Far From The Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy. In 19th c. Wessex, women are not supposed to be as independent as Bathsheba Everdene. Her willful behavior has unexpected results in the lives of three men who love her.

The American, by Henry James (1877) Christopher Newman finds himself left without Claire, the woman of his dreams.

The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Two rivaling professors, a journalist, a young wealthy woman and a teenage boy travel through Africa in search of "The Lost World": a place where dinosaurs still roam.

A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne. Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the centre of the earth, via a volcano in Iceland, encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life-threatening hazards.

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Emma by Jane Austen. Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other.

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson When David Balfour inherits an estate at a young age, his villainous uncle Ebenezer takes control of the estate and kidnaps David, planning to sell him into slavery.

The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells The Martians unchain a direct assault to our planet, with hundreds of invulnerable ships. The invasion takes place all over the world, and all the major cities are destroyed one after another.

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay.

The Land that Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In 1916 the US Montrose is fired on and sunken by a German U-boat. However the survivors manage to sneak aboard and capture the U-boat.

At the Earths Core, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A world where prehistoric monsters still live and battle with cave men and women against and even more inhuman master!

Billy Budd, by Herman Melville. A naive young man is pressed into the service of the British Navy at the very end of the 18th century.

King Solomons Mines by H. Ryder Haggard Allan Quatermain is a fortune hunter who is convinced by Jesse Huston to help her find her father, whos been lost somewhere in the African jungle during his last exploration!

Hounds of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle The recent death of Sir Charles Baskerville stirs up a dangerous business. For the "luminous, ghastly, and spectral" hound of the family legend has been seen roaming the moors at night.

20000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne. The story of Captain Nemo and his incredible underwater machine, the Nautilus. The Nautilus is Nemo's chief weapon in the war against Slave's plying the African nations for their trade.