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1984 [Secure eReader]
by George Orwell
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Perhaps no other novel in this century has had a greater impact upon the way we think and talk about our world than George Orwell's classic, 1984. "Big Brother," "doublespeak," and "the thought police" have become part of our everyday lexicon, and the term "Orwellian" has become a familiar adjective for any situation-real or imagined-where conformity is compulsory and where someone always seems to be watching.
Orwell's novel also has the distinction of being, along with Aldous Huxley's Brave N... more info>>
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Persuasion [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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Jane Austen's classic romance story in which the young Anne Elliott is persuaded by her plotting family to reject the man she loves, and her attempt to rekindle that love years later. Although written over 180 years ago the story is nevertheless a gripping tale for modern romance fans, packed with irony, wit, and powerful characters. (Published: 1818)
Words: 88397 - Reading Time: 252-353 min.
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Anthem [MultiFormat]
by Ayn Rand
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This expanded edition of Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great "We"--in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values--is a beautifully written, powerful novel that projects current social trends into the future, and anticipates such later Rand masterpieces as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Words: 19508 - Reading Time: 55-78 min.
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Pride and Prejudice [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice is the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet (minor gentry), their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly contrasted: Mr Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently distracted by the issue of marrying off her daughters at any cost. The reason for Mrs Bennet's obsession is that their estate will pass by law after Mr Bennet's death to his closest blood relative: his... more info>> (Published: 1813)
Words: 121943 - Reading Time: 348-487 min.
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The Sign of Four [Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection #2] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is in this, the second Holmes novel, that the great detective comes fully to life--not only as a melancholic and an inscrutable master of deduction, but also as an incurable drug addict. "Which is it today?" Watson asks Holmes matter-of-factly on the opening page of the novel, "morphine or cocaine?" "It is cocaine," Holmes famously replies. "A seven-per-cent. solution. Would you like to try it?" Mary Morstan comes to Holmes in the hope that he will be able to solve a mystery. Ten years earlie... more info>> (Published: 1890)
Words: 43138 - Reading Time: 123-172 min.
Category: Classic Literature/Mystery/Crime
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A Tale of Two Cities [MultiFormat]
by Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens' compelling portrait of the results of terror and treason, love and supreme sacrifice continues to captivate readers around the world. With Frank Muller's brilliant performance, unforgettable characters--the ever-knitting Madame Defarge, the lovely Lucie Manette, her broken father, the honorable Charles Darnay, and the sometimes scurrilous Sydney Carton--burst from the pages, full of life and passion. (Published: 1850)
Words: 139658 - Reading Time: 399-558 min.
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Brave New World [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Aldous Huxley
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In the end, it was Aldous Huxley, not George Orwell (whom Huxley taught at Eton), whose vision of the future had the touch of prophecy. The modern world did not collapse into the cold, damp totalitarian hell Orwell described in his 1948 novel 1984. What has happened is closer to Huxley's vision of the future in his astonishing 1931 novel Brave New World--a world of tomorrow in which capitalist civilization has been reconstituted through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Category: Classic Literature/Science Fiction
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Heart of Darkness [MultiFormat]
by Joseph Conrad
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In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Traveling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society. (Published: 1899)
Words: 38566 - Reading Time: 110-154 min.
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The Invisible Man [MultiFormat]
by H. G. Wells
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One of the most famous scientific fantasies ever written, this highly imaginative tale focuses on the powers and bold ventures of a scientist, who, after discovering the means to make himself invisible, unleashes a bizarre streak of terror on the inhabitants of an English village. Filled with suspense and psychological nuances of plot. (Published: 1897)
Words: 48733 - Reading Time: 139-194 min.
Category: Classic Literature/Science Fiction
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A Tramp Abroad [MultiFormat]
by Mark Twain
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Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy, Mark Twain's account of traveling in Europe (1880) sparkles with his shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture. A Tramp Abroad showcases Twain's unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. (Published: 1880)
Words: 154673 - Reading Time: 441-618 min.
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Aesop's Fables [MultiFormat]
by Aesop
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A collection of numerous fables from Aesop translated by George Fyler Townsend, including such familiar ones as "The Wolf and the Lamb," "The Bat and the Weasels," "The Ass and the Grasshopper," "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller." Also includes "The Father and His Sons," "The Boy Hunting Locusts," "The Cock and the Jewel," "The Kingdom of the Lion," ... and many others. (Published: 1484)
Words: 36535 - Reading Time: 104-146 min.
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Anne of Green Gables [MultiFormat]
by L. M. Montgomery
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. One of the best-loved & most enduring books in all of children's literature, written with sweetness and charm. (Published: 1915)
Words: 104830 - Reading Time: 299-419 min.
