Leonora Cressy and her school friend Isobel, have sworn never to fall in love. They prefer their books to men and scorn other girls whose heads are full of storybook romance....
When the Balkan Prince Stanislaus demanded an English bride, Queen Victoria decided to send him Lady Lavina, whose family had a slight connection with royalty. Determined to avoid...
"Protected by loving parents, young, beautiful and happy, Lady Ravina Ashley has the world at her feet. Unused to harsh words, she is taken aback when a stranger at a ball in...
This book is written by John Galsworthy in 1924. Fleur Forsyte is now married to Michael Mont, but the marriage is haunted by the ghost of a past love story . Fleur is an...
“The squire’s story”(1855) is a short dark ,gothic and mysterious story written by Elizabeth Gaskell, the Victorian writer…
“The Shah’s English Gardener” is a short dark novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, the writer of the Victorian age.
The Fat And The Thin, also known as Le Ventre de Paris(1873) is the third novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. It is set in and around Les...
“Over the river” (1933) is a novel that ends the "trilogy of Dinny" and is especially a great slice of English life (along the nearly fifty years between...
Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901) was an English novelist known for her huge output, now mostly out of print. This story of the 19th century is a psychological thriller genre.
Charlotte Mary Yonge (11 August 1823 – 24 May 1901) was an English novelist known for her huge output, now mostly out of print.Our commencement is with the Dukes of...