Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is an autobiography by Frederick Douglass, first published in 1845. It is one of the most influential slave narrative...

Essays: First Series is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, first published in 1841. It includes his most celebrated essays: History, Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spirit...

The Innocents Abroad is a travel book by Mark Twain, published in 1869. It recounts his journey through Europe and the Holy Land aboard the steamship Quaker City, mixing sharp humo...

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. The stories offer a realistic portrait of middle-class life in Dublin, exploring paralys...

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1811. The story follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love and heartbreak in early...

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe collects masterpieces of mystery and suspense by the American master of the macabre, including The Gold-Bug, The Murders in the Rue Morgue (the world's fir...