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169 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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The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill

The Big Bow Mystery

Israel Zangwill · 1892

The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Black Arrow

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1888

The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Blithedale Romance

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1852

The Child of the Cavern by Jules Verne

The Child of the Cavern

Jules Verne · 1877

The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The Coming Race

Edward Bulwer-Lytton · 1871

The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt

The Conjure Woman

Charles W. Chesnutt · 1899

The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius · 1897

The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne

The Coral Island

R. M. Ballantyne · 1857

The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett

The Country of the Pointed Firs

Sarah Orne Jewett · 1896

The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon

The Crowd

Gustave Le Bon · 1896

The Cruise of the Alerte by E. F. Knight

The Cruise of the Alerte

E. F. Knight · 1892

The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic

The Damnation of Theron Ware

Harold Frederic · 1896

The Dead Letter by Metta Victor

The Dead Letter

Metta Victor · 1866

The Dewy Morn by Richard Jefferies

The Dewy Morn

Richard Jefferies · 1884

The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot

The English Constitution

Walter Bagehot · 1867

The Gadfly by Ethel Voynich

The Gadfly

Ethel Voynich · 1897

The Giant Raft by Jules Verne

The Giant Raft

Jules Verne · 1881

The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins

The Haunted Hotel

Wilkie Collins · 1878

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1851

The House of the Wolfings by William Morris

The House of the Wolfings

William Morris · 1889

The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum

The Humbugs of the World

P. T. Barnum · 1865

The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

The Invisible Man

H. G. Wells · 1897

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells · 1896

The Jealousies of a Country Town by Honoré de Balzac

The Jealousies of a Country Town

Honoré de Balzac · 1898