Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - This gothic novel by Mary Shelley written when she was only 19 portrays the genius scientist Frankenstien who creates a whole new form of human life more powerful than natural born humans. Frankenstein is considered to be the first science fiction novel which explores the uses of technology for both good and evil
Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - This 1902 novella portraits the contrast and tension between the veneer of civilization and the barbarism and primitiveness of the jungle. 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
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - A young man attempting to claim his inheritance from his uncle is kidnapped and shipwrecked by pirates. The book reader software includes full text search, table of contents, and variable font sizes
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
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
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
