Classics
On the Gull's Road
Aboard a steamer headed for New York, a young man falls in love with a married woman....
The Purloined Letter
Poe sets up a foundation for an ironic detective story that pits mind over matter and stumps the office police in their work....
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
In the first story, Rip Van Winkle returns to a strange world after a very long sleep. In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane encounters haunting difficulties....
The Last Asset
This story of conflict between individual and social fulfillment wins Edith Wharton the admiration of readers and writers of all ages....
The Lost Word: A Christmas Legend of Long Ago
This is a tale of an early Christmas. It is also a story of the healing power of divine knowledge....
Sarah Orne Jewett's Best Short Stories
A gentle and often comic collection, including "A White Heron", "The Dulham Ladies", "The Guests of Mrs. Timms"....
Ben-Hur
An unforgettable tale of betrayal, revenge and redemption, Ben-Hur tells of a Jewish nobleman who fell from Roman favor and was sentenced to live as a slave....
The Wreck of the Titan
Robertson's story, written 14 years before the historic event it presaged, parallels the descriptions and fate of the Titanic with psychic precision....











