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Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946[3])—known as H. G. Wells—was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks...

Two stories of crime, chance and coincidence Our Lady of the Burning Heart Liam is a small time criminal in a world of trouble. Cause he owes twenty thousand dollars to local gangster Dan "the Man"...

“The Aspern Papers” was first published in London by Henry James in 1888 in «The Atlantic Monthly» and by Macmillan & Co. in the same year. Henry James (1843–1916), who was nominated for the Nobel...

“The Altar of the Dead” was published by Henry James in 1895 in Usa. It is a fable on life and death significance. This book contains a special note on Henry James by Joseph Conrad (Henry James. An appreciation,...

A Changed Man and Other Tales is a collection of twelve tales written by Thomas Hardy. The collection was originally published in book form in 1913, although all of the tales had been previously published...

IN the rear of the long store, at a round table under a hanging-lamp with a tin shade, four young men sat playing poker. The floor of that portion of the room was raised several feet higher than that...

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her insider's...

“Italian Hours” is a travel book written by Henry James trough several years of exploration of Italy. James loved very much Venice, Rome, Ravenna and many other Tuscany cities. This collection of his...

A very precious collection of short stories by W. W. Jacobs, author of several humorous and ghost stories. This ebook contains a detailed biography including all the publications of the Author and a smart...

"The old man of the sea" is a very precious short story by W. W. Jacobs, author of several humorous and ghost stories, contained in "Ship's Company". This ebook contains a detailed biography including...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret. Born in London, Mary...

A very precious collection of short stories by W. W. Jacobs, author of several humorous and ghost stories. This book includes: "The lady of the barge"; "The monkey's paw"; "Bill's paper chase"; "The well";...

It is sunset. Over the limitless plain, vast and unbroken as the heaven above, the hot cloudless sky cools slowly into shadow. The men leave their labour amid the fields, which, like an oasis in the desert,...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret. Born in London, Mary...

“Now you-all stop dat a-foolin’ an’ eat yo’ brekfas’ like sens’ble chill’ns,” said Aunt Hyacinth, coming in with a plate of smoking cakes. “Ef yo’ don’, yo’ done be late fo’ school, shore ’nuff.” A ripple...

The debut novella from Nora Kipling! What if Elizabeth Bennet had turned down Mister Darcy's second proposal? What would have happened if Wickham’s devious nature had been exposed before Lydia had run...

"One Day" was published in 1909 by D. Appleton and Company as a sequel to "Three Weeks" (1907). This ebook contains a detailed bibliography including all the publications of the Author. This interactive...

Eight short stories, often built on dialog, to tell about some aspects of life in today's world, its contradictions and, above all, the difficult search for new values. The tale "The Refusal", which gives...

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret. Born in London, Mary...

This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably...

“The Beast in the Jungle” was first published in London by Henry James in 1903 by Methuen Publishing in the collection The Better Sort. It’s one of the most famous novella about by Henry James about the...

"The man and the moment" was published in 1914 by D. Appleton and Company. This ebook contains a detailed bibliography including all the publications of the Author. This interactive digital edition includes:...

A love story between a girl and a strange boy is starting while something terryfing is happening in the Universe. But luckily someone is watching, they are many, they help us and sometimes they fall in...

Reviewing Beattie’s Life of Campbell in the Quarterly in 1849, Lockhart expressed the hope that no one would ever tell Campbell’s story without making due acknowledgment to ‘the best stay of his declining...

The Rev. Septimus Harding was, a few years since, a beneficed clergyman residing in the cathedral town of ––––; let us call it Barchester. Were we to name Wells or Salisbury, Exeter, Hereford, or Gloucester,...

Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.” ? Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland books have delighted readers across the globe for over a hundred years....

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon,...

This book, Northern Lights, belongs to an epoch which is a generation later than that in which Pierre and His People moved. The conditions under which Pierre and Shon McGann lived practically ended with...

Uncle Tom’s Cabin is one of the few books that can lay claim to having actually changed the world. Although the American anti-slavery movement had existed at least as long as the nation itself, Stowe’s...

I knew my past would eventually catch up with me. I just hoped for more time. With my daughter. With Stefan. With Carlo. With my friends. The clock is ticking, and I need to run before it's too late. But...