Chiltern Classics

Hound of the Baskerville's tells the story of sherlock Holmes, who gains interest in a centuries-old legend in which every generation of the wealthy Baskerville family is eventually killed by a mo... Meer

Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the ne... Meer

A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to... Meer

Tess of the d'Urberville's tell the story of Poor farmer Durbeyfield who is told by the village parson that he has noble relatives: the D'Urbervilles. His wife decides to send their daught... Meer

Madame Bovary takes place in provincial northern France, near the town of Rouen in Normandy. Charles Bovary is a shy, oddly dressed teenager arriving at a new school where his new classmates ridicule... Meer

Moby Dick tells the story of Ishmael, who announces his intent to ship aboard a whaling vessel. He has made several voyages as a sailor but none as a whaler. He travels to New Bedford, Massachusetts,... Meer

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland tells a story of a young girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with... Meer