Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Tarzan is seeking his missing wife Jane, presumed dead, through most of this adventure novel. Tarzan tames lions, survives in the desert, and takes revenge on the Germans whom he believes have killed his wife. After many narrow escapes, he finds out that Jane may still be alive
Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray - An 1844 novel narrated by the character Barry Lyndon as he tries to rise beyond his Irish heritage and become a member of English aristocracy. His adventures take him through stints as a soldier, gambler, and spy when he manages to marry a wealthy widow. He squanders her fortune and dies penniless in a debtor's prison
Bleak House by Charles Dickens - An 1852 Dickens novel that portrays an orphan heroine, Esther, who in discovering her true identity and parentage reveals the intricate dealings of a number of characters and falls in love. The central theme of the novel is the bureaucracy of legal proceedings demonstrated by the wrangling over the rightful ownership of Bleak House
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope - A satirical novel about the evils of financial speculation, commerce, and dishonesty. Innocent lives and loves are ruined by falsehoods while the suffering reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the characters. The book reader software includes full text search, table of contents, and variable font sizes
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