The Iliad
The ancient Greek epic poem set during the Trojan War, focusing on the hero Achilles and his wrath. Read free →
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Beowulf
The oldest surviving long poem in Old English. The hero Beowulf battles the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon. Read free →
The Divine Comedy
Dante's epic journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. One of the greatest works of world literature. Read free →
Don Quixote
The adventures of a delusional knight and his loyal squire Sancho Panza. Often called the first modern novel. Read free →
A Modest Proposal
Swift's devastating satirical essay suggesting the Irish poor sell their children as food to the rich. The greatest piece of sustained irony in the En… Read free →
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The memoirs of one of America's founding fathers — printer, inventor, diplomat, and philosopher. A cornerstone of American literature. Read free →
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The autobiography of a formerly enslaved man who became one of America's greatest orators and abolitionists. A landmark of American literature. Read free →
Vanity Fair
The ruthless social climber Becky Sharp claws her way through Napoleonic-era England in Thackeray's satirical novel without a hero. Read free →
Silas Marner
A wronged, miserly weaver finds redemption when an abandoned child wanders into his cottage. Read free →
The Souls of Black Folk
A seminal work in the history of sociology and African-American literature. Du Bois explores race, identity, and the concept of double consciousness. Read free →
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