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Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, 'A War-Time Wooing' tells the story of Bessie Warren and her love for Lieutenant Paul Revere Abbott. Bessie's brother has been killed in the fighting,...
It isn't always easy being a demon.As Luci, the demon in Matt Groening's Netflix series 'Disenchantment' will agree, not everybody is easy to tempt.Leo Tolstoy's 'The First Distiller' features a very...
'Pearl-Fishing – First Series' by Charles Dickens is a collection of short stories which were first published in 'Household Words'. Featuring titles such as 'Loaded Dice', 'My Wonderful Adventures in...
The second book in the 'Parade's End' series, 'No More Parades' follows the story of Christopher Tietjens. An Edwardian Englishman through and through, Tietjens is forced to leave his ordered life behind...
'Main Street' is the novel accredited with launching Sinclair's trailblazing career. Unlike his contemporaries Hemingway and Fitzgerald, Sinclair chooses to focus on middle America, the rural Midwest,...
'A Lost Lady' is Willa Cather's brilliant depiction of the decline of the American pioneer spirit and the bleakness of frontier life. In it, socialite Marrian Forrester lives with her husband, the ageing...
Shot through with his trademark humour, 'Trying Conclusions' is the fourteenth collection of poems from the lauded writer. Containing twenty-three poems, the topics vary wildly, from short verses on waiting...
'The Cabman's Story' is a short novella by the Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In it, our narrator the cabman regales us with tales of his various entertaining and bizarre experiences whilst...
'Romance' is the second piece in a collaborative series by Conrad and Ford, this tale takes the shape of an adventure story. The narrator finds himself entangled in all kinds of tribulations involving...
'The Last Galley' is a collection of eighteen short stories by renowned Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Split into two parts, stories in the collection include 'The Contest', 'The Home-Coming',...
In a new audio adaptation of some of Austen's lesser known works, Avita Jay brings to life the wit and satire of one of England's greatest authors. In Austen's final and unfinished novel, Charlotte Heywood...
Councillor Krespel is an eccentric violin maker who lives with the mysterious Antonia. Considered to have the most beautiful singing voice the town has ever heard; she has only sung once in her life....
'The Sea Lady' is 'The Little Mermaid' for grownups. Set in Folkestone, the story focuses on a mermaid who comes ashore, with the intent of seducing Harry Chatteris. Living under the name of Doris Thalassia...
First published in 1914, 'Dubliners' was Irish novelist James Joyce's first short story collection. The collection explores middle-class life in Ireland in the 20th century and the search for a national...
'Xingu' lampoons the leisurely lives of six ladies who lunch. Having formed a literary club, the six pseudo-intellectuals are thrown into panic at the prospect of being visited by a famous author.With...
'Crucial Instances' was the second collection of Wharton's short stories to be published. Of the seven, 'Copy: A Dialogue' is presented as a short play. This collection shows the breadth of Wharton's...
'The Book of All Power' takes place in the years before the First World War and until many years after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Malcom Hay, an engineer for a Ukrainian-English oil firm, comes...
'The Sandman' (1844) was written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his novella 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' (1816) which inspired Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker'.A...
A psychological thriller, woven with fantastic characters and delicious plot twists that will leave you spinning. 'The Strange Lapses of Larry Loman' tells the story of Scotland Yard detective Larry Loman...
When your life's path seems set in stone, who wouldn't long for a bit of adventure?In 1910s England, everyone knew their place. But 13-year-old Bealby isn't content to become a servant in a big country...
Someone is losing money. Fast. And when forged notes start to appear, Peter Clifton's hefty riches are called into question. Even his new wife, Jane Leith, can't help but doubt the man's bottomless wealth....
Written almost as an interior monologue, 'Bertha Garlan' follows the eponymous Bertha on her quest for love. A widow in her thirties, Bertha previously married out of convention. However, after a trip...
Neewa is black bear cub who loses his mother and is adopted by a hunter and his dog, Miki. However, during a wild canoe ride, Neewa and Miki get separated from the kindly hunter. They wander through the...
While Wallace could never be accused of being a run-of-the-mill author, 'The Price a Woman Pays' is one of his more unusual tales. A gripping and fun short story, it follows the concerns of Dr Beechington...
Off the windswept coast of Iceland, there's a ship with a mysterious passenger on board. Her name is Thorgunna, and soon she'll be dead. But that won't be the end of her story. Inspired by Iceland folk-tales,...
In 1901, the author – the real Elizabeth – went on a trip to the Baltic island of Rügen with her maid, a chauffeur, a friend, and a carriage piled high with their luggage. From this, she weaves a captivating...
Homecoming hero Jeffrey Blake returns after a stint in prison and tries to embed himself back into his former life. Blake hopes to reconcile with his wife and find his place back in his family alongside...
How do you survive when tragedy is your constant companion?With nearly all his family dead, Pascal Bruno turns to a life of crime to survive. His only hope of escape is through the love of Teresa, a servant...
The bed-ridden widow Julia Charnock Poynsett lives at home with her two youngest sons, but soon her three eldest children, who left home to get married, will return with their wives for the very first...
Commissioner Sanders is back again! However, this adventure sees him set against the backdrop of London rather than Africa. When a bunch of small-time crooks decide to try and steal a diamond mine, Sanders...
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