The idea was to write a whole novel in the month of November, based on the guidelines of the National Novel Writing Month. The twist is that there are...
Jane and Elsie Melville were raised by their kindly but eccentric uncle, Mr Hogarth who believed that women were just as good as men, and thus gave hi...
This book presents two significant pieces of literary criticism: a lecture by Walter Besant on the art of fiction and a response to that lecture by He...
Lazarillo de Tormes is an anonymous Spanish novel first published in 1554. It is considered the first picaresque novel, and one of the most important...
Published in 1908, 'Whole Family' is a unique collaborative novel composed of twelve chapters, each penned by a different author. The story explores t...
Tom Sawyer is the quintessential American boy. He's mischievous, adventurous, and always looking for fun. In this classic novel, Tom has a series of e...
The Plain Tales from the Hills is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1888. The stories are set in British India and...
This book is a compressed, character-driven story that effectively uses contrast to develop its protagonist against a rapidly changing background. The...
Ronald West, a renowned author, embarks on a journey to Central Africa to draw inspiration for his next novel. Despite his wife Helen's initial reluct...
Welcome to a world where crime reigns supreme, where blood flows freely, and where the boundaries of morality are blurred. Prepare to be shocked and e...
This collection of poems by Tobias Smollett celebrates the talents of a young lady who is skilled in playing the harpsichord and singing. Smollett's v...
Luigi Pirandello's "Novelle per un anno" is a collection of 241 short stories published in the newspaper Corriere della Sera, later published in 15 se...
Set in the era preceding the First World War, "Robin" delves into the intricate relationships between English nobles and commoners. This novel serves...
The Sturdy Oak is a composite novel written by fourteen leading American authors in 1917. The novel was intended to raise funds for the suffrage cause...
Appeal is a poem by Anne Brontë, first published in Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, a collection of poems by all three Brontë sisters, publish...
'War and Peace' is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. It depicts Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows the lives of fi...
Set along the southern seacoast of Maine in the late 19th century, "Widow's House" is a moving and evocative novel about the lives of two widows, Mrs....
The ninth volume of Luigi Pirandello's Novelle per un Anno (Novels for a Year) collection features a series of short stories that explore themes of id...
The Eyes of the World is a novel that explores the false world of artists, writers, critics, and their wealthy patrons. The main characters are the fa...
This volume presents the first part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's autobiography, originally titled 'Truth and Fiction' or 'Truth and Poetry.' It chr...
This collection of short stories introduces readers to the work of Mikhail Kuzmin, a composer who also wrote fiction. Kuzmin's characters are ordinary...
Metamorfoze is a novel by Dutch author Louis Couperus, first published in 1897. The novel tells the story of Hugo Aylva, a young writer who is struggl...
Before the Mirror is a novel by Elizabeth Stoddard that was first published in 1865. The novel tells the story of two sisters, Rose and Lily, who are...
