Mary Shelley's masterpiece is often considered the first science-fiction novel ever published. This stunning work of gothic horror will seize your students' minds, showing them the wonders and terrors of the Romantic era.

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Tales of terror were never so delightful. As America's master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe delivered some of our most mortifying poems and stories, including The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Cask of Amontillado. Discover 33 of them with this spellbinding book.

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Bram Stoker's epistolary tale brought to life the fiendish vampire, a horror archetype that remains popular to this day. See where it all started.

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A very Victorian story, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde examines a man's struggle to control his innermost evil urges.

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Marlowe's morality play shows us all the dangers of hubris and an unchecked thirst for knowledge and power. Was Faustus destined for damnation, or did he choose it of his own free will?

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A brilliant young scientist discovers the secret of invisibility . . . and turns to a life of crime and evil. A cautionary tale about the dangers of power.

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Less scary than other books on this list, Grendel is a retelling of the events of Beowulf from the mouth of the monster himself. Highly recommended.

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Henry James was a master of psychological fiction, and this Victorian-era ghost story is James at the peak of his powers. Its ambiguity allows for multiple interpretations, making this a favorite for class discussion.

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Sherlock Holmes is called in to solve a case involving a dangerous, spectral hound. Is the eponymous hound truly a monstrous beast, or is there something even more sinister lurking around Baskerville Hall? Students will love finding out.

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The classic harrowing tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman who pursues him. The final chase will give your students chills.

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When Edward Prendick is left on the island of Dr. Moreau, he soon discovers that the doctor is performing terrible experiments on animals . . . and Prendick fears he may be next.

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The Martians are here, and they're more terrifying than we could have imagined. H.G. Wells's novel tells the story of the Martian invasion and occupation of Earth. Can humanity drive off the Martian hordes, or will it succumb to the ineffable power of the Martian Heat-Ray?

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