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Reading the canon.

A small rotating shelf of the books everyone says they should read.

50 books

Grimms' Fairy Tales

Grimms' Fairy Tales

Brothers Grimm

A lantern-lit path through the dark woods of storytelling, where every rustling leaf hides a lesson and every cottage door creaks with consequence.

From $8.50

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie

A boy who refuses to grow up leads children to a world of pirates, fairies, and endless adventure.

From $7.00

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

<p>A girl chases a pocket-watch-wielding rabbit into a realm where logic unravels like a ball of yarn.

From $7.00

Meditations

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

A Roman emperor's private reflections on power, mortality, and inner freedom.

From $7.50

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Homer (tr. Butler)

<p>Odysseus’ decade-long voyage home from the Trojan War is a tale of cunning, endurance, and the unyielding pull of Ithaca.

From $5.00

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman

<p>Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' is a wild, uncontainable ode to life itself, a celebration of the individual and the infinite.

From $5.00

Little Women

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

<p>Four sisters come of age in a world of scraped knees and secret ambitions, where the warmth of family cushions every fall.

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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

<p>A feverish descent into guilt and redemption, Dostoevsky’s 'Crime and Punishment' follows a tormented student who believes he’s beyond morality—until his

From $5.00

Emma

Emma

Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse, convinced of her matchmaking prowess, navigates the social intricacies of Highbury with wit and charm—until her meddling unravels unexpected consequences.

From $8.00

Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

Ahab’s monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale becomes a swirling vortex of biblical allusions and salt-stained philosophy.

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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

A governess with a fierce heart navigates love, loss, and the shadows of Thornfield Hall.

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

London’s foggy alleyways conceal crimes only Sherlock Holmes can unravel.

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

<p>A scientist's reckless ambition births a sentient being—one whose loneliness curdles into rage.

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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is the enduring classic of wit, courtship, social pressure, misjudgment, and the gradual correction of first impressions.

From $8.00

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi

A wooden puppet’s journey from mischievous marionette to real boy is a darkly enchanting tale of folly, transformation, and the cost of growing up.

From $7.00

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

A boy raised by wolves learns the laws of the jungle, navigating a world where danger and wonder are inseparable.

From $7.00

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum

<p>A cyclone carries Dorothy from Kansas to Oz, a land of technicolor wonders and peculiar companions.

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Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau

In 'Civil Disobedience,' Thoreau’s impassioned essay challenges readers to question authority and act on conscience.

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The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk

W. E. B. Du Bois

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From $5.00

Walden

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau's 'Walden' is a quiet rebellion against the noise of civilization, a year spent in deliberate solitude by a pond where time bends to the rustle of leaves and

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Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche

Nietzsche’s 'Beyond Good and Evil' is a searing critique of morality, truth, and power that refuses to offer easy answers.

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Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson’s 'Self-Reliance and Other Essays' is a clarion call to trust your instincts and defy conformity.

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The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

Dante’s epic pilgrimage through the afterlife remains a staggering work of imagination, where every sin and virtue takes vivid, often terrifying form.

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The Iliad

The Iliad

Homer (tr. Pope)

Homer’s epic tale of war, honor, and divine intervention unfolds with breathtaking intensity in Alexander Pope’s translation.

From $5.00