In How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, iconic American author Mark Twain discusses his own experience as a writer and his personal style.

The orphan Tom Sawyer, raised by his aunt, is never out of trouble for long.

The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories is a collection of short stories by the iconic American writer and humorist Mark Twain.

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's early tragedies.

Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601.

The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most popular short comedy plays.

The Merchant of Venice is classed as one of Shakespeare's comedies, but is more often remembered for its dramatic characters and situations.

Shakespeare's comedy play Much Ado About Nothing pivots around the impediments to love for young betrothed Hero and Claudio.

Another case of mistaken identity from the king of the plot twist, Twelfth Night tells the tale of the beautiful young Viola who is separated from her twin brother, Sebastian, when their ship is lost at sea.

King Lear is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. King Lear decides to step down and divide his kingdom between his three daughters.

Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's classic tale of two couples who can't quite pair up to everyone's satisfaction.

It is a good thing for all Americans, and it is an especially good thing for young Americans, to remember the men who have given their lives in war and peace to the service of their fellow-countrymen.

Voyage of the Beagle chronicles Charles Darwin's five years as a naturalist on board the H.M.S. Beagle.

The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play.

The Taming of the Shrew is perhaps one of Shakespeare's most controversial plays by modern standards.

Although Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar is named after the legendary Roman political leader, the central character is thought by many to be Marcus Brutus, Caesar's friend turned foe who struggles throughout the play with conflicting obligations.

Although originally classified as one of Shakespeare's comedies, All's Well That Ends Well is now more commonly classified as one of his ambiguous problem plays, so called because they defy neat classification as either comedy or tragedy.

As You Like It is truly one of Shakespeare's greatest romantic comedies.

Love's Labour's Lost is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s, and first published in 1598.

One of the most famous non-fiction American books, Walden by Henry David Thoreau is the history of Thoreau's visit to Ralph Waldo Emerson's woodland retreat near Walden Pond.