Hypatia is a historical novel set in 5th-century Alexandria, Egypt. The story revolves around a young monk, Philammon, who leaves his desert monastery...
Leonid Andreyev's novella "The Dark" delves into the psychological complexities of a desperate young man seeking refuge in a brothel to evade arrest....
Safo is a novel by Alphonse Daudet that explores the passionate and complicated relationship between Juan, a young man from the provinces, and Safo, a...
Set in the underbelly of Barcelona in 1910, 'Xava' recounts the life of a young woman, the daughter of a prostitute and a thief, struggling to survive...
