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Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry — cover
Cabbages and Kings❦O. Henry

Cabbages and Kings

O. Henry · 1904
Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw — cover
Caesar and Cleopatra❦George Bernard Shaw

Caesar and Cleopatra

George Bernard Shaw · 1898
The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
The Call of Cthulhu❦H. P. Lovecraft

The Call of Cthulhu

H. P. Lovecraft · 1928
The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey — cover
The Call of the Canyon❦Zane Grey

The Call of the Canyon

Zane Grey · 1924
The Call of the Wild by Jack London — cover
The Call of the Wild❦Jack London

The Call of the Wild

Jack London · 1903
Can you forgive her? by Anthony Trollope — cover
Can you forgive her?❦Anthony Trollope

Can you forgive her?

Anthony Trollope · 1865
Candida by George Bernard Shaw — cover
Candida❦George Bernard Shaw

Candida

George Bernard Shaw · 1898
Candide by Voltaire — cover
Candide❦Voltaire

Candide

Voltaire · 1759
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer — cover
The Canterbury Tales❦Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer · 1387
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde — cover
The Canterville Ghost❦Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde · 1887
Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau — cover
Cape Cod❦Henry David Thoreau

Cape Cod

Henry David Thoreau · 1865
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini — cover
Captain Blood❦Rafael Sabatini

Captain Blood

Rafael Sabatini · 1922
Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe — cover
Captain Singleton❦Daniel Defoe

Captain Singleton

Daniel Defoe · 1720
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling — cover
Captains Courageous❦Rudyard Kipling

Captains Courageous

Rudyard Kipling · 1897
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu — cover
Carmilla❦Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson — cover
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder❦William Hope Hodgson

Carnacki, the Ghost Finder

William Hope Hodgson · 1913
The carnivore by Katherine MacLean — cover
The carnivore❦Katherine MacLean

The carnivore

Katherine MacLean · 1953
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward❦H. P. Lovecraft

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

H. P. Lovecraft · 1941
The Case of the Missing Will by Agatha Christie — cover
The Case of the Missing Will❦Agatha Christie

The Case of the Missing Will

Agatha Christie · 1923
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle — cover
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes❦Arthur Conan Doyle

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1927
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe — cover
The Cask of Amontillado❦Edgar Allan Poe

The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe · 1846
The Castle by Franz Kafka — cover
The Castle❦Franz Kafka

The Castle

Franz Kafka · 1926
The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
The Cats of Ulthar❦H. P. Lovecraft

The Cats of Ulthar

H. P. Lovecraft · 1920
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain — cover
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County❦Mark Twain

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Mark Twain · 1865
The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh cover

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The Celestial Omnibus and other stories by E. M. Forster — cover
The Celestial Omnibus and other stories❦E. M. Forster

The Celestial Omnibus and other stories

E. M. Forster · 1911
The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal — cover
The Charterhouse of Parma❦Stendhal

The Charterhouse of Parma

Stendhal · 1839
The Charwoman’s Shadow by Lord Dunsany — cover
The Charwoman’s Shadow❦Lord Dunsany

The Charwoman’s Shadow

Lord Dunsany · 1926
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov — cover
The Cherry Orchard❦Anton Chekhov

The Cherry Orchard

Anton Chekhov · 1904
The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs — cover
The Chessmen of Mars❦Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Chessmen of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1922
A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison — cover
A Child of the Jago❦Arthur Morrison

A Child of the Jago

Arthur Morrison · 1896
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson — cover
A Child's Garden of Verses❦Robert Louis Stevenson

A Child's Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885
Childhood by Leo Tolstoy — cover
Childhood❦Leo Tolstoy

Childhood

Leo Tolstoy · 1852
Children of the Bush by Henry Lawson — cover
Children of the Bush❦Henry Lawson

Children of the Bush

Henry Lawson · 1902
Children of the Frost by Jack London — cover
Children of the Frost❦Jack London

Children of the Frost

Jack London · 1902
The Chimes by Charles Dickens — cover
The Chimes❦Charles Dickens

The Chimes

Charles Dickens · 1844
The Chocolate Box by Agatha Christie — cover
The Chocolate Box❦Agatha Christie

The Chocolate Box

Agatha Christie · 1925
The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by William Makepeace Thackeray — cover
The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh❦William Makepeace Thackeray

The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1846
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens — cover
A Christmas Carol❦Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens · 1843
The City of God by Saint Augustine of Hippo — cover
The City of God❦Saint Augustine of Hippo

The City of God

Saint Augustine of Hippo · 426
Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau — cover
Civil Disobedience❦Henry David Thoreau

Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau · 1849
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by William Walker Atkinson — cover
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers❦William Walker Atkinson

Clairvoyance and Occult Powers

William Walker Atkinson · 1916
Clarissa by Samuel Richardson — cover
Clarissa❦Samuel Richardson

Clarissa

Samuel Richardson · 1748
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard — cover
Cleopatra❦H. Rider Haggard

