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25 readable classics, free to read in Foxing.

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literary-fictionmysteryadventurefantasydramaromancescience-fictionchildrenbiographyhistorical-fictionphilosophypoetryshort-storieshumorhorrorFrankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- FictionFrankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- FictionGothic fiction

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Before 18001800 to 18491850 to 18991900 to 19491950 and later

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A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy

A Pair of Blue Eyes

Thomas Hardy · 1873

Aurora Floyd by M. E. Braddon

Aurora Floyd

M. E. Braddon · 1863

Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe

Barriers Burned Away

Edward Payson Roe · 1872

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Charles Dickens · 1853

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

Daniel Deronda

George Eliot · 1876

He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope

He Knew He Was Right

Anthony Trollope · 1869

His Masterpiece by Émile Zola

His Masterpiece

Émile Zola · 1887

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell · 1854

Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope

Orley Farm

Anthony Trollope · 1861

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Mark Twain · 1895

Phoebe, Junior by Margaret Oliphant

Phoebe, Junior

Margaret Oliphant · 1876

Salem Chapel by Margaret Oliphant

Salem Chapel

Margaret Oliphant · 1863

The American Senator by Anthony Trollope

The American Senator

Anthony Trollope · 1877

The Fur Country by Jules Verne

The Fur Country

Jules Verne · 1870

The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray

The History of Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1852

The Maid of Sker by R. D. Blackmore

The Maid of Sker

R. D. Blackmore · 1872

The Perpetual Curate by Margaret Oliphant

The Perpetual Curate

Margaret Oliphant · 1864

The Prime Minister by Anthony Trollope

The Prime Minister

Anthony Trollope · 1876

The Small House at Allington by Anthony Trollope

The Small House at Allington

Anthony Trollope · 1864

The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf

The Story of Gösta Berling

Selma Lagerlöf · 1898

The Trail of the Serpent by M. E. Braddon

The Trail of the Serpent

M. E. Braddon · 1890

The Venetians by M. E. Braddon

The Venetians

M. E. Braddon · 1892

The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope

The Vicar of Bullhampton

Anthony Trollope · 1869

When Charles the First Was King by J. S. Fletcher

When Charles the First Was King

J. S. Fletcher · 1892