A devastatingly attractive young woman of the Edwardian era Zuleika Dobson, a true femme fatale, something of a small-time celebrity, manages to gain entrance to the privileged,...
The Gift Of The Magi
O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas now available in a refined digital layout.In a shabby New York flat, Della sobs as she counts the few coins she has...
In Mary’s Reign
First published under the title In Mary’s Reign in 1901, it was re-released under the title The Tangled Skein in 1907.In this historical novel, Queen Mary is characterized...
The Moneychangers
Montague, a member of the elite class of New York witnesses insider trading and manipulation of the stock market by a high financier Dan Waterman who is motivated by revenge. A...
In A Glass Darkly: Green Tea
Though carefully educated in medicine and surgery, I have never practised either. The study of each continues, nevertheless, to interest me profoundly. Neither idleness nor...
Moby-dick: The Whale
Moby-Dick, one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature, follows the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and Captain Ahab who seeks out Moby Dick, a...
The Odd Women
Alice and Virginia Madden move to London and renew their friendship with Rhoda, an unmarried bluestocking. She is living with the also unmarried Mary Barfoot, and together they...
The Roots Of The Mountains
The story is set in Burgdale, a small Germanic settlement in a valley at the foot of a mountain range, and the neighbouring woodlands, pastures and dales. The area is inhabited by...
Siddhartha (illustrated)
Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of...
The Secret Sharer
The story takes place at sea, near the Gulf of Siam. The young captain is unfamiliar with both his ship and his crew, having only joined their company a fortnight earlier. He soon...
