Gargoyles Fiction Novel The author, Ben Hecht, was a prolific writer as well as a renowned screenwriter, producer, and director of films. His screenwriting skills include som... Gargoyles 15 Views Ben Hecht
The History of the Caliph Vathek Horror Fiction This is one of the earliest Gothic novels. The Caliph Vathek is one of the wealthiest and most powerful men who ever lived. But this is not enough for... The History of the Caliph Vathek 21 Views William Beckford
Life in the Iron Mills Fiction This 1861 novella was the first published work by Rebecca Harding Davis: writer, social reformer, and pioneer of literary realism. It tells the story... Life in the Iron Mills 7 Views Rebecca Harding Davis
Madame Butterfly Fiction Biography Madame Butterfly is the story of the young Japanese girl Cho-Cho San, who marries a flighty American naval officer, and is thenceforth outcast from he... Madame Butterfly 11 Views John Luther Long
A Phantom Lover Horror Fiction A Phantom Lover is a supernatural novella by Vernon Lee (pseudonym of Violet Paget) first published in 1886. Set in a Kentish manor house, the story c... A Phantom Lover 5 Views Vernon Lee
Their Yesterdays Fiction The story of a man and a woman, as they experience The Thirteen Truly Great Things of Life: Dreams, Occupation, Knowledge, Ignorance, Religion, Tradit... Their Yesterdays 19 Views Harold Bell Wright
Hunger Novel Hunger is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun and was published in its final form in 1890. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening o... Hunger 11 Views Knut Hamsun
Paul and Virginia Novel Paul and Virginia was first published in 1787. The novel's title characters are very good friends since birth who fall in love, but sadly die when the... Paul and Virginia 25 Views Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
The Bells of San Juan Action Crime Novel Rod Norton is a lawman in a land where bandits and criminals make their own rules. Risking his life for justice and a future with the woman he loves,... The Bells of San Juan 44 Views Jackson Gregory
Bertram Cope's Year Novel This novel was perhaps the most daring and affirmative LGBT literature of the first two decades of the 20th century in America. In this story, Bertram... Bertram Cope's Year 36 Views Henry Blake Fuller
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen Fantasy Adventure Humour Biography ‘The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ is an enjoyable & satirical account of the fictitious exploits and travels of the fictionalized ‘Baron... The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen 28 Views Rudolf Raspe
Told in a French Garden War American friends begin to summer in a beautiful French country house when WWI breaks out. They decide not to evacuate as the war encroaches. Their int... Told in a French Garden 11 Views Mildred Aldrich
Belinda Comedy Novel When Belinda was published in 1801, it became both controversial and popular. Controversial because of the inter-racial marriage presented in the nove... Belinda 22 Views Maria Edgeworth
Fables in Slang Humour A delightful read and an interesting look at America at the beginning of the 20th Century. In terms of prejudice, class, and injustice generally, it's... Fables in Slang 16 Views George Ade
Molly Make-Believe Biography Charmingly romantic story of an invalid, left to solitary recuperation, who subscribes to a letter service to keep his spirits up. The characters here... Molly Make-Believe 11 Views Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
