In the late 18th century, France was in the throes of the French Revolution. Of particular tumult during this conflict were the years known as the “Reign ...

“Theaetetus” is a dialogue by Plato from his middle period, written sometime around 369 BC. It is widely considered to be one of his best ...

“At the Back of the North Wind” is a classic children’s story first serialized in England in 1868 and published into a book in 1871 ...

First serialized in “The Century Magazine” between 1893 and 1894, Mark Twain’s “Pudd’nhead Wilson” is a murder mystery ...

Originally published pseudonymously in 1893, “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” follows the tragic tale of Maggie and her life in the harsh streets ...

First published in 1904, “Nostromo” is widely considered one of Joseph Conrad’s best works. Set in the fictitious mining town of Sulaco ...

First published serially in “St. Nicholas Magazine” from 1885 to 1886, “Little Lord Fauntleroy” was the first children’s ...

First serialized in 1908, “Martin Eden” is Jack London’s classic and tragic tale of its title character and his struggle to become a ...

In response to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s call for the United States to have its own unique poetic voice, Walt Whitman rose to the challenge to create ...

Believed to have been written between 1610 and 1611, "The Tempest" is likely the last play written solely by Shakespeare. The story concerns the Magician ...