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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an American novel of nautical adventure. Originally published in 1851, the narrative follows the crew of a whaling vessel and their enigmatic leader, Captain Ahab, in their pursuit to hunt a mysterious, all-white whale…

A young boy raised by wolves in the jungle, and his adventures with various animal characters, exploring themes of survival and the natural world.

Originally published within a collection of other short stories and essays, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a lasting example of early popular American fiction. It follows Ichabod Crane, a school teacher, to the secluded town of Sleepy Hollow in New…

Set in Paris during the 15th century the story centers on Quasimodo, the hunchback bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a nineteenth century period novel. Published in 1850 yet taking place in the mid-1600s, the story follows the scandal caused in a small puritan town when the unmarried Hester Prynne refuses to name the…

"Far from the Madding Crowd" by Thomas Hardy is a classic Victorian novel that tells the story of Bathsheba Everdene, a headstrong and independent young woman navigating the complexities of love and relationships in rural England, where she attracts…

In this novel in verse, Faust is a scholarly man who, in his pursuit of knowledge, has become depressed. He seeks out Mephistopheles, representative of the Devil, and makes a deal exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly…

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…

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.

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.