Beowulf translated by Seamus Heaney The ultimate man.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Revenge is sweet.
A Room With a View by E.M. Forester Lazy summer reading to uplift your soul.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley It's alive!!! (sorry, I had to do it)
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Learn to love life again.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin Beauty, brains, and brass - come see why Eliza Bennet is so many people's favorite heroine.
Cecila by Francis Burney What's in a name? Apparently everything.
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Who is she, and why do so many people want her dead?
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy Dashing heroes, beautiful heroines - pure escapism.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Goth at it's best with a poor heroine, a house with a mystery, and the original mantle-leaning hero.