Literature
Heart of Darkness
First Edition
Mixed Media
A haunting critique of European colonialism in Africa, Heart of Darkness recounts Charles Marlow’s perilous expedition up the Congo River in search...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
First Edition
Mixed Media
One of the most influential works of literature during the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century, Narrative of the Life of Frederick...
Dracula
First Edition
Mixed Media
The most famous vampire story of the Gothic era, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) is the chilling tale of a monster of incomprehensible evil and the...
The Jungle (The Norton Library)
First Edition
Mixed Media
An unsparing exposé of the exploitative practices of Chicago’s meatpacking industry at the turn of the twentieth century, Upton Sinclair’s account...
Uncle Tom's Cabin (The Norton Library)
First Edition
Mixed Media
A bestselling novel widely credited for helping fuel the abolitionist movement that precipitated the Civil War, Uncle Tom’s Cabin aimed at the...