Eve, as they are visited by Santa Claus and he delivers them presents.
The Woman in White is a Victorian-era mystery novel revolving around the strange circumstances of a young art teacher and a woman who has escaped from an insane asylum.
The original volume of poetry by 19th century American poet and transcendentalist Walt Whitman, collecting the 12 original poems. Whitman continued to republish the volume, eventually reaching over 400 poems.
This novel follows Oliver Twist, a boy orphaned at birth, in Victorian England who is raised in hardship in a workhouse, before escaping to London where he gets drawn into a life of crime as a pickpocket.
A foundational work of nineteenth century American sentimental literature, Uncle Tom's Cabin is tells the story of Uncle Tom and Eliza facing the brutalities of slavery.
This story follows a mermaid princess who longs to explore the human world. Her longing leads her to give up her voice and tail for a chance to live as a human.
Edward Prendick, a shipwreck survivor who discovers that Dr. Moreau is conducting disturbing experiments to turn animals into human-like creatures on a remote island.
Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the…
Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, North and South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north. Elizabeth…