First published in 1913, “O Pioneers!” is the first novel in Willa Cather’s “Great Plains” trilogy. Followed by “The ...

Written in the first century BC by the Roman poet and farmer Virgil, the two works combined in this volume are two of his three major written accomplishments ...

The first major work of the father of French Naturalism, “Thérèse Raquin” is the shocking and scandalous initial big success ...

First published in England in 1791 and the United States in 1794, Susanna Rowson’s “Charlotte Temple” was America’s first best-selling ...

“In the Reign of Terror” is one of the most popular and enduring tales by British author G. A. Henty, who wrote over one hundred historical ...

Thought to have been first written down in the 12th century by an author who is still unknown, “The Nibelungenlied”, translated from Middle ...

Euclid was a mathematician from the Greek city of Alexandria who lived during the 4th and 3rd century B.C. and is often referred to as the “father ...

First published in 1719, Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" is a pioneering work of realist fiction and one of the most popular adventure novels ever written. ...

First published in 1830, “The Red and the Black,” is widely considered the masterpiece of 19th century French author Marie-Henri Beyle, known ...

One of the most legendary of the Icelandic sagas, 'The Saga of the Volsungs' is the 13th century work of unknown authorship which relates the origin and ...