Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate the tale of a hound that haunts the lonely moors around the Baskervilles' ancestral home.
The author discusses some of the concerns addressed in his novel "Brave New World," covering such issues as brainwashing, overpopulation, and the use of propaganda in democratic societies.
In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.
A novel of Regency England that centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.
Presents Jane Austen's novel about two sisters of opposing temperaments who gain a better understanding of one another after sharing the pangs of tragic love, and includes an outline of key themes, explanatory notes, critical essays, and other reference materials.
Presents a republication of the 1913 novel in which detective Philip Trent, sent by a London newspaper to investigate the death of a millionaire American financier murdered while on holiday in England, not only falls in love with the chief suspect, but manages to reach a totally wrong conclusion about the killing.
Presents Charlotte Bronte's classic nineteenth-century novel about a young woman who accepts employment as a governess and falls in love with her employer, who holds a terrible secret; and contains detailed explanatory notes, critical analysis, and a chronology of the author's life.
Burmese police commissioner Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie face numerous assasination attempts and must unravel several mysteries in their attempts to find the evil Fu Manchu and bring him to justice.
Forced by a storm to spend the night at the home of the somber Heathcliff, Mr. Lockwood uncovers a tale of terror and hatred on the Yorkshire moors.
Presents the annotated text of "Alice in Wonderland," the story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters; and includes background information, as well as seven critical essays.
The captain of a steamship on the Congo River meets and observes Mr. Kurtz, the fabled chief of the Inner Station for the trading company on that river in 1890.
A group of friends, sequestered in their rooms in a reputedly haunted house from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night, share their personal stories of ghostly encounters when they join together again for a celebratory feast.
Young Maggie Tulliver's loyalty to her beloved older brother, Tom, and to the rest of her family, is tragically tested when she falls in love with the son of her father's bitterest enemy.
The story of three men who trek to the remote interior of Africa in search of a lost friend. At the end of their perilous journey, they find their friend and the spectacular diamond mines of King Solomon.
A selection of short novels by nineteenth-century American author Henry James, including the title work about two children whose new governess believes are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants.
Traces the childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood of Stephen Dedalus, a character based on author James Joyce's life. Includes chronology, explanatory notes, and an outline of key themes.
The spoiled son of an American millionaire is saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner and forced to prove his worth to the captain and crew.
Presents several short stories by Rudyard Kipling, including the title work which tells the tale of an English man living in India who meets two travelers who decide to go to Kafiristan to overthrow the ruler and become kings themselves.
When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.
Depicts life in a totalitarian regime of the future.
A graphic novel adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," in which a creature assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies learns to loathe himself and vows to destroy the life of his creator.
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads them to a pirate's fortune.
Presents the 1726 text of Swift's satire in which a shipwrecked Englishman encounters bizarre populations in unheard-of lands, including an enlightened race of horses that makes him see his fellow humans as vile creatures; and includes notes and fourteen works of criticism.
In the course of his wanderings from a Southern college to New York's Harlem, an African-American man becomes involved in a series of adventures.
Dr. Moreau, a scientist, finds an isolated island that gives him the freedom to create hideous creatures with human intelligence.
Dorian Gray, a remarkably handsome young man, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil that is reflected only in his portrait.
Set against a backdrop of the sea, follows the thoughts and friendships of six characters at different stages of their lives, from childhood through old age.
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