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The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Modern · Advanced
Three brothers and their dissolute father in a provincial Russian town, divided by money, love and the question of whether God exists.
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The Cabman's Story
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
The story captures the essence of Victorian societal themes, focusing on crime, mystery, and the human condition.
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The Candy Country
Louisa May Alcott
Modern · Introductory
The book follows the adventures of a young girl named Lily who finds herself in a magical land made entirely of sweets, exploring its sugary wonders, playful candy-people, and experiences.
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The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde
Modern · Intermediate
When an American family moves into a haunted English castle, they refuse to be frightened by its resident ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville.
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The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Intermediate
The opening story focuses on a whaling expedition to the Arctic, narrated by John M'Alister Ray, a medical student on board a ship named the Polestar, captained by the enigmatic Nicholas Craigie.
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The Case of Oscar Slater
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Intermediate
This non-fiction work critiques the Scottish legal system and explores the conviction of Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant who was sentenced to death in 1909 for the brutal murder of an elderly woman, Miss Marion Gilchrist.
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
This final set of Holmes mysteries marks the detective's last adventures, featuring cases narrated by Watson, Holmes himself, and even a third-person perspective.
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The Castaways of the Flag
Jules Verne
Modern · Introductory
This book serves as a sequel to the tale "The Swiss Family Robinson," continuing the adventures of its characters as they navigate the challenges of survival and colonization on a remote island.
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The Catholic Church and Conversion
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
Chesterton clears away popular anti-Catholic myths, contrasts national loyalties with the Church’s universal claim, and maps the inner journey from curiosity to resistance to assent.
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The Cause of It All
Leo Tolstoy
Modern · Introductory
The work explores themes surrounding the impacts of alcohol and societal struggles within a peasant family setting.
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The Cave Girl
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Modern · Intermediate
When frail, bookish Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones is swept overboard onto a mysterious jungle island, he encounters primitive tribes and a beautiful cave girl named Nadara.
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The Census in Moscow
Leo Tolstoy
Modern · Advanced
This text serves as both a call to action and a reflection on the role of society in addressing poverty and inequality.
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The Chessmen of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Modern · Intermediate
When Tara, princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, crashes her flier in a storm, she finds herself captured by the horrific Kaldanes—large heads with crab-like legs who ride headless human bodies.
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The Chimes
Charles Dickens
Modern · Introductory
Toby Veck, an elderly messenger, loses faith in the poor after reading grim newspaper reports.
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The Club of Queer Trades
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Introductory
The opening of the book unveils the narrator's discovery of the Club of Queer Trades, describing the vibrant yet chaotic atmosphere of London as he reflects on his collection of clubs.
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The Coming of the Fairies
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Intermediate
The book explores the controversial topic of the Cottingley Fairy photographs, which allegedly show real fairies captured in images taken by two young girls, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths.
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The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade
Herman Melville
Modern · Intermediate
Set aboard a Mississippi River steamboat on April Fool's Day, the story follows mysterious figures who may be the same man in disguise.
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The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852
Leo Tolstoy
Modern · Introductory
Disenchanted with privileged Russian society, nobleman Dmitry Olenin joins the army and travels to the Caucasus, seeking authenticity among the Cossack people.
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The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
H. G. Wells
Modern · Introductory
First published in 1911, this anthology represents what Wells considered his short fiction worth preserving.
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The Cricket on the Hearth
Charles Dickens
Modern · Intermediate
John Peerybingle, a simple carrier, lives happily with his young wife Dot until a mysterious elderly stranger arrives at their home.
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The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home
Charles Dickens
Modern · Introductory
John Peerybingle, a humble carrier, lives happily with his young wife Dot until a mysterious elderly stranger arrives at their home.
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The Crime of the Congo
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Intermediate
Doyle documents the brutal exploitation and torture of indigenous people in the rubber trade, calling these crimes "the to be ever known.
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The Crimes of England
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
This work critiques the political and moral failures of England, addressing its complex historical relationship with Germany and exploring the philosophical underpinnings of national identity and conflict.
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The Croxley Master: A Great Tale of the Prize Ring
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
Set against the backdrop of the boxing world, the book tells the story of Robert Montgomery, a medical assistant struggling to finance his final year of medical school.
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The Curious Republic of Gondour, and Other Whimsical Sketches
Mark Twain
Modern · Advanced
The first sketch, “The Curious Republic of Gondour,” presents an imaginative portrayal of a fictional republic where voting rights are restructured based on education and property, turning the political system into a fountain of satire on democracy.
