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143 readable classics, free to read in Foxing.

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The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford

The Fifth Queen Crowned

Ford Madox Ford · 1906

The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Gambler

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson

The Getting of Wisdom

Henry Handel Richardson · 1910

The Golden Ass by Apuleius

The Golden Ass

Apuleius · 1904

The Homemaker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

The Homemaker

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

Edward Eggleston · 1913

The Indiscreet Jewels by Denis Diderot

The Indiscreet Jewels

Denis Diderot · 1993

The Informer by Liam O’Flaherty

The Informer

Liam O’Flaherty · 1925

The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton

The Innocence of Father Brown

G. K. Chesterton

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells · 1896

The Little Nugget by P. G. Wodehouse

The Little Nugget

P. G. Wodehouse · 1914

The Little White Bird by J. M. Barrie

The Little White Bird

J. M. Barrie · 1902

The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

The Magnificent Ambersons

Booth Tarkington · 1917

The Mark of Zorro by Johnston McCulley

The Mark of Zorro

Johnston McCulley

The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. Chesnutt

The Marrow of Tradition

Charles W. Chesnutt · 1901

The Mother by Pearl S. Buck

The Mother

Pearl S. Buck · 1900

The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner

The Nebuly Coat

John Meade Falkner · 1904

The Pilgrim Kamanita by Karl Gjellerup

The Pilgrim Kamanita

Karl Gjellerup · 1911

The Plastic Age by Percy Marks

The Plastic Age

Percy Marks · 1924

The Purple Land by W. H. Hudson

The Purple Land

W. H. Hudson · 1885

The Rector and The Doctor’s Family by Margaret Oliphant

The Rector and The Doctor’s Family

Margaret Oliphant · 1863

The Red Room by August Strindberg

The Red Room

August Strindberg · 1913

The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen

The Roman Hat Mystery

Ellery Queen · 1929

The Sorrows of Young Werther by J. W. von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

J. W. von Goethe · 1902