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....
A very personal and opinionated wander through the Sussex of around 1900, illustrated with anecdotes, literary and poetic quotations, gravestone epita...
A remote castle in Wales inhabited by three older men is the last place on earth that a young, lively girl of 18 would want to spend time. And yet, wh...
The Mysteries of Udolpho tells of Emily St. Aubert, who suffers misadventures that include the death of her mother and father, supernatural terrors in...
Long before I knew that the speech of men was misused by them and that they lied in the hearing of the gods perpetually, in those early days through w...
The Marquis Mazzini's daughters, Emilia and Julia, are beautiful and accomplished young ladies. Julia quickly falls in love with the young and handsom...
Castles in the Air, a short novel or perhaps more like a collection of short stories with memories of a French rogue in the early 19th century Paris,...
"Wistfully I deliver up to you my simple story, knowing that the first suggestion of “historical novel” will bring before you an image of dreary woode...
Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz is the thirty-third in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the nineteenth and las...
This is a volume of poetry by French poet Theophile Gautier, translated by Agnes Lee. Enamels and Cameos was published when Gautier was touring the Mi...
The famous Castlecourt Diamonds have gone missing and the story surrounding their disappearance is strange indeed. To help sort out the mystery, you...
The Able McLaughlins is a 1923 novel by Margaret Wilson first published by Harper & Brothers. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1924. It won...
A wealthy, love-sick bachelor, crooks, and card-sharps ensconced in an English castle make for a classic Wodehousian comedy of star-crossed lovers, im...
The English-born Princess Pannonia had spent the twenty years of her marriage isolated in the Prince's remote Hungarian castle. Now widowed, she retur...
Peveril of the Peak (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Kenilworth, and Woodstock this is one of the English novels i...
Lesley Castle is a melodramatic epistolary novelette written by Jane Austen when she was sixteen years old. Although the novels Austen became known fo...
It is an in-depth exploration of the popular superstitions and strange occurrences of the British Isles. Ingram examines the many reported hauntings a...
It is a Gothic novel that tells the story of Harriet Brandt, a beautiful but mysterious woman who possesses supernatural powers. Published in 1897, th...
Orphaned and raised in poverty, Celestina discovers a shocking secret about her parentage that threatens to destroy her world.
Celestina is a Gothic...
In 1773, William Hutchinson set out on a journey to the Lake District of England, a region renowned for its stunning scenery and rich history. His acc...
In the heart of the Transylvanian Alps, there stands a mysterious castle. Its dark towers loom over the surrounding countryside, and rumors swirl of s...
Journey through the evocative verses of William Wordsworth's "Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales," a poignant exploration of time's p...
In the shadowy recesses of Kastle Krags, secrets slumber like ancient echoes, waiting to be awakened. Absalom Martin invites readers on an enthralling...
Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of a fairy ta...
