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The Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 7.95HardcoverUSD 16.95Read and listen free
Night PiecesE. T. A. HoffmannChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre Dumas and Auguste MaquetChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 6.95HardcoverUSD 14.95Read and listen free
The RavenEdgar Allan PoeMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 5.95HardcoverUSD 13.95Read and listen free
Don QuixoteMiguel de CervantesChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and TraditionsWirt SikesMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew WallaceChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Uncle Tom’s CabinHarriet Beecher StoweChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Song of RolandAnonymousMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Madame BovaryGustave FlaubertMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 12.95HardcoverUSD 21.95Read and listen free
The HorlaGuy de MaupassantEasy read · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The BetrothedAlessandro ManzoniChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Camille (The Lady of the Camellias)Alexandre Dumas filsMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel HawthorneChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 9.95HardcoverUSD 18.95Read and listen free
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles DickensMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Ladies' ParadiseÉmile ZolaChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Anna KareninaLeo TolstoyChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Aesop's Fables; A New TranslationAesopMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Les MisérablesVictor HugoChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson BurnettMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 9.95HardcoverUSD 18.95Read and listen free
Much Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Story of the Three Little PigsL. Leslie BrookeEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
As You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 6.95HardcoverUSD 15.95Read and listen free
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