The Bantam Books Classics is a book series with some of the greatest classic books of all time. More than a hundred books in the series and millions of them are sold. Bantam Books (established 1945), owned by Random House, is a member of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. ... In the traditional sense of the term, a classic book is one written in ancient Greece or ancient Rome (see classics). ...

List of Books

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn and Jim Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) is commonly accounted as the first Great American Novel. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. ...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tom Sawyer. ...

Alice in Wonderland and through the looking-glass by Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland is the widely known and used title for Alices Adventures in Wonderland, a book written by Lewis Carroll -- as well as several movie adaptations of the book -- and is also the setting for several short stories. ... Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) - believed to be a self-portrait Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman, and photographer. ...

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. ... Jules Verne. ...

Bleak House by Charles Dickens Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. ... Dickens redirects here. ...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling Captains Courageous is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling. ... This article is about the British author. ...

Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens This page is about carols in general; for the short story by Charles Dickens, see A Christmas Carol. ...

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm Frontispiece of first volume of Grimms Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812). ... Wilhelm (left) and Jacob Grimm (right) from an 1855 painting by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann The Brothers Grimm were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, German professors who were best known for publishing collections of folk tales and fairy tales,[1] and for their work in linguistics, relating to how the sounds in...

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, père The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... Alexandre Dumas, père, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. ...

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens David Copperfield is a quasi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ...

Dracula by Bram Stoker Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary character the vampire Count Dracula. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ...

Emma by Jane Austen Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. ... Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and Emma. ...

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy For an album, see Far from the Madding Crowd (album). ... Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) — an English novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement — delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ...

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley This article is about the 1818 novel. ... Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English romantic/gothic novelist and the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ...

From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne The projectile, as pictured in an engraving from the 1872 Illustrated Edition. ...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens For other uses, see Great Expectations (disambiguation). ...

Gullivers Travels and Other Writings by Jonathan Swift This article needs cleanup. ... Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer( first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gullivers Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, The Drapiers Letters, The Battle of the Books, and...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens Hard Times is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. ...

Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness is a novella by Joseph Conrad. ... The Secret Sharer is a 1909 short story by Joseph Conrad. ... Joseph Conrad. ...

Howards End by E.M. Forster Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells a story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. ... Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was an English novelist. ...

Invisible Man by H.G. Wells wa See The Invisible Man for the novel written by H. G. Wells and for the various films and television series inspired by the book. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ...

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre is a classic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë which was published in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Company, London, and is one of the most famous British novels of all time. ... Charlotte Bront - idealized portrait, 1873 (based on a drawing by George Richmond, 1850) Charlotte Bront (April 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) was an English writer. ...

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure is the last of Thomas Hardys novels, begun as a magazine serial and first published in book form in 1895. ...

Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book (1967 movie) French edition, 1957. ...

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850–December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English literature. ...

Kim (novel) by Rudyard Kipling Kim is a spy novel and picaresque novel, written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1901. ...

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence Lady Chatterleys Lover is a novel by D. H. Lawrence written in 1928. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ...

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper For other uses, see The Last of the Mohicans (disambiguation). ... Cooper portrait by John Wesley Jarvis, 1822 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. ...

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy is a sentimental childrens novel by American (English-born) author Frances Hodgson Burnett, serialized in St. ... Frances Hodgson Burnett Frances Burnetts blue plaque in central London Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English–American playwright and author. ...

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess is a childrens novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also known for Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. ...

Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad, originally published in Blackwoods Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. ...

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Mansfield Park book cover Mansfield Park is a novel by Jane Austen. ...

Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy The Mayor of Casterbridge is a tragic novel by English author Thomas Hardy subtitled, The Life and Death of a Man of Character. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). ...

Middlemarch by George Eliot See also Middlemarch, New Zealand. ... George Eliots birthplace at South Farm, Arbury Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. ...

Moby Dick by Herman Melville For other uses see Moby-Dick in popular culture Moby-Dick[1] is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. ... Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist and poet. ...

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ...

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, (or Nicholas Nickleby for short) is a comic novel of Charles Dickens. ...

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen For films named Northanger Abbey, see Northanger Abbey (1986 film). ...

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Oliver Twist (1838) is Charles Dickens second novel. ...

Persuasion by Jane Austen Persuasion is a form of influence. ...

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Statue of Peter Pan in Bowring Park, St. ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet, Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet (May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. ...

Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, better known as The Pickwick Papers, is the first novel by Charles Dickens. ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray and other writings by Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel published by Oscar Wilde, and was first published as the lead story in Lippincotts Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890. ... Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, see Pride and Prejudice (film). ...

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephan Crane The Red Badge of Courage (1895) is an impressionistic novel by Stephen Crane about the meaning of courage, as it is discovered by Henry Fleming, a recruit in the American Civil War. ... For other notable men with this name see: Stephen Crane (disambiguation). ...

Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy The Return of the Native is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1878. ...

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ April 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ...

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, set during the French Revolution. ...

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad The Secret Agent is a 1907 novel by Joseph Conrad. ...

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Cover of a 1911 publication of The Secret Garden This article refers to the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. ...

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen For other uses, see Sense and Sensibility (disambiguation). ...

Sherlock Holmes The Complete Novels and Stories Volumes I & II by Arthur Conan Doyle A portrait of Sherlock Holmes from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ...

Silas Marner by George Eliot Silas Marner : The Weaver of Raveloe is a novel by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans) which was first published in 1861. ...

Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical novel written by D.H. Lawrence. ...

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Richard Mansfield was best known for his dual role depicted in this double exposure. ...

Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel about a Swiss family who are shipwrecked en route for Australia. ... Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782 - 1830) was a Swiss author, writer & folklorist. ...

Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame and retribution. ...

Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy A 2000 Wordsworth Classics paperback edition Tess of the dUrbervilles is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. ...

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells The Time Machine is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895, later made into two films of the same title. ...

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of buccaneers and buried gold. First published as a book in 1883, it was originally serialised in the childrens magazine Young Folks between 1881-82 under the title The Sea Cook, or Treasure Island. ...

Villette by Charlotte Bronte Villette is a novel by Charlotte Brontë. Villette and La Villette is the name or part of the name of several communes in Europe: // France Villette, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département Villette, in the Yvelines département Villette-dAnthon, in the Isère département Villette-de...

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds is a novel written by H.G. Wells in 1898 depicting an alien invasion of the earth. ...

Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows is a classic of childrens literature by Kenneth Grahame. ... Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame (March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a Scottish novelist. ...

Woman in White by Wilkie Collins According to folklore, La Llorona (pronounced lah yoh-roh-nah, Spanish for the crying one), sometimes called the Woman in White or the Weeping Woman is the ghost of a woman crying for her dead children, whose appearances are sometimes held to presage death. ...

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontës only novel. ... Emily Brontë (July 30, 1818 - December 19, 1848) was a British novelist and poet, best remembered for her one novel Wuthering Heights, an acknowledged classic of English literature. ...