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Anne of the Island [Anne of Green Gables Series Book 3] [MultiFormat]
by L. M. Montgomery
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This is the continuing story of Anne Shirley in the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series. Anne leaves her family and her work as a teach in Avonlea to attend Remond College for four years. At first, she lives in a boardinghouse, but later shares a house with her old friends from Queen's, Priscilla and Stella, her new friend Philippa, and Stella's Aunt Jamesina, who takes care of the house for the girls. (Published: 1915)
Words: 76685 - Reading Time: 219-306 min.
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Billy Budd, Sailor [MultiFormat]
by Herman Melville
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If Melville had never written Moby Dick, his place in world literature would be assured by his short tales. "Billy Budd, Sailor," his last work, is the masterpiece before his death in 1891 in which he delivers the final summation in his "quarrel with God." It is a brilliant study of the tragic clash between social authority and individual freedom, human justice and abstract good. (Published: 1924)
Words: 30352 - Reading Time: 86-121 min.
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Frankenstein [MultiFormat]
by Mary Shelley
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Classic tale of a scientist who learns the secrets of life and death--with horrifying results. (Published: 1818)
Words: 75505 - Reading Time: 215-302 min.
Category: Classic Literature/Horror
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth [MultiFormat]
by Jules Vernes
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When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage through a volcano to the centre of the earth, nothing will stop his eccentric Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. So, with silent Hans the guide, the two men embark on a perilous, astonishing, terrifying journey through the subterranean world--the most incredible voyage ever! (Published: 1872)
Words: 73112 - Reading Time: 208-292 min.
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Moby-Dick [MultiFormat]
by Herman Melville
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Written by one of America's greatest authors, Moby-Dick is a work of tremendous power and depth--one of world literature's great poetic epics. In the novel, published in 1851 after sixteen months of writing, Herman Melville recounts the Promethean quest of Captain Ahab, who, having lost a leg in a earlier battle with White Whale, is determined to catch the beast and destroy it. By the time readers meet Ahab, he is a vengeful, crazed, and terror-provoking figure, for Moby-Dick has come to represe... more info>>
Words: 213741 - Reading Time: 610-854 min.
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Slaughterhouse-Five [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader/Adobe PDF]
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Unstuck in time, the hero of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five--an unforgettable Everyman named Billy Pilgrim--is never sure what part of his life he is going to have to act in next. Vonnegut's wildly imaginative, witty and affecting novel tells Billy Pilgrim's story in just that fashion. It spins back and forth through time, layering in the elements of Billy's life, which begins, chronologically, in 1922 in the upstate New York town of Ilium, and ends over 50 years later, when he is a success... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection #3] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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This classic selection brings together twelve of the original stories serialized in the Strand Magazine in the early 1890s. Thrilling adventures such as "A Scandal in Bohemia" catapulted the keen-witted Holmes to fame and continues to make him the most beloved sleuth of all time. I. A Scandal in Bohemia II. The Red-headed League III. A Case of Identity IV. The Boscombe Valley Mystery V. The Five Orange Pips VI. The Man with the Twisted Lip VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle VIII. The Adven... more info>> (Published: 1892)
Words: 104732 - Reading Time: 299-418 min.
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The Call of the Canyon [MultiFormat]
by Zane Grey
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Shellshocked war veteran Glenn Kilbournen, in search of himself in the Arizona wilds, realizes that he can never return to his former superficial life.
Words: 75172 - Reading Time: 214-300 min.
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The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain [Secure eReader (recommended)/Microsoft Reader]
by Mark Twain
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A Mark Twain classic.
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The Divine Comedy [MultiFormat]
by Dante Alghieri
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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise--the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. [Translation by H. W. Longfellow.] (Published: 1472)
Words: 130570 - Reading Time: 373-522 min.
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The Importance of Being Earnest [MultiFormat]
by Oscar Wilde
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The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. (Published: 1895)
Words: 21521 - Reading Time: 61-86 min.
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection #4] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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These twelve tales chronicling Holmes's fatal battle of wits with the devilish Professor Moriarty will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Holmes's death in "The Final Problem" caused such a public outcry that the author was forced to bring the intrepid investigator back to life in The Return of Sherlock Holmes. I. Silver Blaze II. The Yellow Face III. The Stock-Broker's Clerk IV. The "Gloria Scott" V. The Musgrave Ritual VI. The Reigate Puzzle VII. The Crooked Man VIII. The Resident Patien... more info>> (Published: 1894)
Words: 83107 - Reading Time: 237-332 min.
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes [Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection #6] [MultiFormat]
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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After killing off the brainy detective in earlier stories, Arthur Conan Doyle brings Sherlock Holmes back to life in this collection of stories published in 1903. Using his famed powers of deduction, Holmes solves baffling cases including "The Empty House, "The Six Napoleons", "The Golden Prince-Nez", and more. I. The Adventure of the Empty House II. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder III. The Adventure of the Dancing Men IV. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist V. The Adventure of the Priory... more info>> (Published: 1905)
Words: 112525 - Reading Time: 321-450 min.
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