George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and...
Abraham Lincoln An Extraordinary Life
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith's detailed biography covers the places in Lincoln's life: Indiana, Illinois, Washington. It also traces his various roles as storekeeper, serviceman,...
Anna Karenina
Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia. Anna awakens from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn irresistibly to the dashing cavalry...
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was born 29 September 1547 was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent...
To The Lighthouse
The Ramsey family, with house guests, visit the Isle of Skye at least twice. The plot is not at all the point though, as this is a book about how people think and feel and relate....
The Sherlock Holmes Collection
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!" Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes was created by British author Sir Arthur Conan...
Dracula
A POWERFUL FULL CAST DRAMATIC MARATHON “There is a reason why all things are as they are.”Dracula author Bram Stoker was born on November 8, 1847 in Dublin. Stoker was...
Frankenstein
A POWERFUL FULL CAST DRAMATIC MARATHON “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” Mary Shelley ) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel Frankenstein; or,...
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare's famous tragedy of two "star-crossed lovers" from rival houses. Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall instantly in love, realizing too late...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories that were originally illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first set of short stories that were...
