Classics

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason....

Danger, passion and bravery in 19th-century Australia, Europe and onto the battlefield of Kandahar....

Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound....

The novel that launched the astonishing career of one of the 20th century's greatest writers of action and suspense - an acclaimed classic of heroism and the sea in World War II....

Despite having their secret revealed, the residents of Melbrook Hall return to Lander University for another year in the Hero Certification Program....

The Alexandre Dumas Collection, with its deep roots in French history, sheds light on the innate sense of honor, duty, responsibility, and love felt by those who lived during the time. Listen as the author takes you on a historical journey to a time when men fought to the death....

Jim and his literal shoulder demon have survived, so far, by the skin of their teeth. After finding a long-abandoned starter village, Jim has begun the process of rebuilding his town. Now the poor Noob has to deal with angry townsfolk, trade negotiations, and a talking badger....

Legend has it that the Alleluia Files contain the truth about the god of Samaria....

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of this magical and well-loved classic....

In the 1870s, Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek "an original relation to nature," drops out of Harvard and heads west.....

Dashing young Edmond Dantès has everything: a fine reputation, an appointment as captain of a ship, and the heart of a beautiful woman....

"The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits)" is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorized as a nonsense poem....

A brand-new, unabridged recording of Baroness Orczy's classic tale of adventure, read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Paris, 1792. The Terror has begun. Every day, scores of the French nobility are delivered to the guillotine....

The Greatcoats - legendary heroes, arbiters of justice...or notorious traitors? Find out....

Penguin Classics presents H. G. Wells' The Time Machine....

Harsh, realistic, yet with one of the most subtle and moving relationships in the Hemingway oeuvre, To Have and Have Not is literary high adventure at its finest....

Badgelor has been patient, or at least as patient as a homicidal badger can be. With the celebration of Grebthar Day, it's finally time to go get Charles! Nothing is going to stop Jim and his companions, not even the signs of the Dark Overlord's return....

Desperate times cause for desperate measures and when the Clan of the Fox flees, first Northumberland and then Iceland, the Viking warriors have no idea of the world they will find when they sail across the endless ocean....

Lovers of legends know that this is the finest retelling of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table; lovers of literature know that this is the greatest of all 19th-century narrative poems....

A completely reimagined epic of the man known as Robin Hood from multi-award-winning, bestselling author Stephen R. Lawhead - now with the complete trilogy in one volume....

One winter night, seven men and a woman are parachuted onto a mountainside in wartime Germany....

It is 1914, and the storm clouds of war are building on the horizon. In Sydney, Josiah Steele is the new head of the family and grappling with his two very different sons - David, upstanding, decent and heir to the family enterprises; and Benjamin, wayward, restless and a magnet for trouble.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844...

During the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster....

A brewing conflict between Good and Evil draws John Ross to Hopewell, Illinois. A Knight of the Word, Ross is plagued by nightmares that tell him someone evil is coming to unleash an ancient horror upon the world....

Often referred to as the father of science fiction, Victorian author Jules Verne is renowned for his fantastical adventures imagining extraordinary voyages to strange new horizons. Prolific and prophetic, he wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories, in which he foretold the skyscraper, the submarine, space missions and even the Internet. Featured here are contemporary adaptations of four of his most famous tales, as well as a special episode of The Forum examining the long-lasting appeal of his work.

Jerome Klapka Jerome was born on the 2nd May 1859 at Belsize House in Caldmore, Walsall, England. His family were reduced to poverty whilst he was a toddler owning to failed investments in the local mining industry. After several moves in declining circumstances Jerome became a pupil at St Marylebone Grammar School. His aim then was to go into politics, or even become a man of letters, but with the death of his father, when he was thirteen, and his mother two years later, now meant that he had to support himself and leave all thoughts of education behind.

The Ruby of Kishmoor tells the adventure of Jonathan Rugg. A mysterious woman masked behind a veil of silver. She gives Jonathan a small ball covered in beautiful markings. The ivory ball is cursed. Jonathan must defend himself against the attacks of several pirates.

Step into the world of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, one of the most thrilling and enduring tales from The Arabian Nights, retold by Andrew Lang. This legendary story follows Ali Baba, a humble woodcutter, who stumbles upon a secret cave filled with unimaginable riches, hidden by a band of ruthless thieves. As he uncovers the magical words—“Open, Sesame!”—that grant access to the treasure, Ali Baba’s life is forever changed. But with fortune comes peril, as the forty thieves seek vengeance, leading to a battle of wits, deception, and daring escapes.

Das Vermächtnis des Inka ist eine Erzählung Karl Mays, die er in der Zeit von Januar bis vermutlich April 1891 für die Zeitschrift Der Gute Kamerad schrieb, in der sie vom Oktober 1891 bis zum September 1892 erstmals veröffentlicht wurde. Der Deutsche Karl Hammer, genannt "Vater Jaguar", übernimmt in Buenos Aires den Auftrag, den jungen Anton Engelhardt zu seinem Vater nach Lima zu bringen. Da noch weitere Personen die Anden überqueren wollen, wächst die Reisegesellschaft - teilweise ohne Erlaubnis des Reiseleiters - schnell an.