The villiage of Cooperstown, named for its Quaker founder, William Cooper, lay near the edge of a forest. Fascinated by its dark green depths, its mysterious hiding places, James, youngest but one of the twelve Cooper children, had many romantic dreams about it - dreams and romances that stayed with him long afterwards and found their way into his books, The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, and the rest of the Leather Stocking Tales.

A tightly constructed drama which is regarded as one of the William Shakespeare's finest; "Othello" is the story of its titular character, a Moorish general in the Venetian army. Othello secretly marries Desdemona, the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio, who disapproves of the union. The marriage draws the contempt of Roderigo, a wealthy gentleman of low moral character who is in love with Desdemona and has asked her father for her hand in marriage....

After reading an article proclaiming that a new railroad in India has made it possible to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, Phileas Fogg makes a £20,000 wager that he can do just that. Alongside his faithful valet Passepartout, a carpetbag full of travelling money, and a carefully laid out itinerary, Fogg sets out on a journey around the world only to quickly discover that his travels do not go as planned. Despite being hindered at every turn,...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is Victor Hugo's romantic gothic novel. Quasimodo was abandoned as a child because of his disfigurement and is raised by the cruel Archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo. When Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy woman catches the attention of Frollo, the evil deacon's actions lead to a series of tragedies.

First published in 1897, "Captains Courageous" follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne, a spoiled, rich young man who is accidentally washed overboard from a luxury ocean liner and is rescued by the Portuguese captain of a fishing boat and his hard scrabble crew. Kipling, drawing on his own experiences living in Vermont, fills this classic coming of age story with period details of late nineteenth-century American fishing, whaling, and railroad travel....

"Twelfth Night" is the story of Orsino, a nobleman in the kingdom if Illyria. Following a shipwreck Orsino employs Viola, who when abandoned by the shipwreck disguises herself as a man named Cesario. Soon Viola falls in love with Orsino, however Orsino is in love with Lady Olivia who has fallen for Viola, believing her to be a man. "Twelfth Night" is a classic Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identities.