Fiction : Classics

Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. more...

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Although first published in 1891, this ghost story remains a classic of Wildean wit and Victorian sentimentality. True, some of the references to melodrama and nineteenth-century Anglo-American attitudes may elude modern readers, but the basic story of a hardheaded American family that buys a haunted British manor house and proceeds to drive the resident ghost nearly crazy with its skepticism is still a delight, as are Wilde's epigrams: 'We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.' more...

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"The Cash Boy" by Horatio Alger is a classic work of literature that can be enjoyed by all. Download "The Cash Boy" and enjoy another quality Digireads.com publication. more...

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"Castle Dangerous" by Sir Walter Scott is a classic work of literature that can be enjoyed by all. Download "Castle Dangerous" and enjoy another quality Digireads.com publication. more...

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Catriona , first published in 1893, is the sequel to Kidnapped! and continues the adventures of David Balfour and his friend Alan Breck. Balfour returns to the city in order to defend Breck against false charges in the Appin murder. In so doing, he becomes a pawn in a game between feuding Scottish clans; he also sets eyes on a young woman whose involvement in the same matter becomes as central to his actions as his desire to vindicate his comrade in arms. more...

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