The list below represents what many consider to be classic books by genre:
HISTORICAL FICTION
A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ by Lew Wallace
A Brush With The Chinese by G. A. Henty
A Pipe Of Mystery by G. A. Henty
Among Malay Pirates: A Tale Of Adventure And Peril by G. A. Henty
At Agincourt by G. A. Henty
Bears And Dacoits: A Tale Of The Ghauts by G. A. Henty
Beric The Briton: A Story Of The Roman Invasion by G. A. Henty
Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale Of Fontenoy And Culloden by G. A. Henty
The Bravest Of The Brave; Or, With Peterborough In Spain by G. A. Henty
By England’s Aid: The Freeing Of The Netherlands, 1585-1604 by G. A. Henty
Pike And Dyke: A Tale Of The Rise Of The Dutch Republic by G. A. Henty
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale Of The Ashanti War by G. A. Henty
Colonel Thorndyke’s Secret by G. A. Henty
The Dragon And The Raven: Or The Days Of King Alfred by G. A. Henty
Forest And Frontiers: Or, Adventures Among The Indians by George A. Henty
Friends Though Divided: A Tale Of The Civil War by G.A. Henty
In Freedom’s Cause by G. A. Henty
In The Heart Of The Rockies: A Story Of Adventure In Colorado by G. A. Henty
In The Reign Of Terror: The Adventures Of A Westminster Boy by G. A. Henty
In Times Of Peril: A Tale Of India by G. A. Henty
Jack Archer: A Tale Of The Crimea by G. A. Henty
A Knight Of The White Cross by G.A. Henty
The Lion Of The North by G.A. Henty
A March On London Being A Story Of Wat Tyler’s Insurrection by G. A. Henty
On The Pampas Or The Young Settlers by G. A. Henty
Rujub, The Juggler by G. A. Henty
Saint George For England by G. A. Henty
The Paternosters by G. A. Henty
The Young Buglers by G.A. Henty
Through The Fray: A Tale Of The Luddite Riots by G. A. Henty
The Treasure Of The Incas: A Story Of Adventure In Peru by G. A. Henty
True To The Old Flag: A Tale Of The American War Of Independence by G. A. Henty
When London Burned by G. A. Henty
White Faced Dick: A Story Of Pine Tree Gulch by G. A. Henty
With Buller In Natal: Or, A Born Leader by G. A. Henty
With Lee In Virginia: A Story Of The American Civil War by G.A. Henty
With Moore At Corunna by G. A. Henty
Won By The Sword: A Story Of The Thirty Years’ War by G.A. Henty
Wulf The Saxon: A Story Of The Norman Conquest by G. A. Henty
The Young Carthaginian by G.A. Henty
Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister
Master Humphrey’s Clock by Charles Dickens
My Lady Of The North / The Love Story Of A Gray Jacket by Randall Parrish
Richard Carvel by Winston Churchill (American Author)
The Crisis by Winston Churchill (American Author)
The Last Of The Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
The Lion’s Skin by Rafael Sabatini
The Red Acorn by John Mcelroy
The Red Badge Of Courage / An Episode Of The American Civil War by Stephen Crane
The Scouts Of Stonewall / The Story Of The Great Valley Campaign by Joseph A. Altsheler
The Star Of Gettysburg / A Story Of Southern High Tide by Joseph A. Altsheler
The Virginian / A Horseman Of The Plains by Owen Wister
ROMANCE
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
Emma by Jane Austen
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Holiday Romance by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense And Sensibility by Jane Austen
CHILDRENS
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Anne Of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne Of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne Of The Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Birds’ Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Cinderella Or, The Little Glass Slipper And Other Stories by Unknown
Dorothy And The Wizard In Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Emerald City Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Fanny, The Flower-Girl by Selina Bunbury
Further Chronicles Of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
Glinda Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Great Big Treasury Of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter
Hans Brinker Or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Little Lame Prince by Miss Mulock
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Lost Princess Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
New Chronicles Of Rebecca by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
Rainbow Valley by L. M. Montgomery
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Rilla Of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Story Of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
The Golden Road by L. M. Montgomery
The Magic Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomery
The Tin Woodman Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
HISTORY
Abraham Lincoln And The Union, A Chronicle Of The Embattled North by Nathaniel W. Stephenson
Captain John Smith by Charles Dudley Warner
David Crockett: His Life And Adventures by John S. C. Abbott
First Across The Continent: The Story Of The Exploring Expedition Of Lewis And Clark In 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks
Hero Tales From American History by Henry Cabot Lodge And Theodore Roosevelt
History Of The Impeachment Of Andrew Johnson by Edmund G. Ross
Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott
Personal Memoirs Of U. S. Grant (Complete) by U. S. Grant
The Sequel Of Appomattox: A Chronicle Of The Reunion Of The States by Walter Lynwood Fleming
The Age Of Big Business: A Chronicle Of The Captains Of Industry by Burton J. Hendrick
The Boys’ Life Of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay
The Fathers Of The Constitution: A Chronicle Of The Establishment Of The Union by Max Farrand
The Grand Canyon Of Arizona: How To See It by George Wharton James
The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Passing Of The Frontier: A Chronicle Of The Old West by Emerson Hough
SCIENCE FICTION
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon by Jules Verne
In Search Of The Castaways, Or The Children Of Captain Grant by Jules Verne
The Master Of The World by Jules Verne
Michael Strogoff, Or The Courier Of The Czar by Jules Verne
Off On A Comet, Or Hector Servadac by Jules Verne
Robur The Conqueror by Jules Verne
The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
The Time Machine by H.G. (Herbert George) Wells
The Underground City by Jules Verne
SCIENCE
A History Of Aeronautics by E. Charles Vivian
Bird Neighbors. by Neltje Blanchan
British Airships: Past, Present And Future by George Whale (Late Major, R.A.F.)
The Burgess Animal Book For Children by Thornton W. Burgess
The Burgess Bird Book For Children by Thornton W. Burgess
Edison: His Life And Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer (General Counsel For The Edison Laboratory And Allied Interests) And Thomas Commerford Martin (Ex-President Of The American Institute Of Electrical Engineers)
Heroes Of The Telegraph by J. Munro
Iron Workers And Tool Makers by Samuel Smiles
John James Audubon by John Burroughs
Moths Of The Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
The Dominion Of The Air: The Story Of Aerial Navigation by Rev. J. M. Bacon
The Life Of The Spider by J. Henri Fabre
The Story Of Sugar by Sara Ware Bassett
Wake-Robin by John Burroughs
MYSTERY
A Study In Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of The Cardboard Box by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of The Devil’s Foot by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of The Red Circle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of Wisteria Lodge by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure Of The Bruce-Partington Plans by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Disappearance Of Lady Frances Carfax by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
His Last Bow / An Epilogue Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound Of The Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign Of The Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Captain Of The Polestar And Other Tales by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Mysterious Affair At Styles by Agatha Christie
The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne
The Valley Of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle