The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - This original novel introduces Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz. Trying to return home, she meets companions like the Cowardly Lion and Tin Woodman and is hunted by the Wicked Witch of the West
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane - This 1895 novel explores the true meaning of courage in the character of a 19 year old Civil War recruit named Henry Fleming
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - This 1886 novel illustrates the dangers of science and the duality of human nature for both good and evil. Dr. Jekyll invents an potion that brings out the evil side of his own nature in an attempt to eradicate his immoral characteristics. The experiment goes wrong and Dr
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy - The story of Tess, a simple, naive English country girl who is seduced and bears a child out of wedlock. After marrying her true love, he rejects her when he learns of her past. She becomes once again the mistress of her former lover but murders him when her husband finds her and confesses he still loves her
The Four Million by O. Henry - A collection of short stories by O. Henry set in and around New York in the early 1900s, containing famous works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and the "Ransom of Red Chief" that illustrate the author's wit and surprise endings. The book reader software includes full text search, table of contents, and variable font sizes
Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain - Mark Twain's cruise to the Holy Land among a group of Pilgrims is chronicled. He contrasts the pettiness and profit goals of modern travel against the backdrop of the past, sometimes with sincerity, sometimes with sarcasm. The illusions many have about the Holy Land are shattered with Twain's characterizations and anecdotes
On The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin - This 1859 scientific but eminently readable work lays the foundation of the modern theory of evolution and natural selection. Still controversial today, this book is a journal of Charles Darwin's voyage on the ship Beagle and his observations and experiments that account for the diversity of biological life
On War by General Carl von Clausewitz - This text on war strategy was written by a Prussian officer serving in the Napoleonic Wars. On War is considered a landmark in introducing and proving theories of how economic and social issues influence the military engagements. The book reader software includes full text search, table of contents, and variable font sizes
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce - This 1914 semi-autobiographical novel describes the awakening mind of a young man, Stephen Dedalus, as he comes to terms with his Catholic and Irish traditions and pursues his calling as an artist. The book reader software includes full text search, table of contents, and variable font sizes
Common Sense by Thomas Paine - A revolutionary pamphlet first published in 1776 anonymously by Thomas Paine arguing that natural liberty rather than monarchy should be the basis for government. Common Sense greatly influenced the American Revolution and the founding principles of the American democracy
