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An enticing combination of adventure and science, this more than 150-year-old classic has endured the test of time.

When a piece of parchment falls from an old manuscript, professor of geology Otto Liedenbrock and his nephew Axel will be in for the ride of a lifetime. After some decoding, the professor discovers that it is a wild assertion, one that declares there is a passageway to the center of the earth. 

Although Alex is reluctant, he and his uncle decide to test the theory, leading them to a volcano in Iceland. The very course of history will be altered in a novel that proves “the reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived” (Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author).

A thrilling collection of 13 mysteries and adventures explores the mind of the brilliant A. E.W. Mason.

Around the world, from Gibraltar to South America, with each violent wartime drama and striking murder, the reader will become enthralled with the unparalleled Inspector Hanaud.

In the first story, “The Clock,” a solicitor is called by Archie Cranfield’s father to watch over his son. Nothing is out of the usual until a former schoolmate of Archie’s, Captain Brayton, winds up dead after a weekend visit. Is it suicide or something more sinister? 

It will be up to Inspector Hanaud to crack the case on this mystery, and others, in this riveting collection!

The book that launched the career of Monsieur Lecoq, Paris’ most revered detective, and inspired Sherlock Holmes. 

Living in an isolated cottage in the countryside, it is not uncommon for Widow Lerouge to go unnoticed. But after a couple of days, with no sign of the Widow, her neighbors grow worried and call the police. Once arrived, they discover her brutally murdered body — who would do such a thing?

Enter Monsieur Tabaret, a former clerk turned brilliant amateur detective. Teaming up with veteran investigator Monsieur Lecoq, the pair will have to find the killer before they can attack again. 

Jane Austen’s first novel, and widely regarded as her funniest.

Miss Catherine Morland enjoys life as a privileged woman and is always found in a corner, reading one of her favorite Gothic classics. But when, during the winter social season, she manages to catch the attention of two gentlemen, she will be forced to join the real world, for once.

One of them, the charming Henry Tilney, invites Catherine to his estate of Northanger Abbey. There, she expects to find a dark castle and thrilling secrets of her books, but it is not at all like what she dreams — it is even better.