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The Voyage is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 24 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.
At the harbour Fenella and her grandmother say goodbye to Fenella's fat…
The Voyage is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 24 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories.
At the harbour Fenella and her grandmother say goodbye to Fenella's fat…
This story was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on September 26th 1884, when Kipling was not yet nineteen, and collected in Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of this collection. It was his first short sto…
This story was first published in the Civil and Military Gazette on September 26th 1884, when Kipling was not yet nineteen, and collected in Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of this collection. It was his first short sto…
"Wee Willie Winkie" is an short story by Rudyard Kipling: His full name was Percival William Williams, but he picked up the other name in a nursery-book, and that was the end of the christened titles. His mother's ayah called him Willie-Bab…
"Wee Willie Winkie" is an short story by Rudyard Kipling: His full name was Percival William Williams, but he picked up the other name in a nursery-book, and that was the end of the christened titles. His mother's ayah called him Willie-Bab…
"The Adventure of the Three Students", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in…
"The Adventure of the Three Students", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in…
"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the «blasted heath» in the …
"The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the «blasted heath» in the …
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into…
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into…
Following her recent adaptation of Great Expectations, bestselling novelist and award-winning audiobook narrator Alison Larkin changes the gender of Scrooge in this exciting new recording of A Christmas Carol.
It's the same beloved Christmas sto…
Following her recent adaptation of Great Expectations, bestselling novelist and award-winning audiobook narrator Alison Larkin changes the gender of Scrooge in this exciting new recording of A Christmas Carol.
It's the same beloved Christmas sto…
Certain Personal Matters is an 1897 collection of essays selected by H. G. Wells from among the many short essays and ephemeral pieces he had written since 1893. The book consists of thirty-nine pieces ranging from about eight hundred to two thousand…
Certain Personal Matters is an 1897 collection of essays selected by H. G. Wells from among the many short essays and ephemeral pieces he had written since 1893. The book consists of thirty-nine pieces ranging from about eight hundred to two thousand…
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Pass…
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Pass…
"Hypnos" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, penned in March 1922 and first published in the May 1923 issue of National Amateur.
"Hypnos" is a first-person narrative, written from the perspective of an unname…
"Hypnos" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, penned in March 1922 and first published in the May 1923 issue of National Amateur.
"Hypnos" is a first-person narrative, written from the perspective of an unname…
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame de Paris is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.
The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, includ…
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame de Paris is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.
The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, includ…
"The Trouble of Life" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
I do not know whether this will awaken a sympathetic lassitude in, say, fifty per cent. of its readers, or whether my experienc…
"The Trouble of Life" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
I do not know whether this will awaken a sympathetic lassitude in, say, fifty per cent. of its readers, or whether my experienc…
His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes, later titled «His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes», is one of 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in September 1917 in Strand …
His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes, later titled «His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes», is one of 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in September 1917 in Strand …
'A Mole Like No Other' by Julia B. Grantham is a fresh, delightful story about a toy mole who is looking for love, friendship and his place in the world. The tale of Moley and his friends is set in a cosy English country house with a tradit…
'A Mole Like No Other' by Julia B. Grantham is a fresh, delightful story about a toy mole who is looking for love, friendship and his place in the world. The tale of Moley and his friends is set in a cosy English country house with a tradit…
"The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation" is a Story by G. K. Chesterton. Basil Grant investigates Wimpole, the great raconteur.: Basil Grant and I were talking one day in what is perhaps the most perfect place for talking on earth – the top of a…
"The Painful Fall of a Great Reputation" is a Story by G. K. Chesterton. Basil Grant investigates Wimpole, the great raconteur.: Basil Grant and I were talking one day in what is perhaps the most perfect place for talking on earth – the top of a…
The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and …
The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and …
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in «T…
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in «T…
The Garden Party is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published (as «The Garden-Party») in three parts in the Saturday Westminster Gazette on 4 and 11 February 1922, and the Weekly Westminster Gazette on 18 February 1922. It lat…
The Garden Party is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published (as «The Garden-Party») in three parts in the Saturday Westminster Gazette on 4 and 11 February 1922, and the Weekly Westminster Gazette on 18 February 1922. It lat…
"In a Literary Household" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
In the literary household of fiction and the drama, things are usually in a distressing enough condition. The husband, as y…
"In a Literary Household" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
In the literary household of fiction and the drama, things are usually in a distressing enough condition. The husband, as y…
"Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
The world mends. In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it – …
"Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.
The world mends. In my younger days people believed in mahogany; some of my readers will remember it – …