Classic Literature

Emma

Jane Austen's 'Emma' follows the romantic misadventures of Emma Woodhouse, a young woman whose confidence in her matchmaking skills leads to various complications.

Jane Austen
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Love in the Time of Cholera (Illustrated Edition)

Love in the Time of Cholera (Illustrated Edition) by Gabriel García Márquez is a classic tale of enduring love, enriched with vibrant illustrations by Luisa Rivera.

Gabriel García Márquez
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Don Quixote

'Don Quixote' by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra is a humorous and profound tale of a man who becomes a self-styled knight-errant, exploring themes of chivalry, romance, and the fine line between sanity and madness.

Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
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Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables tells the heartwarming story of Anne Shirley, an imaginative orphan girl who transforms the lives of the Cuthberts and the community of Avonlea with her spirited personality.

L. M. Montgomery
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Heidi

Heidi is a beloved children's novel about a young orphan girl who brings joy to her reclusive grandfather in the Swiss Alps and later befriends a disabled girl in Frankfurt.

Johanna Spyri
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Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a classic tale of survival, resilience, and self-discovery, narrating the adventures of a man stranded on a deserted Caribbean island for 26 years.

Daniel Defoe
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The Decameron

The Decameron, authored by Giovanni Boccaccio, is a collection of one hundred tales narrated by ten noble young men and women seeking refuge from the Black Death, exploring themes of love, fortune, and human resilience.

Giovanni Boccaccio, G.H. McWilliam (Editor)
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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a masterful tale of love, wealth, and the American Dream set in 1920s New York.

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire explores the downfall of a Southern woman amidst her sexual frustrations and the harsh realities of post-WWII America.

Tennessee Williams
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Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus

'Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus' by Mary Shelley explores the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition and the consequences of abandoning one's creations through the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Treasure Island

Treasure Island is an adventure novel about young Jim Hawkins who finds a treasure map and embarks on a journey to a distant island to find pirate treasure.

Robert Louis Stevenson
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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens follows the journey of an orphan navigating the grim realities of 19th-century London, exposing social injustices and the harsh treatment of the poor.

Charles Dickens
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A Room With a View

A Room With a View by E. M. Forster is a satirical romantic novel that explores love, social class, and self-discovery through the journey of Lucy Honeychurch.

E. M. Forster
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The History of Tom Jones

The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding is a classic novel that follows the journey of a foundling named Tom Jones as he navigates love, morality, and societal expectations to ultimately find happiness and virtue.

Henry Fielding
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce's 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' is a seminal coming-of-age novel about Stephen Dedalus’s journey to self-discovery and artistic expression.

James Joyce
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Jason and the Golden Fleece

Jason and the Golden Fleece, an epic by Apollonius of Rhodes, narrates Jason's perilous quest for the Golden Fleece, intertwining themes of love, deceit, and heroism, especially in his relationship with the enigmatic Medea.

Apollonius of Rhodes, Richard L. Hunter (Translator), R.C. Seaton
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A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly man, is transformed after visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, revealing the importance of kindness and Christmas spirit.

Charles Dickens
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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel about a future society where firemen burn books to suppress intellectual freedom and promote conformity.

Ray Bradbury
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Absalom, Absalom!

A complex narrative about Thomas Sutpen's rise and fall, William Faulkner's 'Absalom, Absalom!' explores themes of history, identity, and the haunting legacy of the South.

William Faulkner
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Metamorphoses

Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' is a captivating epic poem that intricately weaves together mythological tales of transformation, driven largely by love and lust, from the creation of the world to the deification of Augustus.

Ovid, David Raeburn (Translator), Denis Feeney (Introduction)
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