The canon of American literature is vast and varied, but there exist four books that stand out from the rest and have become iconic. Without these books, a collection of American literature remains incomplete. These four works have been included in this must-have box set:
- The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Moby Dick - Herman Melville
- Little Women - Louisa May Alcott