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The Curse of Eve
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
The story presents an ordinary man, Robert Johnson, who finds his life profoundly disrupted by the impending birth of his first child and the tribulations that come with it.
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The Dealings of Captain Sharkey, and Other Tales of Pirates
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Intermediate
The book revolves around the menacing character of Captain Sharkey, a ruthless pirate whose exploits instill fear across the seas.
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The Defendant
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
In this work, Chesterton passionately defends various aspects of life and culture that are often dismissed or criticized, such as popular literature, absurdity, and the seemingly trivial elements of daily existence.
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The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
When a wealthy, unmarried woman vanishes while traveling in Europe, Sherlock Holmes sends Watson to investigate alone.
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The Discovery of the Future
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
Wells distinguishes between minds oriented toward the past and those focused on the future, arguing that scientific methods make the future knowable in ways previously unimagined.
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The Doings of Raffles Haw
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
A mysterious millionaire arrives in Staffordshire with unlimited wealth, having discovered how to turn lead into gold.
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The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
H. G. Wells
Modern · Intermediate
The opening story, "The Door in the Wall," introduces Lionel Wallace, a man who recounts a fantastical memory from his childhood about a door that leads to an enchanted garden.
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The Dream: A Novel
H. G. Wells
Modern · Introductory
Through this dream, Wells contrasts an utopian future with the "Age of Confusion" of Victorian and Edwardian England, exploring themes of class, family dysfunction, love, jealousy, and war through one ordinary man's tumultuous journey.
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The Duchess of Padua
Oscar Wilde
Modern · Introductory
Set in Renaissance Italy, this blank verse drama follows Guido Ferranti, a young man who arrives in Padua to avenge his father's murder at the hands of the Duke.
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The Dynamiter
Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Intermediate
The opening of "The Dynamiter" introduces a chance meeting between two friends, Paul Somerset and Edward Challoner, in London, where they both share their dwindling fortunes.
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The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and Quartette
Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Introductory
Three desperate beggars in Tahiti—a failed English businessman, a disgraced American sea captain, and a dishonest Cockney—seize control of a plague-stricken ship carrying champagne, planning to steal it.
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The Efficiency Expert
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Modern · Intermediate
Jimmy Torrance, a college athlete, rejects his father's business offer to prove himself independently in Chicago.
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The Emerald City of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Modern · Introductory
Dorothy Gale brings her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry to live permanently in Oz, escaping financial ruin on their Kansas farm.
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The Enchanted Island of Yew
L. Frank Baum
Modern · Intermediate
A bored fairy convinces three mortal girls to transform her into a human boy for one year.
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The Everlasting Man
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
Written as a rebuttal to H. G. Wells's evolutionary view of history, Chesterton argues that humanity is fundamentally different from other animals and that Christ and Christianity are uniquely.
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The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
At the start of the book, the narrative introduces Brigadier Gerard as an esteemed figure and a repository of tales from the Napoleonic era.
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The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut
Mark Twain
Modern · Introductory
The book delves into themes of conscience, morality, and self-reflection through a humorous lens, exploring the inner struggles of a man grappling with feelings of guilt and the nature of wrongdoing.
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The Fate of a Crown
L. Frank Baum
Modern · Intermediate
The story follows Robert Harcliffe, a young American who travels to Brazil during the 1889 revolution that ended the Brazilian Empire.
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The Firm of Girdlestone
Arthur Conan Doyle
Modern · Introductory
When a series of disastrous speculations bankrupts their respected business, John Girdlestone and his son Ezra turn to increasingly desperate schemes to save themselves.
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The First Distiller
Leo Tolstoy
Modern · Introductory
This play revolves around themes of temptation, human folly, and the consequences of vice, particularly focusing on the detrimental effects of alcohol.
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The First Men in the Moon
H. G. Wells
Modern · Introductory
Two Englishmen journey to the Moon using a gravity-defying substance called cavorite, hoping to find valuable minerals.
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The Flying Inn
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Intermediate
Set in a future England dominated by Progressive Islam and temperance laws, the story follows Humphrey Pump and Captain Patrick Dalroy as they travel the countryside with a barrel of rum, exploiting legal loopholes to evade prohibition.
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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
H. G. Wells
Modern · Introductory
The narrative centers around the scientists Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood, who discover a substance called Herakleophorbia that dramatically enhances growth in living organisms, leading to potentially consequences.
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