Books published by publisher Quillquest Classic Books

Anthem by Ayn Rand As Ayn Rand's predecessor to her later works, Atlas Shrugged, and, The Fountainhead, Anthem is a dystopian novella set in a dark and frightening future. In the world of Anthem, individuality has ceased to exist. The main character, Equality 7-2521 reacts against the collectivist society and searches for a way to escape. Written and originally published more than a decade before George Orwell's 1984, Anthem is a thought-provoking look at what it means for society to adopt Socialist policies.

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift's satirical take on human nature and the traveler narrative of the time is an enjoyable story for children and scholars alike. Gulliver's Travels is Swift's best known full-length work and tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver who seeks to travel the world. When he is shipwrecked, he washes up on the island of Lilliput. He is a captive of a race of tiny people with even tinier concerns. Gulliver escapes and voyages to seven other mythical lands, and in each, means strange people whose foibles illuminate Swift's audience. While Gulliver's Travels was written in 1713, it's popularity has endured as a classic work with many different interpretations.

This 19th century Robert Louis Stevenson swashbuckling classic is for young and old. A story that follows the adventures of young Jim Hawkins from England to the South Seas. Jim finds a treasure map while going through the things of a former pirate, Billy Bones, who dies in his mother's inn and is soon off on a treacherous quest for gold. Echoing a favorite theme, Stevenson spins a startling tale of the good and evil in men as seen in the complex characters surrounding Jim on his journey. One of the most fascinating hero-villains of all time is Long John Silver, a merry rogue we can't help liking, we who have dreamed of adventure and longed for finding buried treasure.

Aesop's Fables Have you heard the story of the tortoise and the hare? What about the ant and the grasshopper? Aesop lived more than 2500 years ago, yet his timeless stories continue to entertain, educate and inspire today. Aesop's fables are a collection of stories from the Greek oral tradition. These stories have been used for moral instruction for thousands of years. "The Boy who Cried Wolf" is just one of many of these fables, all of which include a moral. Aesop was a slave and a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BC. His stories are still being told and retold and this collection is an excellent way to read ancient wisdom in an entertaining form.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Called by many, "The Greatest Book Ever Written," Anna Karenina is realist Russian novel which was first published in its entirety in 1878. Heralded by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Vladimir Nabokov, William Faulkner and countless others, the story is an exquisite work of fiction. Anna Karenina tells the tragic tale of Countess Anna Karenina and her affair with Count Vronsky. Dealing with a issues ranging from government, to gender, to morality, religion and social politics, Anna Karenina is an epic Russian novel. The story of Anna's affair, travels and isolation from Russian society is parallel with the story of Konstantin Levin, a wealthy landowner who seeks marriage and faith as a source of stability in a changing world.

Aesop's Fables Have you heard the story of the tortoise and the hare? What about the ant and the grasshopper? Aesop lived more than 2500 years ago, yet his timeless stories continue to entertain, educate and inspire today. Aesop's fables are a collection of stories from the Greek oral tradition. These stories have been used for moral instruction for thousands of years. "The Boy who Cried Wolf" is just one of many of these fables, all of which include a moral. Aesop was a slave and a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BC. His stories are still being told and retold and this collection is an excellent way to read ancient wisdom in an entertaining form.

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne What would you do to win a bet? In Jules Verne's classic adventure novel, Phileas Fogg bets his friends £20,000 that he can circumnavigate in 80 days. Since £20,000 in 1873 is roughly $2,000,000 today, this daring protagonist had a lot on the line! In the novel, Phileas Fogg travels from London to Egypt to Bombay to Calcutta and onward, all with the help of his newly-hired valet, Passepartout. While Verne is often remembered for his science fiction works, Around the World in 80 Days sparked imaginations as a possible narrative based in the changing travel technology of the 19th century.

Grimm's Fairy Tales in One Kindle Collection You are probably familiar with the most famous of the fairy tales from the Brother's Grimm. Stories like Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty have been told and retold in many forms. This collection features both the famous and familiar fairy tales along with lesser-known but equally entertaining classic stories. Read about witches and poisons, princesses and fairies, swans and singing bones in this delightful book for young and old.

Dubliners by James Joyce. Worldwide literature classic, among top 100 literary novels of all time. A must read for everybody.In the 1980s, Italo Calvino (the most-translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death) said in his essay "Why Read the Classics?" that "a classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say", without any doubt this book can be considered a Classic This book is also a Bestseller because as Steinberg defined: "a bestseller as a book for which demand, within a short time of that book's initial publication, vastly exceeds what is then considered to be big sales".

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Sara Crewe has a wonderful life. Her father loves her. She's going to a top school with all the luxuries a little girl could ever want. Sara is pretty. Sara is kind. Sara has everything she wants and needs. Until one day, word comes that her father has lost his fortune and died in India and her mean headmistress wants Sara to pay back all of the money he owed. Sara's life turns upside down and she is forced to work as a servant in the school she once attended. Despite all of her misfortunes, Sara maintains a kind spirit and a cheerful attitude. She works had and makes friends with everyone she meets--including a funny monkey who lives next door. When the monkey's owner makes the acquaintance of this sweet little girl, Sara's father's past is once again considered. Is Sara's fate set as a servant girl? A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a sweet childhood classic that deserves to be read again and again.

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Worldwide literature classic, among top 100 literary novels of all time. A must read for everybody.In the 1980s, Italo Calvino (the most-translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death) said in his essay "Why Read the Classics?" that "a classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say", without any doubt this book can be considered a Classic This book is also a Bestseller because as Steinberg defined: "a bestseller as a book for which demand, within a short time of that book's initial publication, vastly exceeds what is then considered to be big sales".

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Worldwide literature classic, among top 100 literary novels of all time. A must read for everybody.In the 1980s, Italo Calvino (the most-translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death) said in his essay "Why Read the Classics?" that "a classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say", without any doubt this book can be considered a Classic This book is also a Bestseller because as Steinberg defined: "a bestseller as a book for which demand, within a short time of that book's initial publication, vastly exceeds what is then considered to be big sales".