Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle’s history, The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the novel offers more drama than accuracy. […]

Set out on an unforgettable journey down the Mississippi River with Huck Finn and Jim. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain follows Huckleberry Finn, a young boy who escapes the restrictions of his life and travels down the Mississippi River with Jim, an enslaved man seeking freedom. Their journey becomes a series of […]

Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in one eBook, Bantam Classics presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle’s classic hero, a truly complete collection of Sherlock Holmes’s adventures in […]

Five children meet on the first day of kindergarten. In the years that follow, they become friends and more than friends. Together, they will find strength, meet challenges, face life’s adventures, endure loss, face stark realities, and open their hearts.