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. Although he might finally have won her by blackmailing her aristocratic family, his character keeps him from doing so, and Claire becomes a nun.

The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Explorer Professor Challenger is taking quite a beating in the London press thanks to his claim that living dinosaurs exist in the far reaches of the Amazon. Newspaper reporter Edward Malone learns that this claim originates from a diary given to him by fellow explorer Maple White's daughter, Paula. Malone's paper funds an expedition to rescue Maple White, who has been marooned at the top of a high plateau.

A Journey To The Center Of The Earth, by Jules Verne (1864) 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 on the way.

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde Innocent young Dorian Gray has his portrait painted by a close friend. Soon after, under the influence of amoral Lord Henry Wotton, he jilts his fiancee, leading to her suicide. This is the start of a life of increasing debauchery, Gray realising that the outward signs of this are apparent only in the portrait. Eventually the picture, secreted in his childhood playroom, becomes almost hideous to behold.

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. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.

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. David escapes only to become involved in the struggle between the Scottish highlanders and the English.

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 one; even the atomic bomb can't stop them. But, if the humans can't beat them, who can? Maybe something MUCH smaller than them...

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. When Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned family retainer, he becomes entangled in the snares of the brutal French Revolution and is himself jailed and condemned to the guillotine.

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. In between subsequent coups, the British and Germans agree to an uneasy truce until they can reach a neutral port. But they become lost and instead arrive on the mythical continent of Caprona where dinosaurs and cavemen still roam.

At the Earths Core, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. When David Innes and his inventor friend Abner Perry pierced the Earths crust in their Iron Mole, never did they expect to find a fantastic inner world of eternal daylight! 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. Billy Budd is an allegory of good vs. evil, with innocence standing by as the helpless victim. A naive young man is pressed into the service of the British Navy at the very end of the 18th century. He views first hand the cruelty and extreme brutality of the ship sadistic master-at-arms, and accidentally kills him. He is then tried for his murder.

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..and the search for the fabulous lost treasure of King Solomons Mines!

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, and it appears that the new baronet has inherited, along with the ancient house and vast wealth of his family, a dreadful destiny. . .

20000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne. The story of Captain Nemo and his incredible underwater machine, the Nautilus. A submarine of considerable modern content (mysterious secret power plants, able to sustain underwater travel for extraordinarily long periods of time, complete living quarters, etc.), the Nautilus is Nemo's chief weapon in the war against Slave's plying the African nations for their trade.