Russell's ebook Library
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville and Carl Hovde
On a previous voyage, a mysterious white whale had ripped off the leg of a sea captain named Ahab. Now the crew of the Pequod, on a pursuit that features constant adventure and horrendous mishaps, must follow the mad Ahab into the abyss to satisfy hi...
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austen’s “Gothic parody.” Decrepit castles, locked rooms, mysterious chests, cryptic notes, and tyrannical fathers give the story an uncanny air, but one wi...
Nostromo
Joseph Conrad
Nostromo is a classic anti-hero, who lives in a fictitious mining village on the coast of a fictitious South American country. Many regard the imagined setting of the novel to be some of Conrad's finest work.The characters in the novel are also more ...
The Odyssey
Homer
Homer ’s great epic The Odyssey — one of Western literature’s most enduring and important works — translated by Richmond LattimoreA classic for the ages, The Odyssey recounts Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War — and the obstacles he faces al...
The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens
The archetypal Victorian melodrama, as heartfelt and moving today as when it was first published, Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop is edited with notes and an introduction by Norman Page in Penguin Classics.Little Nell Trent lives in the quie...
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
One of Dickens’s most popular novels, Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan who dares to say, "Please, sir, I want some more." After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Vict...
Persuasion
Jane Austen
Persuasion follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne’s friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was "unworthy."Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain...
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
This is a story of moral corruption. A gothic melodrama, it is full of subtle impression and epigram. It touches on many of Wilde's recurring themes, such as the nature and spirit of art, aestheticism and the dangers inherent in it.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Thus memorably begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the world's most popular novels. Pride and Prejudice — Austen's own...
The Professor
Charlotte Brontë
The Professor was the first novel Charlotte Bronte wrote, but was only published posthumously. It follows the journey of William Crimsworth into maturity, showing his loves and the path to his eventual career as Professor at an all-girl's school.The ...
Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is a classic representation of the impoverished and politically powerless underclass of British society in Edwardian England, ruthlessly exploited by the institutionalized corruption of their employers and the civ...
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility is a wonderfully entertaining tale of flirtation and folly that revolves around two starkly different sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. While Elinor is thoughtful, considerate, and calm,...
Shirley
Charlotte Brontë
Of late years an abundant shower of curates has fallen upon the north of England: they lie very thick on the hills; every parish has one or more of them; they are young enough to be very active, and ought to be doing a great deal of good.But not of l...
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."With these famous words, Charles Dickens plunges the reader into one of history’s most explosive eras — the French Revolution. From the storming of the Bastille to the relentless drop of the gui...
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of ...
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ahoy, mateys! This edge-of-your-seat adventure is now sumptuously repackaged.Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stunning yarn of piracy on the fiery tropic seas — an unforgettable tale of treachery that embroils a host of legendary swashbuckle...
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
Widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, Jules Verne wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters.His most popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is not only a brilliant piece of scientific...
Villette
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë’s last and most autobiographical novel, Villette, explores the inner life of a lonely young Englishwoman, Lucy Snowe, who leaves an unhappy existence in England to become a teacher in the capital of a fictional European country.Drawn...
We the Living
Ayn Rand
A philosophical novel from Russian-born Ayn Rand, who was known for her belief in the concept of "enlightened self-interest."It portrays the impact of the Russian Revolution on three human beings who demand the right to live their own lives and pursu...
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins’s friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly ...
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
Set amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, Wuthering Heights, an unpolished and devastating epic of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, is widely regarded as the most original tale of thwarted desire and heartbreak in the English languag...
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