Royal Classics

A Fighting Man of Mars follows Tan Hadron of Hastor as he embarks on a quest across Mars to rescue his beloved Sanoma Tora. Along the way, he encounters formidable creatures, a mad scientist, and...

A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, a kind and imaginative girl raised in India by her doting father. Enrolled in a London boarding school, she is thrust from luxury to poverty when her...

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play that weaves together the stories of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors, and the magical fairies who inhabit a mystical forest. Set against the...

British visitors Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore encounter cultural conflicts and racial tensions in Chandrapore. Their interactions with Indian physician Dr. Aziz highlight the misunderstandings and...

John Carter, a Confederate veteran, finds himself transported to Mars after the Civil War, where he discovers he has extraordinary physical abilities due to the planet's different gravity and...

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play that weaves together the stories of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors, and the magical fairies who inhabit a mystical forest. Set against the...

Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy that chronicles the tumultuous relationship between Mark Antony, one of Rome's triumvirs, and Cleopatra, the enigmatic Queen of Egypt. Antony, captivated by...

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play that weaves together the stories of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors, and the magical fairies who inhabit a mystical forest. Set against the...

Beowulf follows a valiant hero who comes to the rescue of King Hrothgar of the Danes. Plagued by the monstrous Grendel, Beowulf defeats Grendel and his vengeful mother with legendary strength and a...

Coriolanus is a tragedy that follows the life of Caius Marcius, a distinguished Roman general renowned for his military prowess, particularly in the siege of Corioli against the Volscians. His valor...

Cranford is a beautiful depiction of a close-knit group of ladies in a tiny English village. Through episodic vignettes, we are exposed to a community of genteel ladies, largely elderly and single,...

Cymbeline is a richly layered story of love, betrayal, and political intrigue. King Cymbeline of Britain banishes his daughter, Imogen, for secretly marrying Posthumus Leonatus, a man of lower rank...

Daphnis and Chloe were both abandoned at birth. Daphnis is taken in by a goatherd, and Chloe by a shepherd, each of whom raise the child they found as their own. The two children grow up playing...

Chichikov, a middle-aged gentleman of middling social class arrives in a small town and turns on the charm to woo key local officials and landowners. He sets about carrying out his bizarre and...

Devils is a gripping novel set in a provincial Russian town, exploring the rise of political extremism and moral chaos. It centers on the enigmatic Nikolai Stavrogin and the radical agitator Pyotr...

Doctor Thorne weaves a tale of love, legacy, and societal norms in Victorian England. Dr. Thorne raises his niece Mary in secret, concealing her true parentage to protect her from stigma. When Mary...

Edward III chronicles the exploits of King Edward III of England. The narrative begins with Edward asserting his claim to the French throne, leading to military campaigns in France. Amidst the...

Ethan Frome is a poignant story set in the bleak, wintry landscape of Starkfield, Massachusetts. It follows Ethan Frome, a man marked by a past accident, which the narrator, a visitor to Starkfield,...

Eugénie Grandet is an exploration of greed, family dynamics, and the complexities of human nature, portraying societal expectations faced by individuals caught in the web of familial loyalty, love,...

Guy Mannering encounters a gypsy named Meg Merrilies, who makes a prophetic claim about the Bertram's newborn son. As predicted, the boy disappears under mysterious circumstances. The story leaps...

Hamlet is a tragedy that follows Prince Hamlet of Denmark as he grapples with the sudden death of his father, King Hamlet, and the swift remarriage of his mother, Queen Gertrude, to his uncle,...

Xenophon's Hellenica is a Classical Greek historical narrative divided into seven books that describe Greco-Persian history in the years BCE 411-362. The first two books narrate the final years of...

Howards End examines the intersecting lives of the intellectual Schlegel sisters and the conventional Wilcox family in early 20th century England. The narrative addresses themes of class conflict and...

In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway explores deep themes of alienation, loss, and the stark realities of war and personal conflict, reflecting Hemingway's signature "iceberg theory" of storytelling. This...

Guy Mannering encounters a gypsy named Meg Merrilies, who makes a prophetic claim about the Bertram's newborn son. As predicted, the boy disappears under mysterious circumstances. The story leaps...

In Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy weaves a complex narrative around Jude Fawley's aspirations and struggles. From his humble beginnings with dreams of academia to a tumultuous personal life marked by...

Julius Caesar is a tragedy that explores political ambition, betrayal, and the moral complexities of power. The play opens with two tribunes discovering the commoners of Rome celebrating Julius...

King John begins with King John ascending to the throne amid disputes over his legitimacy, challenged by his nephew, Arthur, who has the support of France. As tensions escalate, war erupts between...

King Lear is a tragedy that explores themes of power, betrayal, and madness. The play follows King Lear, who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters-Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia-based...

Lady Chatterley's Lover follows the story of Constance Reid, a young woman married to Sir Clifford Chatterley, an upper-class baronet who is paralyzed from the waist down due to a war injury. Feeling...