A Book Written by an Author in the 19th Century

A selection of books that fulfill the UBN 2025 category of a book written by an author in the 19th century.

Updated January 4, 2025
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The picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde, Oscar
Paper Book
This Norton Critical Edition is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott's and the 1891 book versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray, allowing students to compare the two published versions with the editorial guidance of Michael Patrick Gillespie.
Persuasion
Austen, Jane
Paper Book
Jane Austen's last completed novel, marrying witty social realism to a Cinderella love story At twenty--seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick...
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of mystery & imagination
Whysall, Hugh.
DVD
Distinctively full of untimely deaths, loss, mutilation, fear claustrophobia, agony and revenge, Poe's nightmarish vision and tortured soul vividly emerge in these dramatizations.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court
Twain, Mark
Paper Book
Little women
Alcott, Louisa May
Ebook
The iconic novel of American girlhood, and basis for the film adaptation by acclaimed writer-director, Greta Gerwig.   Beautiful and proper Meg, headstrong Jo, gentle Beth, pampered little Amy--generations of young women have recognized themselves in one or more of the...
The call of the wild
London, Jack
Paper Book
Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Join Puffin in celebrating 120 years since Call of the Wild first published with this very special anniversary edition. To Buck it was boundless delight, this hunting, fishing,...
A journey to the center of the earth
Verne, Jules
Paper Book
Alice's adventures in Wonderland
Carroll, Lewis
Paper Book
Illustrated by Iassen Ghiuselev. One of the most exciting and original books in world literature, Carroll's timeless tale of childhood whimsy has something to offer anyone with a curiosity to follow Alice down the rabbit-hole. This limited edition is distinguished by its sublime and strangely...
The origin of species : by means of natural selection of the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life
Darwin, Charles
Paper Book
A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live and which shall die...'.
Wuthering Heights
Bront©±, Emily
Paper Book
Coming soon to the big screen is Emerald Fennell's feature film "Wuthering Heights," which captures the spirit of this epic love story and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff. Emily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far...
The time machine ; an invention
Wells, H. G.
Paper Book
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is a classic science fiction novel that takes readers on a thrilling journey through time. As the Time Traveller explores the future, he encounters dystopian societies and grapples with the profound implications of human evolution.   ...

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