Character1897
Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Creator source index
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Character1818
Frankenstein's Creature
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Character1865
Alice
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Character1900
Dorothy Gale
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Character1887
Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle stories
Core stories public domain in the U.S.Legend1400
Robin Hood
English ballads and folklore
Traditional folklore source materialLegend1100
King Arthur
Arthurian legend
Traditional and medieval source materialBook1851
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Book1813
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Book1895
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells's The Time Machine
Public-domain source text in the U.S.Fairy Tale1697
Little Red Riding Hood
European folk tale traditions
Traditional tale with public-domain versionsBook1843
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol
Public-domain source text in the U.S.