 Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
The only survivor of a shipwreck endures 28 years of solitude on a Caribbean island and masters both his strange new world and himself. Brilliant, evocative details of Crusoe's struggles and exploits.
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| |  Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
An eccentric Englishman accepts a challenge to circle the globe with unprecedented speed. Exotic locales, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and comic relief provide a fantastic blend of adventure, entertainment, and suspense.
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 Joseph Andrews
by Henry Fielding
First English realistic novel depicts misadventures of Joseph and his old tutor, Parson Adams and their travels — along the way exposing, through their own innocence and honesty, the hypocrisy and affectation of others.
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| |  The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
This enormously influential 17th-century classic, one of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, follows the pilgrim on his harrowing journey through life in search of salvation.
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 A Sentimental Journey
by Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne drew upon his experiences in the 1760s to create this fictional travelogue. Generations have delighted in the narrative of Mr. Yorick, the Sentimental Traveller, who seeks tender moments but chiefly finds misadventures.
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| |  A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
by Jonathan Swift
Treasury of 5 shorter works includes title piece plus The Battle of the Books, A Meditation Upon a Broom-Stick, A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit and The Abolishing of Christianity in England.
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 A Journal of the Plague Year
by Daniel Defoe
Classic 1722 account of Great Plague of London that ravaged England nearly 60 years earlier. Defoe writes the story as an eyewitness report and the novel abounds in memorable, realistic details.
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| |  Moll Flanders
by Daniel Defoe
Brilliant, picaresque masterpiece of 18th-century realism recounts the scandalous facts of Moll's life — in prison, as a prostitute and a thief, her life as a "transported felon" in the American colonies, and more.
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 Candide
by Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet
One of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. Witty, caustic skewering of romance, science, philosophy, religion, government — nearly all human ideals and institutions.
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