This October, keep your students spellbound with these 13 timeless tales of horror, suspense, and science fiction from our Literary Touchstone Classics collection—all available for less than $5 per copy!
Every title includes pre-reading notes that cite important aspects of the text that students should examine and question while reading. Each book also contains an extensive vocabulary list and a glossary that explains unfamiliar allusions and challenging passages.
Frankenstein
Explore the consequences of social alienation and unbridled ambition in Mary Shelley’s classic horror story.
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Dracula
Defiantly challenging Victorian conventions, Bram Stoker examines the nature of evil in this chilling Gothic novel that’s sure to thrill students.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s portrait of life without limits shocked its late-Victorian audience and remains deeply unsettling to modern readers.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
This murder mystery is the perfect way to introduce students to the great detective Sherlock Holmes.
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Beowulf
Examine the timeless traits of heroes and monsters with this enthralling prose edition of the Old English classic.
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The Time Machine
Follow one time traveler’s astonishing journey beyond the conventional limits of the imagination in H. G. Wells’s original bestseller.
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The Best of Poe
Explore the mysterious allure of Edgar Allan Poe with this chilling anthology of his greatest poems and stories.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Both fantasy-thriller and moral allegory, this novel depicts the struggle of two opposing personalities for the soul of one man.
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The Metamorphosis
Vagueness and intrigue found throughout the text make Franz Kafka’s allegory perfect to dissect in the classroom.
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The Invisible Man
In this psychological thriller, a scientist learns the harsh consequences of reckless experimentation after he renders himself irrevocably invisible.
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Macbeth
Double, double, toil and trouble! Shakespeare’s famous play contains cackling witches, ominous ghosts, and shocking betrayals.
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The Turn of the Screw
This ghost story quickly becomes a tale of psychological horror as a governess struggles to protect her charges from supernatural visitors.
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The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells’s seminal science-fiction novel about alien invaders will grip your students just as it has countless readers over the past century.
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