Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and...
The Case Of Mr. Lucraft
Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901), was a novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie...
A Hero Of Our Time
Lermontov's only full-scale novel, which prophetically describes the duel in which he later lost his own life. The hero of the novel, Pechorin is an intense individual, a military...
The Evil Within
A novice supernatural investigator is unwillingly caught off guard and consumed by the dark forces of the unknown after receiving a mysterious telephone call from a woman claiming...
Imprisoned With The Pharaohs
"Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" is a short story written by American fantasy author H. P. Lovecraft in February 1924. Commissioned by Weird Tales founder and owner...
The Banker And The Bear
A story of competing interests, personal achievement and ambition unfolding in one of the busy stock exchanges. The banker and a wealthy speculator, both had to overcome many...
Mr Standfast
Mr Standfast by John Buchan. Mr Standfast is the third of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan. Set in the later years of World War I, Brigadier-General Hannay is recalled...
Kerfol
Kerfol by Edith Wharton. In Kerfol, Edith Wharton tells the story of Anne de Barrigan, a French woman who was accused of murdering her overbearing older husband. She claims to...
The Haunted Man And The Ghost's Bargain
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain by Charles Dickens. Redlaw is a teacher of chemistry who often broods over wrongs done him and grief from his past. He is haunted by a...
Cursed By Christ
CURSED . . .Living at her family’s rice plantation, Alice Wharton learns some disturbing news from her mother: their bloodline has been cursed. Jesus Christ punishes them for...
