Classic & Literary
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Explore classic fiction through the troubled conscience of Crime and Punishment, the hardships of Oliver Twist, and the courtship of Pride and Prejudice.
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Las penas del joven WertherJohann Wolfgang von GoetheMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Heart of DarknessJoseph ConradMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Padres e hijosIván Serguéievich TurguénevMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Ethan FromeEdith WhartonMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-StreetHerman MelvilleMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Memorias del subsueloFiódor DostoyevskiMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Northanger AbbeyJane AustenMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Mrs. DallowayVirginia WoolfMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summaryFree gifts
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Daisy Miller: A StudyHenry JamesMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
OblómovIván Aleksándrovich GoncharovMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
El progreso del peregrinoJohn BunyanEasy read · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead and listen free
La muerte llega para el arzobispoWilla CatherMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
El grillo del hogarCharles DickensMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
La muerte en VeneciaThomas MannChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Agnes GreyAnne BrontëMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Lady SusanJane AustenMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
A Christmas CarolCharles DickensMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Camille (La dama de las camelias)Alejandro DumasMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
The Turn of the ScrewHenry JamesMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Un héroe de nuestro tiempoMijaíl Yúrievich LérmontovEasy read · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
¡Oh, pioneros!Willa CatherEasy read · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
La tragedia de Wilson Cabeza de ChorlitoMark TwainMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
El hombre vivoG. K. ChestertonMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
Life in the Iron-MillsRebecca Harding DavisEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPrinting soonRead the summary
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