Barnes & Noble classics

Presents Henry Fielding's 1749 novel, in which Tom Jones, a bawdy young man, is believed to be the illegitimate son of a servant girl, and after he promises to tame his wild ways, Tom competes for the affection of his upper-class neighbor Sophia Western, and eventually learns his true identity.

The adventures of a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer living along the Mississippi River in the early nineteenth century.

The heroic young d'Artagnan and his noble compatriots Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are pitted against the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu, and the quintessential wicked woman, Lady de Winter. Includes introduction, notes, and discussion questions.

Collects "The Call of the Wild, " in which a dog in the Klondike reverts to wilderness life and becomes the leader of a pack of wolves; and "White Fang, " in which a wolf-dog trained to be a vicious fighter struggles to live in both the world of dogs and that of the humans, who show him love.

Deeply concerned with the welfare of contemporary society, Wells wrote his novel of interplanetary conflict in anticipation of war in Europe, and in it he predicted the technological savagery of twentieth-century warfare. As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth.

A documentary novel portraying industry's conditions at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Sinclair's novel prompted public outrage which led President Theodore Roosevelt to demand an official investigation. This eventually led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws.

Story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. As a result of this, Dorian remains unchanged, ageless, vain, and amoral, while his portrait grows increasingly hideous with the years.

Presents Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick" about Captain Ahab's obsession with finding and killing the great white whale that took off his leg.