Edgar Allan Poe – the master of the macabre, the sultan of suspense, the king of creepy. His writing has been sending shivers down readers’ spines for centuries, and it’s easy to see why. With his unique blend of psychological…
The Anne Of Green Gables story explores the life of an 11-year-old girl by the name of Anne Shirley. Anne is an orphan who is mistakenly sent to live on a farm with a brother and sister who had actually…
Aesop’s Fables are timeless classics that are well known for their unique stories and timeless wisdom. They are often enjoyed by all ages, from children and teens to adults, and each story has something for everyone. Just like the great…
The Gulliver’s Travels book was written by Jonathan Swift in 1726. It was a massive success and it is still included in most “best books of all time” lists. It has also never been out of print since its original…
A Christmas Carol is a classic Christmas story written by Charles Dickens in 1843. It is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and nasty old man who is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. It is a timeless…
Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn book in 1884 and it is the sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (download a free copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn PDF by clicking the button below). The book…
The Great Gatsby book was written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald in 1925 and it tells a tragic story of love and betrayal that is based on the decadent and privileged lives of its four wealthy main characters. The story is…
Frankenstein is a classic book that was written by Mary Shelley in 1818 – it is also sometimes also called “Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus” (download a free copy of the Frankenstein PDF by clicking the download button down below).…
Pride And Prejudice was written by Jane Austen in 1813. She is also the author of two other classic books, Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Emma (1816). Sadly, because Jane Austen published her books anonymously, she didn’t receive a lot…
Jane Eyre was written by the English writer, Charlotte Brontë in 1847. This classic novel was written and takes place in the Victorian era, and it explores many topics that were relevant, especially to women living during that time—marriage, social…
Dracula is a gothic-style horror novel that was written by Bram Stoker and published in 1897. Dracula has become the stuff of legend and dare we say that Bram Stoker was the father of all things vampire? The book has…
The Little Women book (written by Louisa May Alcott) is one of those classic English novels that is just as successful today as it was when it was first published in 1868. In fact, it has never been out of…
The Secret Garden book is a classic English children’s story written by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was published in 1911 (download a free copy of The Secret Garden PDF by clicking the button down below). The Secret Garden tells the…
The Time Machine book is a science fiction novel that was written by Herbert George Wells, or H.G. Wells (who is also the author of The Invisible Man). It was published in 1895 and was one of the first science…
The Anne Of Avonlea story is the sequel to Anne Of Green Gables and it is book two in the series. It was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery and it was originally published in 1909. Anne Of Avonlea follows Anne’s…
A Little Princess is a timeless story was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1905. Frances Hodgson Burnett is also the author of The Secret Garden. The story was originally a short story that Frances Burnett published but her publisher…
Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887 and he is probably one of the most famous fictional detectives to date. He is especially famous for his powers of observation and deduction which come across as almost…
The Scarlet Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and was first published in 1850. The story takes place in the 1640s and is about a young woman by the name of Hester Prynne who falls pregnant but is unwilling to…
Just like Frankenstein and Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a classic gothic-style English novel. It was written by Oscar Wilde in the early 1890s and it was surrounded by controversy and criticism after it was published. In the…
Take a journey of a lifetime with Around The World in 80 Days! Written by Jules Verne and published in 1872, the book is a thrilling, imaginative, and humorous story! Verne’s book tells the story of an English gentleman by…
The Raven is a timeless gothic-style poem that was written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1845. The Raven follows the story of an unknown grief-stricken narrator who is mourning the death of his love, Lenore. Although the poem was initially…
Victor Hugo wrote the Les Miserables book in 1862, during a period when France was going through some rough times. It is regarded as one of the greatest novels ever written. The Les Misérabless story is set in Paris and…
The Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea book is a classic science fiction novel written by Jules Verne and was first published in its original French in 1869. Along with Around The World In Eighty Days and Journey To The…
The Heart Of Darkness story is a controversial classic English book that was written by Joseph Conrad and first published in 1899. The story takes place in the 1890s in the days when European colonization of Africa was at its…
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek poem written by the poet Homer. It is one of two poems that he wrote in about 730 BCE. but it is still enjoyed by modern audiences today – you can download a copy…
The Crime and Punishment story is a Russian novel written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1866. It is one of his most well-known books and is considered one of the greatest novels in Russian Literature. Crime and Punishment tells the story…
The Metamorphosis is one of the most famous and well-known short stories by Franz Kafka. It was published in 1915 and follows the very sad story of a man by the name of Gregor who is mysteriously transformed into an…
If Dracula was the inspiration for all things the vampire then Treasure Island is certainly the inspiration for all things pirate! It was written by Robert Louis Stevenston in 1881 and was first published in a children’s magazine and later…
The Beowulf poem is an amazing Anglo-Saxon story about a brave hero named Beowulf who battles three savage monsters. The poem is a heroic epic that is more than 3,000 lines long, with the story taking place in 6th century…
The Yellow Wallpaper was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and first published in 1892. It is a gothic-style short story that explores themes of despair, helplessness, and insanity (download a free copy of The Yellow Wallpaper PDF by clicking the…
The Monkey’s Paw book is a gothic-style short story written by William Wymark Jacobs in 1902. It is probably one of his most well-known stories, especially in the classic horror genre. The story is part of a collection of short…
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a short story that was written by Ambrose Bierce in 1890. The story takes place during the American Civil War and focuses on the thoughts of a man who has been sentenced to…
Kate Chopin wrote The Awakening book in 1899. The story is set in New Orleans towards the end of the 19th century when society was quite different, especially for women. The Awakening was one of the first English novels to…
The Invisible Man story is a science fiction suspense novel that was written by H.G. Wells in 1897. Just like The Time Machine, the Invisible Man is also a classic in the science fiction genre. The Invisible Man book follows…
Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild book in 1903. It is a short action-adventure story that takes place in Canada in the 1890s. The story originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post as installments and was released a…
Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Brontë and was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Interestingly Emily Bronte is the sister of Charlotte Bronté, the author of Jane Eyre. Wuthering Heights is a timeless story about love…
Just like The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado is a gothic-style short story written by Edgar Allan Poe that was first published in 1846. The story is about a man named Montresor who plots to murder his friend, Fortunato, over…
The Fall of the House of Usher book, by Edgar Allan Poe, is a classic gothic-style horror story that was published in 1839 (download a free copy of The Fall Of The House Of Usher PDF by clicking the button…
The Tell-Tale Heart story was published in 1843 and it is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s shortest and most famous stories (download a free copy of The Tell-Tale Heart PDF by clicking the button down below). The story is told…
The Black Cat is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe which was published in 1843. The story explores many of the same dark themes such as murder, guilt and insanity that Poe covers in many of his other…
Here you can find a collection of free public-domain classic stories and English novel PDF books that are easy to download! The stories found in many of these classic novels and books are universal in that they touch on all…
The Art of War book is probably one of the most famous books ever written on strategy and planning. It is an ancient Chinese manuscript that was written by a Chinese military general and strategist by the name of Sun…