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 The Iliad by HomerOne of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode of the Trojan War. At its... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.57 Read Online |  | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 The Odyssey by HomerOdysseus shares tales of monsters he's fought, but more than that he wants to get home to his wife Penelope, after 20 years of war and journey. At: Local Library Amazon $9.75 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 The Republic by PlatoThe acclaimed Bloom translation, with copious footnotes and references to assist the reader in deciphering one of the most published and interesting philosophical texts ever. At: Local Library Amazon $8.00 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
 Julius Caesar by William ShakespeareA tale of honor and betrayal. Pompey is defeated in war by Caesar. A small devoted brotherhood, led by Marcus Brutus, plot the assassination of their new leader. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 Paradise Lost by John MiltonHere in one volume are the complete texts of two of the greatest epic poems in English literature, each a profound exploration of the moral... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.24 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
 The Civil War by Julius CaesarThe Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | General |
 Hamlet by William ShakespeareHamlet seeks revenge on Claudius, who has murdered his father, the King, taken the throne and married his mother. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 Journal by George FoxStill commonly read today, The Journal of George Fox is the autobiography of one of the founders of the Quaker movement. British preacher... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $18.95 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
 Orthodoxy by G. K. ChestertonIf G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy: The Romance of Faith is, as he called it, a "slovenly autobiography," then we need more slobs in the world.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.99 Read Online | | Not History Related | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
 Institutes of the Christian Religion by John CalvinCalvin has been misunderstood by many -- including many believers who never read this book. ...It brought me to tears of repentance and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $15.81 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
 The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerWith their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.09 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
 Ben Hur by Lew WallaceA bestseller since 1880... The classic saga of the Roman Empire From a thrilling sea battle to its famous chariot race to the agony of the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.95 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Les Miserables by Victor Hugo In 19th Century Paris, the lives of several colorful characters cross paths, seemingly randomly, and are each changed dramatically from contact with the others. At: Local Library Amazon $4.38 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Dickens, the master of descriptive narrative, conjures a grim and compelling view of Victorian London's underside. At: Local Library Amazon $4.96 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Pre-revolutionary France is the turbulent setting of this uncharacteristic Dickens novel. Lacking a primary central character, London and Paris are the real protagonists. At: Local Library Amazon $8.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Aeneid by Virgil The adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. At: Local Library Amazon $10.40 Read Online | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Federalist Papers by Madison and Hamilton The documents thatshaped a nation. Three of the founding fathers brilliantly defend their revolutionary charter: the Constitution of the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.95 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Massachusetts, this tale of an adulterous entanglement resulting in an... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.47 Read Online | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Set in Alabama during the Depression; follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch. A tough, tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Journal by John Wesley Hendrickson Classic Biographies presents a one-volume abridgement of Wesley's multi-volume journals. The Heart of John Wesley's Journal... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $33.40 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Essays by Samuel Johnson With his wit, eloquence, and shrewd perception of contemporary morals, Samuel Johnson was the most versatile writer of the English... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.56 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes Celebrated 19th century American poet; father of U.S. Supreme Court jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. At: Local Library Amazon $12.21 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Solzhenitsyn's first book, this economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.63 | | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Literature, Biography |
| Confessions by St. Augustine St Augustine's autobiographical reflections on philosophy, theology, history, and humanity. Near the top of EveryGoodBook's all time Top-10 list. At: Local Library Amazon $5.31 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Biography |
| Rhetoric by Aristotle Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable insight... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.50 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Politics by Aristotle Intellectually stimulating work describes the ideal state and ponders how it can bring about the most desirable life for its citizens. Both... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.00 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J. R. R. Tolkien From a remote and exotic age--of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. In the unique imagination of J.R.R. Tolken the power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers. At: Local Library Amazon $5.26 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli World's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power, remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a political leader. At: Local Library Amazon $4.50 Read Online | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Utopia by Thomas More From the 1500s, desscribes More's heaven-on-earth in a few words: a communal, democratic society; paradoxically unregulated and tightly regulated - overwhelmingly. At: Local Library Amazon $8.00 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.95 Read Online | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Gut-wrenching portrayal of slavery and its effects on families and individuals. A remarkable book - narrative drive, vivid characters, sprawling cast, several completely different worlds masterfully portrayed; At: Local Library Amazon $4.99 Read Online | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare In this play, Shakespeare shows that love makes you do strange things. As Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth." At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Classic tragic romance of the feuding Capulets and Montagues. Romeo (a Montague) falls in love with Juliet (a Capulet) and are married in secret by Friar Lawrence... At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom Inspiring saga of a heroic, Dutch family in Nazi occupied Holland during World War II; aglow with the glory of God and the courage of a quiet Christian spinster whose life was transformed by it. