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The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen

The Theory of the Leisure Class

Thorstein Veblen · 1899

The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen

The Three Impostors

Arthur Machen · 1895

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James · 1898

The Uncalled by Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Uncalled

Paul Laurence Dunbar · 1896

The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley

The Water-Babies

Charles Kingsley · 1863

The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris

The Wood Beyond the World

William Morris · 1894

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

Three Men in a Boat

Jerome K. Jerome · 1889

Ticket No. 9672 by Jules Verne

Ticket No. 9672

Jules Verne · 1886

To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana Jr.

To Cuba and Back

Richard Henry Dana Jr. · 1859

Tom Brown’s School Days by Thomas Hughes

Tom Brown’s School Days

Thomas Hughes · 1857

Topsy-Turvy by Jules Verne

Topsy-Turvy

Jules Verne · 1890

Trafalgar by Benito Pérez Galdós

Trafalgar

Benito Pérez Galdós · 1884

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1880

Trilby by George du Maurier

Trilby

George du Maurier · 1894

Tusculan Disputations by Cicero

Tusculan Disputations

Cicero · 1857

Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave

Solomon Northup · 1853

Ursule Mirouët by Honoré de Balzac

Ursule Mirouët

Honoré de Balzac · 1868

Vikram and the Vampire by Richard F. Burton

Vikram and the Vampire

Richard F. Burton · 1870

Washington Square by Henry James

Washington Square

Henry James · 1880

What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy

What Is Art?

Leo Tolstoy · 1898

While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson

While the Billy Boils

Henry Lawson · 1896

Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton

Wild Animals I Have Known

Ernest Thompson Seton · 1898

Wired Love by Ella Cheever Thayer

Wired Love

Ella Cheever Thayer · 1879

Women and Economics by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Women and Economics

Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1898