More than a tale of underwater adventure, it is a work of art through the mediums of science and naturalism. I think we all crave a wonderful submarine with which we could live apart from society and explore nature beauty.

Easy read, but not just for kids. Will stimulate the imagination but also deals with issues such as good and evil and duality.

Dickens is another true master. Concerned with people and how they place into social structures, along with the emotional bagage they carry along. The power of true friendship and caring.

These stories will entertain you with their bizarre nature, but what lies beneath? What is their meaning?

Both fantastic stories about science. Wells visits such ideas as mans place in modern evolution and the progress of science at the hands of those whose intentions are not so good.

Worth it to read of poor Tess's misery in a world less than understanding or kind as she is brutalised by one man, then another whom she loves, ending ultimately in a tragedy brought on by cultural norms.

Good collection of stories, not all of which are klondike tales, but all deal with same notions of man vs. the world. London is greatly overlooked as his stories delve into human nature at its core.

His best known, the Heart of Darkness. Feel the heat and the river drag you deeper into what lies at the end, and how one enterprizing man outsines all others in the Congo.

About two sets of families in Russia, each with its own problems and outlooks, and two sons who couldnt be more different as they drift towards polar ends of lifes spectrum.

With Kafka, you will always be wondering what is going on. This story of eteral fustration of the individual is maddening but comforting at the same time. A bit redundant at times, it should not be missed.

A great collection of stories each involving some depth about the people in them. Focus is greatly on stagnant people never realizing dreams or talents in the closed society of Ireland.

Follows the lives of three WWI friends in Germany after the war. Filled with tragedy, it is a beautiful work, too. Some very perceptive ideas about life--"Only three things are given in life-snapps, bread, and cigarettes."

Story about small family of cattlemen who must destroy a wild cat as it depletes their stock in the middle of a terrible blizzard. A parrallel for the families own skeletons in the closet.

A boy in Nazi era Poland wills himself to stop growing and hense, evade adulthood, which he sees as corrupt. Very bizarre story about purity and good in a time of brutality and evil.

More good v. evil combined with rich backdrop of Scottish countryside and lots of action. A nice atmospehric read.

Classic tale with overtones of mans constant battle with mortality and fasination with death.

Doctor who experiments on animals has created bizarre creatures in tale of evolution and our place in it. Some great images.

Future where the state has gained control over its people through fear.

Set in the olden days, this novel explores the complex social fabric of mideval England.

A man wakes from coma-like state in the future to find the world an orderly, peaceful utopia where everyone cooperates for happiness. Cool vision.