Of George Eliot, "Silas Marner" is the best of the short stories, and "Romola" the best of the long. "Adam Bede" ranks barely second to "Silas Marner."
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" remains a classic among earlier English novels.
Edward Everett Hale's "Man without a Country" will be read as long as the American flag flies.
Hawthorne's "Mosses from an Old Manse" are stories of unique interest, and "The Scarlet Letter" is known to all well-read people.
Of Rudyard Kipling, read "Kim," and "The Man Who Would be King."
Pierre Loti's "Iceland Fisherman" is translated by A. F. de Koven. McClurg, $1.00.
S. Weir Mitchell's "Hugh Wynne" sold 125,000 copies.
Thomas Nelson Page's "Gordon Keith" sold 200,000 copies.
If you read only one of Walter Scott's novels, take "Ivanhoe," or "The Talisman." Five more of those most read are likely to follow.
Henryk Sienkiewicz's "Quo Vadis" is most notable.