These are a collection of sixteen satiric monologues where Juvenal does his best to poke his finger in the eye of the Roman society of his day for not...
It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, decepti...
The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists is a semi-autobiographical novel by the Irish house painter and sign writer Robert Noonan, who wrote the book in...
The story centres on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren and her daughter, Vivie. Mrs. Warren, a former prostitute and current brothel owner, is...
Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time by Fanny Fern (pen name of Sara Payson Willis), a popular 19th-century newspaper writer. Following on h...
John Webster's The White Devil (1612) is a Jacobean revenge tragedy, replete with adultery, murder, ghosts, and violence. The Duke of Brachiano and Vi...
The Quintessence of Ibsenism is an essay written in 1891 by George Bernard Shaw, providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright H...
Step into the world of charismatic preachers and religious fervor in "Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis, where the line between faith and hypocrisy blur...
In the heart of a whimsical and enigmatic world, where masks conceal secrets and pretense reigns supreme, lies "The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale For...
"A Cabinet Minister is forced to choose between his career and his wife in this gripping political drama by Arthur Wing Pinero."
The Cabinet Minister...
Amidst Victorian airs and poised façades, "Etiquette" unfurls a tale where honesty invades. Lord Lavender, a mirthful disruptor of norms, shatters dec...
The Spider: A mysterious figure known only as "Nemo" is terrorizing Melbourne society, blackmailing the city's most powerful and wealthy citizens. Whe...
Explore the dark and twisted world of Guy de Maupassant, one of the greatest masters of the short story.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3: Th...
A raucous comedy of manners that skewers the hypocrisy of the Restoration aristocracy.
In The Parson's Wedding, Thomas Killigrew delivers a witty and...
In the sleepy town of Polchester, a hidden world of intrigue and ambition swirls around the magnificent cathedral.
The Cathedral by Hugh Walpole is a...
