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16 stories
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Completed) by ArthurConanDoyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Completed)
ArthurConanDoyle
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  • Parts 13
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. Cover made by the wonderful @-capetown
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894) by InduMittal7
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1894)
InduMittal7
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  • Parts 11
Original work of Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) by ArthurConanDoyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • Reads 148,450
  • Votes 3,505
  • Parts 15
A STUDY IN SCARLET (Completed) by ArthurConanDoyle
A STUDY IN SCARLET (Completed)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • Reads 64,303
  • Votes 2,623
  • Parts 14
A Study in Scarlet is a 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become two of the most famous characters in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it." Cover by the wonderful @-capetown
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Completed ) by JulesVerne
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Completed )
JulesVerne
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  • Votes 1,210
  • Parts 44
Journey to the Center of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.
THE LOST WORLD (Completed) by ArthurConanDoyle
THE LOST WORLD (Completed)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • Reads 17,092
  • Votes 632
  • Parts 17
The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. It was originally published serially in the popular Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April-November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures. Cover by the lovely @FaithMurri.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by MarkTwain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
MarkTwain
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  • Votes 2,645
  • Parts 45
Oliver Twist (1837) by CharlesDickens
Oliver Twist (1837)
CharlesDickens
  • Reads 338,293
  • Votes 5,943
  • Parts 52
The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Naively unaware of their unlawful activities, Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by RobertLouisStevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886)
RobertLouisStevenson
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  • Votes 3,860
  • Parts 10
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by CharlesDickens
A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
CharlesDickens
  • Reads 360,860
  • Votes 4,756
  • Parts 46
The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. Cover art done by @orangedusk