The second volume in the series "25 Favorite Novels," this anthology is arranged chronologically--not by date that the work was published, but by the rough date in which the action takes place. These books provide an interesting walk through history, showing the sentiment of the different times and places they describe.

In this collection, you will enjoy action, adventure, mystery, and suspense, along with tales of romance, courage, coming of age, and overcoming obstacles. Perfect for long bus rides to or from work or school, or for cozying up with during any quiet moment, you are sure to find a book to suit your mood in this collection.

This volume contains the following great works:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo (1831)
The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas (1844)
The Man in the Iron Mask, by Alexandre Dumas (1847)
Twenty Years After, by Alexandre Dumas (1845)
Joseph Andrews, by Henry Fielding (1742)
The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper (1826)
A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens (1859)
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens (1850)
Fathers and Sons (Fathers and Children), by Ivan Turgenev (1862)
Moby Dick, or The Whale, by Herman Melville (1851)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1852)
The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane (1895)
Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton (1920)
Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy (1874)
The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy (1878)
The Mayor of Casterbridge, by Thomas Hardy (1886)
Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy (1895)
The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad (1907)
The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde (1890)
White Fang, by Jack London (1906)
The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1901)
Where Angels Fear to Tread, by E. M. Forster (1905)
A Room with a View, by E. M. Forster (1908)
Howards End, by E. M. Forster (1910)
Of Human Bondage, by Somerset Maughan (1915)