“The Young Visiters”(1919) is a short “society novel” written by Miss Daisy Ashford at the age of nine. Its child's view of high society (dukes and...
St.ives
St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch.The book...
A Dangerous Disguise (barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 8)
After her quiet life in the Highlands of Scotland, the Laird's daughter Ola Mcnewton is looking forward to going to London to take part in Queen Victoria's Jubilee. At first it...
Love Is The Reason For Living (barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 25)
Lady Novella Crownley has been teaching at a girl's school far from her ancestral home, Crownley Hall, and one day her mother asks her to return. She leaves at once only to find...
Lovers In London (barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 49)
If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland.Witty, sardonic and with an eye for beautiful ladies, the handsome Marquis of Rakecliffe has earned himself the nickname,...
The Sad Fortunes Of The Reverend Amos Barton
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively "Mary Anne" or "Marian"), known by her pen nameGeorge Eliot, was an English novelist,...
The Clever Woman Of The Family
Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) was an English novelist known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.Like Yonge's other works, this novel has an instructional purpose...
Aunt Carlotte's Stories Of Greek History
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901) was an English novelist known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.
The Old Nurse's Story
The old nurse’s story” (1906) is a short novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell , the Victorian writer.
The Captive
"The Captive" (Prisionnière) is the fifth part of "In search of lost time" by Marcel Proust and published posthumously in 1923. In this story the...
