In 'Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers,' Henry Fielding, a magistrate and celebrated writer, addresses the rampant crime plaguing...
“Will and No Will” is a short play, or “afterpiece,” written by Charles Macklin. The play is a comedic exploration of the themes of inheritance, greed...
Clarissa Harlowe is a sprawling epistolary novel that tells the story of a young woman's struggle to maintain her virtue in a world that seems determi...
This collection of Korean folk tales, translated from manuscripts dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, offers a glimpse into the spiritual and...
Horace Walpole's *Hieroglyphic Tales* are a collection of short stories that showcase his imaginative and satirical style. He weaves together elements...
This book provides a chilling glimpse into the criminal underworld of early eighteenth-century London. It presents biographies of notorious criminals...
