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The Adventures of Sally
New Yorker Sally Nicholas turns twenty one, comes into an inheritance, and bids her boardinghouse and ballroom dance life goodbye....
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Pirates of Venus
Carson Napier, a very wealthy man, builds a rocket ship to visit Mars, only to find himself thrown wildly off course when he fails...
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The Master Mind of Mars
The Master Mind of Mars is the sixth installment in the Martian series. It was published as a novel by A. C. McClurg in March, 192...
Comic social novel
The Wheels of Chance
The Wheels of Chance is one of H. G. Wells’ comic novels, published in 1896. It satirizes the era's craze for cycling in Britain...
Science fiction
The tomorrow people
Judith Merril’s science-fiction novel follows Johnny Wendt, the sole survivor of the first expedition to Mars, as others try to ...
Classic detective mystery
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose family is said to be haunted by ...
Humorous stories
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
Tom Sawyer is the title character and protagonist of Mark Twain’s 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a classic of American...
Science fiction
The Sex Life of the Gods
The Sex Life of the Gods by M. E. Knerr is a provocative, satirical, and scholarly exploration of divine sexuality in ancient myth...
England -- Fiction
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen’s classic novel follows Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters navigating family expectations, social status, courtsh...
Science fiction
The Misplaced Battleship
Harry Harrison’s Stainless Steel Rat story follows James Bolivar diGriz—charming thief turned investigator—as he looks into ...
Africa -- Fiction
She and Allan
In this adventure-fantasy novel, Allan Quatermain journeys into Africa and encounters Ayesha, the mysterious and immortal figure f...
Africa -- Fiction
King Solomon's Mines
A classic adventure novel featuring Allan Quatermain, an experienced hunter and guide, who joins an expedition into the African in...
Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet is the first Sherlock Holmes novel, introducing the brilliant consulting detective and his future chronicler, D...
Didactic fiction
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s only novel follows Dorian Gray, a beautiful young man whose wish to remain youthful is mysteriously granted while ...
Homer -- Translations into English
The Odyssey / Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original
Science fiction
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells’s classic science fiction novella follows an unnamed inventor, known as the Time Traveller, who demonstrates a machi...
Science fiction
The war of the worlds
H. G. Wells’s classic science fiction novel follows the terrifying arrival of Martian invaders in late Victorian England. As str...
Whaling -- Fiction
Moby Dick; Or, The Whale
Herman Melville’s classic sea novel follows Ishmael, a young sailor who joins the whaling ship Pequod under the command of Capta...
Science fiction
The Mysterious Island
During the American Civil War, a group of Union prisoners escape by balloon and are blown far across the Pacific, where they land ...
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
The Passionate Friends
A 1913 novel by H. G. Wells, The Passionate Friends follows Stephen Stratton as he reflects on his life, ideals, and enduring love...
Science fiction
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Professor Otto Lidenbrock, an eccentric German scientist, discovers a cryptic message that appears to reveal a route to the center...
Science fiction
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World
Jules Verne’s classic adventure follows Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and harpooner Ned Land after they are tak...
Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a chilling mystery surrounding the Baskerville family, whose heirs are said to be haunt...
Vintage lesbian pulp fiction
Summer camp
A 1960s pulp novel set at a girls’ summer camp, where eighteen-year-old counselor Peggy Matthews becomes drawn into charged rela...
