Weather Explained: Fog, clouds, rain, haze, thunder, cyclones, dew point and how to count dust motes are just a few of the 35 topics covered in short,...
A Program for Action is a 1975 report by the US Committee for the Global Atmospheric Research Program. Already at this time, it was understood that a...
Edgar Allan Poe has the ability to manipulate language so well that he could engage my imagination and get me terrified even though little was 'done'...
According to his view advanced in the book, "Culture is a study of perfection". He further wrote that: "[Culture] seeks to do away with classes; to ma...
More of the witty, wry, and deliciously wicked essays and articles written by Milne. Most people know him as the creator of Winnie The Pooh, but he wo...
In the Days of the Comet is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells in which humanity is "exalted" when a comet causes "the nitrogen of the air, the ol...
No More Parades is the second novel of Ford Madox Ford's highly regarded tetralogy about the First World War, Parade's End. It was published in 1925,...
The tale of a 12-year-old boy who falls in with smugglers. Jim, an orphan, is sent to live with relatives along the Devon coast. There he accidentally...
The day on which a volume of C. H. Spurgeon's Pulpit Prayers appears is a day to be desired. Decidedly this selection of the great preacher's prayers...
This is a compelling historical novel that takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the American Revolution. Published in 1904, this captivat...
This timeless masterpiece takes readers on an extraordinary journey through time and space, blending futuristic concepts with philosophical questions...
A mysterious column of dust emerges, casting a shadow over the lives of all who encounter it.
In the heart of a quaint English village, nestled among...
"The Dark Other" by Stanley G. Weinbaum is a captivating exploration of the supernatural and the enigmatic forces that dwell in the shadows of the hum...
A mysterious stranger arrives at a French chateau, and soon the lives of the people there are turned upside down.
The Guest of Quesnay is a novel by...
Step into a world where nature's secrets unfold through the art of meteorology in "Weather Influences" by Edwin Grant Dexter. Delve into a captivating...
This was the Weekly Poem for 20 May 2006. We stretched our poetry-reading muscles with five versions of this much longer selection than usual (some 96...
The author, a British journalist and novelist, is interested in the feel of the places he visits. He describes at length a visit he has made to Egypt,...
The Raven, by Edgar Alan Poe, is one of the most famous poems ever written. First published in 1845, it was soon reprinted, illustrated, emulated, bec...
An atmospheric and haunting tale of a man who becomes convinced that he is being stalked by an unseen presence. As strange events escalate, the man's...
In the Rain by William Wetmore Story is a beautiful and evocative poem that captures the mood and atmosphere of a rainy day. The poem uses sensory lan...
In Wladyslaw Reymont's "Vampir", Zenon, a man of reason, is persuaded by his friend Yoe to attend a séance. The event thrusts him into a world of spir...
Evelina's Garden is a mysterious and atmospheric tale set in a small New England town in the 19th century. The story centers on a mysterious woman nam...
Italian is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, first published in 1797. The novel tells the story of a young Italian nobleman, Vivaldi, who falls in love...
„Na wzgórzu róż” to zbiór sześciu opowiadań Stefana Grabińskiego, jednego z najwybitniejszych polskich mistrzów grozy. W jego opowiadaniach rzeczywis...