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy During the French Revolution's reign of terror, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel rescues helpless men, women, and children from their doom... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.95 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Henry V by William Shakespeare Historically based play, England's King Henry V invades France. The decisive fight comes at the Battle of Agincourt, where the English are outnumbered five to one. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
| MacBeth by William Shakespeare Elements - Subtle poetry of Macbeth's speeches, the "post-Christian" religious significance, the blood-darkness-water themes, and political connections between Scottish Thanes and British Earls. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Modern Times by Paul M. Johnson The history of the 20th century is marked by two great narratives: nations locked in savage wars over ideology and territory, and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $9.82 | | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Moby Dick by Herman Melville Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.84 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| World War I by S. L. A. Marshall General Marshall drew on his firsthand experience as a soldier and lifetime of military service to pen this forthright history of what people once believed would be the last great war. At: Local Library Amazon $5.14 | | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Short Stories by O. Henry The more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume.  The final selection... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $15.61 | | 1800's to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| The Law by Frederic Bastiat How is it that the law permits the state to lawfully engage in actions which, if undertaken by individuals, would land them in jail? The most intriguing issues in political and economic philosophy. At: Local Library Amazon $6.00 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Everyman by Anonymous As this medieval moral play unfolds, Everyman learns that neither possessions nor accomplishments will follow him to the grave. As Everyman's problem is our problem, the play provokes thought and discussion 700 years later. At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Knowing God by J. I. Packer A lifelong pursuit of knowing God should embody the Christian's existence. According to eminent theologian J.I. Packer, however, Christians... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $7.22 | | Not History Related | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| City of God by St. Augustine Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.40 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Book of Martyrs by John Foxe This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Plays by Sophocles Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online | | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Inferno by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
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| Sonnets by William Shakespeare Of indescribable linguistic beauty, elegance and complexity, Shakespeare's sonnets owe their timeless appeal to their supreme compositional values, the universality of their themes, and their keen insights into the human heart and soul. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 Read Online | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Pensees by Blaise Pascal Peter Kreeft believes that Blaise Pascal is the first post-medieval apologist. No writer in history, claims Kreeft, is a more effective... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.53 Read Online | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Three Philosophies of Life by Peter Kreeft Reflections on life as vanity, suffering, and love from the books of Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Solomon. Stunning insights. From EveryGoodBook's all time Top 10. At: Local Library Amazon $6.90 | | Not History Related | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Travels by Marco Polo It was perhaps the first book to achieve best-seller status before the invention of the printing press-it was certainly the most... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.98 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Biography, General |
| King Lear by William Shakespeare Based on the legend of King Leir in pre-Roman Britain. King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their love for him. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
| Paradise by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.97 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
| Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally published in 1932, presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future -- of a world utterly... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $11.55 | | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Literature |
| The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx "A spectre is haunting Europe," Karl Marx and Frederic Engels wrote in 1848, "the spectre of Communism." This new edition of The Communist... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.98 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Philosophy & Religion |
| Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.97 | | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, General |
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| The Tempest by William Shakespeare Shakespeare's farewell to London, imaginative and enlightening, timeless. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
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| Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre, though orphaned becomes an independent and spirited survivor. As governess at Thornfield Hall, she finds love with Rochester, whose terrible secret forces her to make a choice... At: Local Library Amazon $5.41 | | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
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| Twelfth Night by Shakespeare A girl, disguised as a man, searches for her twin brother who was lost in a shipwreck. At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Literature |
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