Want students to read more? So do we. That's why we created the Townsend Library—a collection of more than a hundred high-interest paperbacks that engage and entice readers.
As a convenience to educators, we've bundled related Townsend Library books into collections that allow you to easily extend your classroom offerings or deepen your coverage of a specific genre or topic.
Books in this collection of fictional works will have particular appeal to readers looking for classic works of literature.
Readability Note: The classic works in this collection have been carefully edited for clarity and readability.
The Classics Collection: Volume 1 includes one copy of each of the books listed below (25 books total). To learn more about a particular book, click its title.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Stories of Suspense and Adventure by Various Authors
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle
Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
Laughter and Chills by Various Authors
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger, Jr.
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Great Stories of Suspense and Adventure by Various Authors
Laughter and Chills by Various Authors
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle
Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger, Jr.
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens