Barnes and Noble is finishes up their free Classics in the
B&N Free Library this week, with a new set of free classics, none of which have been offered for free previously. This weeks theme is
By Popular Demand... Readers' Choice Collection:
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Iliad by Homer
- Odyssey by Homer
- Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
- Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Christmas Carol, The Chimes & The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
- Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) by Alexandre Dumas, Luc Sante
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Priscilla Meyer
- Aesop's Fables by Aesop, D. L. Ashliman
These editions are not exactly the same as you would find at Gutenberg; Barnes and Noble Classic Series editions generally have been more carefully proofread and have introductions and scholarly notes inserted in the beginning to aid in understanding the text. If you are building a summer reading list for a student, stocking up for lit classes in college or just want to revisit the classics, these are a great (free) resource.These are DRM'd epubs, though, so will only be readable on a nook or one of the B&N reader apps.
