Good classic novels for an ISU

Pre-1900, eh?

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, English author

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, English author

Any of the Sherlock Holmes stories, English author

Count of Monte Cristo or Man with the Iron Mask, though those are by a French author and I'm not sure if that matters or not.

Come on guys/gals, do you people not read?

Anything Mark Twain.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Don't know if you'd consider it an easy read but you can give it a go here.

The Time Machine

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Venus in Furs.

That's not everyone's cup of tea exactly though so Gulliver's Travels, my favourite book, could work. Wuthering Heights is good too.

tristram shandy if you want to be a smart dude who reads one of the best books ever written

hamlet (?)
or something from Verne

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Published in 1898, short, easy to read, and actually very good.

Most of Jules Verne's books (last one was published in 1909, but most were from before 1900. Also rather entertaining

Something by the Brothers Grimm. You would be surprised by how dark these stories often were.

Sherlock Holmes (most were released after 1900, so make sure to pick the right one(s). You probably need to read more than one, due to how short most of these are) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Though my best advice would be to just find some book that looks interesting. And if you just pick an easy book, in particular at a university level of studies, then there is always the risk of you getting a bad grade. (You need to show that you have a good grasp of the English language, which you really can't if you read a super easy book)

Chaucer - The Catenbury tales

you have to read something that was written on english or you can read translated novels onto english?

Grr... so close, was going to say: The Art of War, but that was 1910

Well... I don't know many that are chapter books... I really liked Kazashi no Himegimi, but I don't think you'd find that anywhere.

If it was a little earlier I'd reccomend The Great Mirror of Male Love

Edit: Derp you said English, can't help you here then

The Three Musketeers! (1844) Thought it would be boring but its a good read and in easy to understand language. (Try to get a copy that explains some words and place names at the back, these are not too important mostly historical background)

Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" would be a pretty grand one. It's format is in that of a play, however, so it might not be eligible.

Anything Robert Louis Stevenson.

I would suggest the 47 Ronin.