Something Fresh is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published as "Something New" in the United States, by D. Appleton & Company on 3 September 1915....
The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in June 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. It takes place in England in t...
The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at t...
These are a collection of sixteen satiric monologues where Juvenal does his best to poke his finger in the eye of the Roman society of his day for not...
The American Claimant is a comedy of mistaken identities and multiple role switches. Its cast of characters include an American enamored of British he...
"This cheerful little road novel is about Claire Boltwood, who, in the early days of the 20th century, travels by automobile from New York City to the...
Fifth novel in the Barsetshire series, The Small House at Allington is largely focused on the Small House's inhabitants, Mrs. Dale and her two marriag...
The Marquis Mazzini's daughters, Emilia and Julia, are beautiful and accomplished young ladies. Julia quickly falls in love with the young and handsom...
The poem begins with a prose dedication addressed directly to the Earl of Southampton, which begins, "The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without...
Constance Bledlow is a beautiful monied 20 year old with the world at her feet. She arrives in Oxford to spend a few months with her impoverished uncl...
A collection of British aristocrats, soldiers, gentlemen and ladies gather at the Province House inn, as the American imperial possessions crumble aro...
Death in Venice is a novella by German author Thomas Mann, published in 1912. It presents an ennobled writer who visits Venice and is liberated, uplif...
The story begins with a simple love triangle in which a Spanish count has fallen in love with a girl called Rosine. He disguises himself to ensure tha...
This is a play of a simple country girl fallen among aristocratic Victorian-era swingers in the big city. But this Country Mouse is anything but innoc...
It follows the story of John Jorrocks, a rich, self-made man with a passion for hunting, who finds himself embroiled in a series of comical misadventu...
It revolves around a mysterious house and the secrets hidden within its walls. The book was originally published in Hungary in 1909 and has been trans...
The letters were written over a period of thirty years, from 1660 to 1696, and cover a wide range of topics, including family life, politics, culture,...
It is a satirical novel that takes readers on an unusual journey through the eyes of a handkerchief. The book is a fictional account of the life of a...
Step into the opulent world of 18th-century France's most iconic queen with "Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette" by Henriette Campan. Delve into...
What was it like to be a female artist during the French Revolution?
In her memoirs, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun recounts her extraordinary life a...
What does it mean to be a foreigner in a new land?
The Desirable Alien at Home in Germany by Ford Madox Ford is a travelogue and memoir that tells th...
Step into the world of Elizabeth, a young woman who uncovers the secrets of the European aristocracy through a series of scandalous visits.
The Visit...
In the enchanting world of "Nelly Channell" by Sarah Doudney, secrets and mysteries unfurl like delicate petals. Hidden beneath the veneer of Victoria...
D'amants qu'ils étaient, le Vicomte de Valmont et la Marquise de Merteuil sont restés complices dans leurs projets de liaisons et confidents dans leur...
