25 Great American Novels
Selecting the greatest American novels is a fun job because there are so many wonderful choices. We hope you enjoy reading them. We also selected our favorite Children's chapter books (appropriate for all ages) in Books for Young Readers.
Find our complete collection of novels in the Classic Novels Library. You might also enjoy books set during the Civil War and World War I.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moby Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams
O Pioneers! by Willa Sibert Cather
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
My Antonia by Willa Sibert Cather
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
In a Hollow of the Hills by Bret Harte
Would you like to learn more about the authors? We offer American Biographies for Kids & Adults
Looking for a great short story? Check out our Favorite Short Stories Collection or find what you are looking for in the Short Story Library
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