Young Robinson Crusoe, obsessed with the idea of sea and adventures, leaves his home against the will of his parents. He goes on board a ship to see the world and experience many new things. He tempts his fate all the time. After a series of fatal adventures, he comes on board a ship bound to the coast of Africa. By an unhappy chance, Robinson and other seamen get caught in a terrible storm which seems never to end. In this storm, nobody survives but Robinson Crusoe. He finds himself on a desert island whic

I did not, even that romantic morning, invest her with any attributes save those she possessed. I mention this in this place, of a fixed purpose, because it is the clew by which I am to be followed into my poor labyrinth. According to my experience, the conventional notion of a lover cannot be always true. The unqualified truth is, that when I loved Estella with the love of a man, I loved her simply because I found her irresistible. Once for all; I knew to my sorrow, often and often, if not always, that I l

Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her aunt, Mrs Reed, at Gateshead Hall. She is hated and scorned there by her aunt continuously. In addition, Mrs Reed's children never miss the opportunity to beat and humiliate little Jane when possible. Over time, having lost her precious patience, Mrs Reed sends Jane to a charity-school. There Jane does her best to survive in conditions of starvation and cold. Eight years pass in a monotonous way. Jane becomes a good teacher and leaves Lowood to work as a private gov

"I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may

Fanny agreed to it, and had the pleasure of seeing him continue at the window with her, in spite of the expected glee; and of having his eyes soon turned, like hers, towards the scene without, where all that was solemn, and soothing, and lovely, appeared in the brilliancy of an unclouded night, and the contrast of the deep shade of the woods. Fanny spoke her feelings. "Here's harmony!" said she; "here's repose! Here's what may leave all painting and all music behind, and what poetry only can attempt to desc

"Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing," answered Holmes thoughtfully. "It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different. It must be confessed, however, that the case looks exceedingly grave against the young man, and it is very possible that he is indeed the culprit. There are several people in the neighbourhood, however, and among them Miss Turner, the dau

"Ah! Now" The Invisible Man stood up, and sticking his arms akimbo began to pace the study. "I made a mistake, Kemp, a huge mistake, in carrying this thing through alone. I have wasted strength, time, opportunities. Alone it is wonderful how little a man can do alone! To rob a little, to hurt a little, and there is the end. "What I want, Kemp, is a goal-keeper, a helper, and a hiding-place, an arrangement whereby I can sleep and eat and rest in peace, and unsuspected. I must have a confederate. With a con

"I cannot express it; but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is or should be an existence of yours beyond you. What were the use of my creation, if I were entirely contained here? My great miseries in this world have been Heathcliff's miseries, and I watched and felt each from the beginning: my great thought in living is himself. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger

Dorian Gray is a young, handsome man, whose heart and soul were never spoiled by sin. One day, a talented artist paints a portrait of extraordinary beauty, which reveals Dorian's beauty and purity. Dorian begins to grow jealous of his own portrait. He makes a wish to look always young and handsome, and the portrait to grow old and ugly instead of him. By some mysterious coincidence, his wish comes true and Dorian remains young and handsome for years. He lives his life without limits, searching for new sensa

A famous English scientist (the Time Traveller) tells his friends about his vision of time and space. Moreover, he shows them a model of his own time machine which he is going to use in the next few days. Despite his best intentions, his friends take his story entirely with a degree of scepticism. Nevertheless, the Time Traveller risks everything and travels through time into a very far future. Thus he goes to the year 802701 A.D. There he finds himself in an absolutely different England, which looks rather

Edward Malone is a young journalist who fell in love with a beautiful woman. He looks for dangerous and thrilling adventures in order to win the heart of his lady. By an incredible coincidence, he meets with the most extraordinary zoologist of our modern age – Professor Challenger. The Professor tells him of his journey to the Amazon where he had discovered a great number of prehistoric animals. Malone believes Challenger's story in spite of general public disbelief. Thus, after a big scientific meeting, th

Events take place in England in the 19th century. A boy was born in a workhouse, whose mother died immediately after his birth. Thus Oliver Twist becomes a poor orphan in the workhouse. Hunger and cold never leave his side, and a kind word has never been spoken to him. In the workhouse, he endures abuse and mockery all the time. The heartlessness of people forces Oliver to escape the workhouse and to go to London in the search of better life. Unluckily, Oliver falls into the hands of criminals and have no o

The story is presented in the first person. David Copperfield tells about his uneasy life from his childhood till the present time in his book. He begins his story from the day of his birth: when his aunt visits his poor widowed mother and then left it angrily afterwards, knowing that a boy was born instead of a girl. David lives very happily with his mother and nurse at first. But then, unfortunately, his mother marries a fierce man whose hatred towards David has no boundaries. Shortly afterwards, his moth

The story is presented in the first person. David Copperfield tells about his uneasy life from his childhood till the present time in his book. He begins his story from the day of his birth: when his aunt visits his poor widowed mother and then left it angrily afterwards, knowing that a boy was born instead of a girl. David lives very happily with his mother and nurse at first. But then, unfortunately, his mother marries a fierce man whose hatred towards David has no boundaries. Shortly afterwards, his moth

A famous English scientist (the Time Traveller) tells his friends about his vision of time and space. Moreover, he shows them a model of his own time machine which he is going to use in the next few days. Despite his best intentions, his friends take his story entirely with a degree of scepticism. Nevertheless, the Time Traveller risks everything and travels through time into a very far future. Thus he goes to the year 802701 A.D. There he finds himself in an absolutely different England, which looks rather

Dorian Gray is a young, handsome man, whose heart and soul were never spoiled by sin. One day, a talented artist paints a portrait of extraordinary beauty, which reveals Dorian's beauty and purity. Dorian begins to grow jealous of his own portrait. He makes a wish to look always young and handsome, and the portrait to grow old and ugly instead of him. By some mysterious coincidence, his wish comes true and Dorian remains young and handsome for years. He lives his life without limits, searching for new sensa

Edward Malone is a young journalist who fell in love with a beautiful woman. He looks for dangerous and thrilling adventures in order to win the heart of his lady. By an incredible coincidence, he meets with the most extraordinary zoologist of our modern age – Professor Challenger. The Professor tells him of his journey to the Amazon where he had discovered a great number of prehistoric animals. Malone believes Challenger's story in spite of general public disbelief. Thus, after a big scientific meeting, th

Events take place in England in the 19th century. A boy was born in a workhouse, whose mother died immediately after his birth. Thus Oliver Twist becomes a poor orphan in the workhouse. Hunger and cold never leave his side, and a kind word has never been spoken to him. In the workhouse, he endures abuse and mockery all the time. The heartlessness of people forces Oliver to escape the workhouse and to go to London in the search of better life. Unluckily, Oliver falls into the hands of criminals and have no o

Anne reveled in the world of color about her. "Oh, Marilla," she exclaimed one Saturday morning, coming dancing in with her arms full of gorgeous boughs, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn't it? Look at these maple branches. Don't they give you a thrill—several thrills? I'm going to decorate my room with them." "Messy things," said Marilla, whose aesthetic sense was not noticeably developed. "You clutter up your

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way— in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities