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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality is a philosophical work. Rousseau exposes his conception of a human state of nature, broadly believed to be a hypothetical thought exercise, and of human perfectibility, an early idea of progress.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes has twelve stories, including the cases of The Red-Headed League, The Speckled Band, and A Scandal in Bohemia. Holmes will need to use his various skills to solve cases of blackmail, treachery and murder.

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement. It has a number of original doctrinal discussions on subjects such as the fall of Adam and Eve, the nature of the Christian atonement, and eschatology.

The Essays are contained in 107 chapters of varying length. Montaigne's stated goal in his book is to describe himself with utter frankness and honesty. The insight into human nature provided by his essays is a by-product of his introspection.

Through the Looking-Glass is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Through the Looking-Glass includes such celebrated verses as Jabberwocky, and The Walrus and the Carpenter, and the episode involving Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

Dr. Jekyll believes that evil burdens every soul, so he creates a drug to rid himself of evil. But little does he know, each time he takes to drug, the evil within him starts to grow more powerful.

One night, Tom Sawyer accompanies Huckleberry Finn to a graveyard, where they overhear a murderer's plans to bury a box of treasure. What follows is an adventure of a lifetime, as Tom and Huck search for the hidden treasure.

The Complete Essays of Plutarch includes 133 chapters on nature, Plutarch's Symposiacs, as well as his collection of literary essays. Plutarch was a Platonist, but was open to the influence of the Peripatetics, and even to Stoicism.

The Twelve Caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. Packed with gossip, drama, and sometimes humour, The Twelve Caesars remains a primary source on Roman history.

When a slave named Uncle Tom is sold by his former masters, he is forced to leave his family behind. Throughout his struggles, Tom almost succumbs to hopelessness as his faith in God is tested by the hardships of slavery.

The Histories of Herodotus serves as a record of ancient traditions, politics, geography, and clashes of various cultures in Asia, Africa and Greece. It remains one of the most important sources about the study of history in the Western world.

The Church History of Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, gives a chronological account of the development of Christianity from the 1st to the 4th century. Eusebius had access to the Library of Caesarea whose documents are not elsewhere preserved.

Plutarch's Lives is a series of 48 biographies of famous men. The work includes 23 pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of one Greek and one Roman of similar destiny, such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.

Fyodor three son's, the youthful Alyosha, the impetuous Dmitri, and the logical Ivan, are involved in several triangular love affairs. Throughout their encounters, the family is confronted with love, murder, and an exhilarating trial.

Thomas Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common folk in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously in 1776 at the start of the American Revolution, and became an immediate sensation.

After the death of her father, Emily moves in with her aunts at New Moon Farm. Emily has a love for the beauty in nature, a thirst for knowledge, and a passionate dedication to her writing. The story follows her growth as a writer.

At the centre of Bleak House is a long-running legal case in the Court of Chancery, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which came about because a testator wrote several conflicting wills.

When her family falls into debt, Agnes Grey acquires a job as a governess to help support her family. Agnes soon learns that being a governess is not as glamorous as she once thought-she is ridiculed and abused by the families she works for.

Emily Inglethorp has been poisoned. Upon his arrival, inspector Hercule Poirot is faced with a mystery of how poison was administered to Inglethorp, and who would benefit most from her considerable wealth.

A new translation of Hugo's novel, which, "beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, ... follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption"--

With the arrival of spring the good-natured Mole loses patience with spring cleaning. He flees his underground home, and meets Rat who teaches Mole how to use a row boat. The two friends team up with Badger and Toad, and go on many adventures.

The Narrator is a sensitive young man who wishes to become a writer, whose identity is kept vague. The Narrator's anxiety leads to manipulation, much like the manipulation employed by his invalid aunt Leonie and all the lovers in the book.

Phileas Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. After reading that it is possible to travel around the world in 80 days, Fogg accepts a wager for £20,000 which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days.

Great Expectations depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is full of extreme imagery - poverty; prison ships and chains, and fights to the death - and has a colourful cast of characters.

Democracy in America examines the democratic revolution Tocqueville observed over the previous several hundred years. The focus of the book is on why democracy has succeeded in the United States while failing in so many other places.

Letters from a Stoic, include Seneca's complete surviving collection of 124 letters. The letters focus on many themes of Stoic philosophy such as the contempt of death, the stout-heartedness of the sage, and virtue as the supreme good.

Anne of Green Gables recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl who is mistakenly sent to a middle-aged brother and sister who had intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in Prince Edward Island.

John Locke argues that all men are created equal and explains that the only legitimate governments are those that have consent of the people. Therefore, any government that rules without consent can, in theory, be overthrown.

The City of God is a book of Christian philosophy presenting human history as a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City and the City of God-a conflict that is destined to end in victory for the latter.

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles written under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. John Jay wrote five articles, James Madison wrote 29, and Alexander Hamilton wrote 51.