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  How I Killed a Bear - From their...

  Charles Dudley Warner

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is Charles Dudley Warner.

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  The Nose

  Nikolai Gogol

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  "The Nose" is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol written during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on surrealism and the grotesque, with a romantic twist. 
  Written between 1835 and 1836, "The Nose" tells the story of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. "The Nose" was originally published in The Contemporary, a literary journal owned by Alexander Pushkin. 
  "The Nose" is divided into three parts and tells the story of Collegiate Assessor ('Major') Kovalyov, who wakes up one morning without his nose. He later finds out that his nose has developed a life of its own, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of State Councillor. The short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued Russia after Peter the Great introduced the Table of Ranks. By allowing commoners to gain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a huge population was given the chance to move up in social status. This opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of Gogol's characters worked.

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  The Last of the Mohicans

  James Fenimore Cooper

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  It is 1757, the third year of the French and Indian War. Deep in the forests of New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye and his loyal Mohican friends become involved in the bloody French and Indian War. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, Chingachgook, the Mohican chief, and Uncas, his son, risk their lives to guide two English sisters through hostile territory and evade the evil Huron chief, Magua, who is determined to destroy them. The thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier.

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  The Time Machine - The ultimate...

  Herbert George Wells

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  “I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted.” 
  In a smoke-filled dining room in Victorian London, a brilliant inventor makes a staggering claim: he has mastered the geometry of the Fourth Dimension and constructed a machine capable of traversing it. While his guests remain skeptical, they are soon forced to confront a reality that defies every law of physics. The Time Traveller flings himself hundreds of thousands of years into the future, arriving in the year 802,701 A.D. Initially, he finds a lush, peaceful paradise inhabited by the Eloi—small, elegant creatures living in a state of perpetual play. But beneath this idyllic surface lies a dark, pulsating secret. In the deep, mechanical tunnels of the earth, a second species has evolved: the carnivorous and nocturnal Morlocks. When his machine disappears, the Traveller must navigate a terrifying world divided by evolution and class to reclaim his only way home. 
  The Time Machine is the quintessential Science Fiction masterpiece that introduced the world to the concept of time travel. This high-stakes narrative blends philosophical depth with pulse-pounding adventure, exploring themes of social class, biological evolution, and the eventual entropy of the universe. Listeners who crave classic dystopian worlds, steampunk technology, and cosmic horror will find this definitive narration by Michael Craig an unforgettable experience. 
  Herbert George Wells (1866–1946) was a prolific English writer widely regarded as the 'father of science fiction.' His visionary works, characterized by their sharp social commentary and scientific imagination, transformed the literary landscape and continue to inspire generations of futurists and storytellers.

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  Hindoo Tales or the Adventures...

  Dandin

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  This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated by the men themselves. These narratives are replete with accounts of demigods, ghosts, gamblers, intrigues with voluptious women, astonishing coincidences, cockfights, anthropophagy, sorcery, robberies, murders and wars. (Summary by wikipedia)

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  Anne's House of Dreams

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  "Anne's House of Dreams" is a delightful novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Published in 1917, it is the fifth book in the beloved "Anne of Green Gables" series. Let's step into the world of Anne Shirley once again:Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and in the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about to speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together and their own dream house, on the misty purple shores of Four Winds Harbor.

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