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Moby-Dick poster

Moby-Dick

One man. One whale. An ocean of vengeance.

Dracula poster

Dracula

He has waited centuries. Tonight, he travels.

Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

He created life. Then he had to answer to it.

The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

Betrayed. Buried alive. Reborn rich. Time to collect.

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Pride and Prejudice

Two stubborn hearts. One very long misunderstanding.

The Picture of Dorian Gray poster

The Picture of Dorian Gray

He stays young forever. His portrait pays the price.

The War of the Worlds poster

The War of the Worlds

Mankind ruled the Earth. The Martians had other plans.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Every man has a dark side. He bottled his.

The Odyssey poster

The Odyssey

A war hero. Ten years lost at sea. Every monster wants him dead.

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

A cursed bloodline. A demon dog. One detective who doesn't believe in ghosts.

Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

X marks the spot. Everyone aboard wants the gold. Most would kill for it.

The Time Machine poster

The Time Machine

He traveled to the year 802,701. Humanity was waiting. So was something else.

The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera

He lives beneath the opera. He'll make her a star — or bring the house down.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea poster

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Beneath the waves, one captain rules a world no one knew existed.

The Call of the Wild poster

The Call of the Wild

They made him a sled dog. The wild made him a legend.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow poster

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Every autumn the Headless Horseman rides. This year, he's hunting.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland poster

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Down the rabbit hole, nothing makes sense — and everything wants to play.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

A tornado dropped her in a strange land. The only way home runs through a wizard who isn't what he seems.

Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

A penniless governess. A brooding master. A secret locked upstairs.

The Importance of Being Earnest poster

The Importance of Being Earnest

Two men, two fake identities, one very inconvenient handbag.

Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

A poor boy. A secret fortune. A benefactor he never expected.

The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

All for one, and one for all — now draw your sword.

The Invisible Man poster

The Invisible Man

He found the secret of invisibility. It cost him his mind.

Anne of Green Gables poster

Anne of Green Gables

They wanted a farmhand. They got a red-headed whirlwind.

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Wuthering Heights

A love so fierce it outlives them both — and ruins everyone.

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Three Men in a Boat

Three friends, one dog, and a boat none of them can row.

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

One cold night. Three ghosts. One last chance to change.

Around the World in Eighty Days poster

Around the World in Eighty Days

A gentleman bets his fortune he can circle the globe in 80 days.

A Princess of Mars poster

A Princess of Mars

A soldier wakes on Mars — half the gravity, twice the danger.

The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Messing about in boats with the best friends in fiction.

Sense and Sensibility poster

Sense and Sensibility

Two sisters. Two ways to fall in love. Both get their hearts broken.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

A runaway boy, an escaped man, and a raft down the Mississippi.

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment

He thought he was above the law. His conscience disagreed.

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth poster

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Down a volcano lies a world that time forgot.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

You see. He observes. The game is afoot.

Peter Pan poster

Peter Pan

Second star to the right, and straight on till morning.

Little Women poster

Little Women

Four sisters, one hard winter, and a whole life of growing up.

Don Quixote poster

Don Quixote

An old man reads too many knight stories — and decides to become one.

Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

One stolen loaf. Twenty years hunted. A revolution to die for.

King Solomon's Mines poster

King Solomon's Mines

A treasure map written in blood leads into uncharted Africa.

The Turn of the Screw poster

The Turn of the Screw

Are the children haunted — or is she losing her mind?

The Jungle Book poster

The Jungle Book

Raised by wolves. Hunted by a tiger. At home in the wild.

Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

She risked everything for love. Society made her pay.

Candide poster

Candide

Everything happens for the best — in this best of all possible worlds?

The Metamorphosis poster

The Metamorphosis

He woke up as a giant insect. His family's reaction is the real horror.

The Last of the Mohicans poster

The Last of the Mohicans

Caught between two empires and a war in the wilderness.

The Lost World poster

The Lost World

On a hidden plateau, the dinosaurs never died.

The Scarlet Letter poster

The Scarlet Letter

One scarlet letter. A whole town's judgment. A secret she'll die to keep.

A Tale of Two Cities poster

A Tale of Two Cities

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

Heart of Darkness poster

Heart of Darkness

Up the river, into the dark, after a man who became a god.