Adventurous professor Hardwigg, his nephew Harry, and their guide Hans explore a volcanic crater in Iceland that leads them to the center of the Earth and to luminous rocks, prehistoric forests, fantastic marine life and other incredible (and horrifying discoveries). The journey becomes as significant as the destination.

The romance and adventures of a Scottish nobleman's daughter and the English Yeoman who rescued her from kidnappers.

A young Frenchman achieves his dream to become one of the prestigious musketeers who guard the king and his court.

An adapted version of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Ishmael signs up on a whaling ship to seek adventure. With his friend Queequeg, a caninibal harpooner, he joins the Pequod, captained by Ahab. But Ahab is only interested in seeking revenge upon the great white whale, Moby Dick, who took off Ahab's leg on an earlier trip.

"Young Pip, an orphan boy, apprenticed to the village blacksmith, yearns to be a gentleman. Suddenly a mysterious person wills him a fortune and he leaves his village to be educated as a rich gentleman. Pip longs to marry Estella, beautiful ward of the eccentric Miss Havisham. But Pip's new life is shattered by the re-appearance of Magwitch, a convict who once forced him to steal. Will Magwitch's demands spell the end of Pip's "great expectations?...

"Considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century", it became a best-selling American novel. Blessed by Pope Leo XIII, the novel was the first work of fiction to be so honored. The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with...

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

The Red Headed League: Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, consults with Sherlock Holmes. Wilson tells them an intriguing but odd story – just what Holmes had been looking for! All the client seems to be concerned with is his loss of £4 a week; but Holmes sees an intriguing diversion for himself! Holmes enlists the services of his companion Dr. Watson, when things look like they might get dangerous, as Holmes finds himself on the trail of one of...

An adapted version of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. In trying to create life, Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, seting into motion a long and tragic chain of events.

"Part wolf, part dog, with the strength and courage of both in his blood, White Fang is an orphan cub in the frozen frontier of the Yukon. His is a world of enemies, animal and human. His inborn instincts and acquired ways teach him to hunt--to fight--to win! Nothing else matters. Men exploit and abuse him until one man teaches the noble animal to recognize his own greatest attribute-his loyalty. Only then can White Fang face the most dangerous challenge...