Cleopatra

H. Rider Haggard · 1889
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott — cover
Cleopatra❦Jacob Abbott

Cleopatra

Jacob Abbott · 1854
The Clicking of Cuthbert by P. G. Wodehouse — cover
The Clicking of Cuthbert❦P. G. Wodehouse

The Clicking of Cuthbert

P. G. Wodehouse · 1922
The Cloud of Unknowing by Unknown — cover
The Cloud of Unknowing❦Unknown

The Cloud of Unknowing

Unknown
The Clouds by Aristophanes — cover
The Clouds❦Aristophanes

The Clouds

Aristophanes · -424
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers — cover
Clouds of Witness❦Dorothy L. Sayers

Clouds of Witness

Dorothy L. Sayers · 1926
The Coffee-House of Surat by Leo Tolstoy — cover
The Coffee-House of Surat❦Leo Tolstoy

The Coffee-House of Surat

Leo Tolstoy · 1893
Collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov — cover
Collection of short stories❦Anton Chekhov

Collection of short stories

Anton Chekhov
The colour out of space by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
The colour out of space❦H. P. Lovecraft

The colour out of space

H. P. Lovecraft · 1927
The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf — cover
The Common Reader❦Virginia Woolf

The Common Reader

Virginia Woolf · 1925
Common Sense by Thomas Paine — cover
Common Sense❦Thomas Paine

Common Sense

Thomas Paine · 1776
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx — cover
The Communist Manifesto❦Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx · 1848
The Complete Celebrated Crimes by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Complete Celebrated Crimes❦Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Complete Celebrated Crimes

Alexandre Dumas (père) · 1840
The Complete Works by William Shakespeare — cover
The Complete Works❦William Shakespeare

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare · 1623
A Confession by Leo Tolstoy — cover
A Confession❦Leo Tolstoy

A Confession

Leo Tolstoy · 1880
The Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau — cover
The Confessions❦Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Confessions

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1782
The Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo — cover
The Confessions❦Saint Augustine of Hippo

The Confessions

Saint Augustine of Hippo · 400
The Confessions of Arsene Lupin by Maurice Leblanc — cover
The Confessions of Arsene Lupin❦Maurice Leblanc

The Confessions of Arsene Lupin

Maurice Leblanc · 1912
The confidence-man:his masquerade by Herman Melville — cover
The confidence-man:his masquerade❦Herman Melville

The confidence-man:his masquerade

Herman Melville · 1857
Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli — cover
Coningsby❦Benjamin Disraeli

Coningsby

Benjamin Disraeli · 1844
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain — cover
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court❦Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mark Twain · 1889
Cool Air by H. P. Lovecraft — cover
Cool Air❦H. P. Lovecraft

Cool Air

H. P. Lovecraft · 1928
The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne — cover
The Coral Island❦R. M. Ballantyne

The Coral Island

R. M. Ballantyne · 1857
The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy — cover
The Cossacks❦Leo Tolstoy

The Cossacks

Leo Tolstoy · 1863
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (père) — cover
The Count of Monte Cristo❦Alexandre Dumas (père)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas (père) · 1844
A Country Doctor by Franz Kafka — cover
A Country Doctor❦Franz Kafka

A Country Doctor

Franz Kafka · 1920
The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells — cover
The Country of the Blind❦H. G. Wells

The Country of the Blind

H. G. Wells · 1904
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett — cover
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories❦Sarah Orne Jewett

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

Sarah Orne Jewett · 1925
Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac — cover
Cousin Betty❦Honoré de Balzac

Cousin Betty

Honoré de Balzac · 1846
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell — cover
Cranford❦Elizabeth Gaskell

Cranford

Elizabeth Gaskell · 1853
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
Crime and Punishment❦Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1866
Crito by Plato — cover
Crito❦Plato

Crito

Plato · -360
The crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
The crocodile❦Fyodor Dostoevsky

The crocodile

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1865
Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley — cover
Crome Yellow❦Aldous Huxley

Crome Yellow

Aldous Huxley · 1921
Crooked Souls by Dashiell Hammett — cover
Crooked Souls❦Dashiell Hammett

Crooked Souls

Dashiell Hammett · 1923
The Cruise of the Dazzler by Jack London — cover
The Cruise of the Dazzler❦Jack London

The Cruise of the Dazzler

Jack London · 1902
The Cruise of the Snark by Jack London — cover
The Cruise of the Snark❦Jack London

The Cruise of the Snark

Jack London · 1907
The Crystal Crypt by Philip K. Dick — cover
The Crystal Crypt❦Philip K. Dick

The Crystal Crypt

Philip K. Dick · 1954
The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc — cover
The Crystal Stopper❦Maurice Leblanc

The Crystal Stopper

Maurice Leblanc · 1912
Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck — cover
Cup of Gold❦John Steinbeck

Cup of Gold

John Steinbeck · 1929
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald — cover
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button❦F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1922
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton — cover
The Custom of the Country❦Edith Wharton

The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton · 1913
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand — cover
Cyrano de Bergerac❦Edmond Rostand

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand · 1897