The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - A novel that explores corruption and poverty in Chicago in he early 1900s. The book's description of the meat packing industry ("they use everything of the pig except the squeal") shocked the nation so much that sales of meat products fell by 50% and the government was forced to implement food inspections
The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli - The 1532 political treatise widely and enduringly influential for detailing the manipulative craft of gaining political power. The book reader software includes full text search, table of contents, and variable font sizes
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
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
Ulysses by James Joyce - This Joyce masterpiece describes one day, June 16, 1904, in the life of Leopold Bloom as he wanders about Dublin. Ulysses is considered to be a new genre due to its use of puns, broad humor, and allusions, and for its very detailed human characterizations of relationships
