In Daniel Deronda, George Eliot left behind the world of the Victorian middle classes that she explored so well in Middlemarch. Eliot, with her hero Deronda, attempts to come to terms with the English Jews, a society within a society, which the people of her time seemed either oblivious to or... See full description...

Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public 'morality'. See full description...

Often cited as the greatest American novel, the story chronicles the journey and relationship between Huckleberry Finn and a runaway southern slave, Jim, as they flee south on the Mississippi River. See full description...

The first of Homer's epic poems. Translated by Samuel Butler. See full description...

The Bard gets a jolly lesson in ye olde show biz. See full description...