The Good Soldier (1915) "... is set just before World War I and chronicles the tragedies of the lives of two seemingly perfect couples. The novel is t...
McTeague is a simple dentist who becomes infatuated with Trina, the cousin of his friend Marcus. Trina then buys a winning lottery ticket worth $5,000...
Young's Literal Translation is a translation of the Bible into English, published in 1862. The translation was made by Robert Young, compiler of Young...
"The Book of Obadiah is found in both the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, where it is the shortest book, only one chapter l...
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz (740s BC). Others, however, think that his prophecies are to be referred to...
The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew: אֵיכָה, Eikha, ʾēḫā(h)) is a book of the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. It is traditionally read by the Jew...
Lost Continent is a science fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally published in 1915 under the title Beyond Thirty. The novel is set in the...
The Book of Lamentations, attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, is a collection of five mournful poems that depict the devastation of Jerusalem and the...
This book chronicles the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the ensuing fire, drawing from the firsthand accounts of survivors and witne...
There Will Come Soft Rains is a poignant poem by Sara Teasdale that paints a stark picture of a world after devastation. Set in a house that functions...
The Red Flower is a poignant poem by Henry van Dyke, written before the outbreak of World War I, but set before the war began. It contrasts the idylli...
Earth Spirit by Frank Wedekind delves into the complexities of human nature, exploring themes of sexuality, power, and societal hypocrisy through the...
Herbert Jenkins's *Bindle* series follows the escapades of Mr. Joseph Bindle, a lovable and mischievous Cockney working-class character. These stories...
In John Buchan's *The Power-House*, Edward Leithen, a barrister and Tory MP, finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy when he discovers an in...
In "The Man Who Found Out", a man driven by a lifelong obsession to discover the "Tablets of the Gods" embarks on a perilous expedition. When he final...
Wailing Asteroid follows a group of explorers who uncover a vast, abandoned fortress on an asteroid. Built by a long-gone alien civilization, the fort...
The book is a collection of short stories by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer that explore the dark side of human nature. Bécquer delves into the sinister and...
This book delves into the history of catastrophic events, focusing on those driven by natural forces rather than human actions. The author examines a...
Olga Romanoff is a science fiction novel that follows the tale of a global anarchist movement led by the enigmatic Olga Romanoff. Armed with advanced...
The book tells the tale of decline and fall of Atlantis, which for centuries had been the center of the world. The tablets’ author, Deucalion, chronic...
In the midst of a devastating war that threatens to annihilate humanity, Kurt Zen, an American intelligence officer, encounters the enigmatic "new peo...
This collection of poetry explores the experiences of a wartime aviator, offering a raw and deeply personal look at the emotional toll of combat. The...
Georg Heym gilt als einer der wichtigsten Lyriker des frühen literarischen Expressionismus. In seinen Gedichten verarbeitet er die in jener Zeit spürb...
