Michael Snowdon inherits a substantial sum of money from his deceased son and decides to return from Australia to London. He spends only on necessities and lives like a poor man...
The Adolescent
Arkady returns to St Petersburg to join his family, which he barely knows because he was shipped off to boarding school throughout his childhood. In the brief time during which...
Daniel Deronda
One of the finest works by George Eliot featuring the noble Daniel Deronda who becomes entranced by frivolous beauty Gwendolen Harleth and though she shares his feelings fate...
Pimpernel And Rosemary
Pimpernel and Rosemary is a novel set after the First World War and features Peter Blakeney, a descendant of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Percy Blakeney).The action is mainly set...
The Tale Of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl—only she was always losing her...
A Journey Into The Center Of The Earth
"A Journey to the Center of the Earth" is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are...
The Turmoil
A novel in the tradition of those of Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis, The Turmoil is set in what was once a small, quiet city—never named but closely resembling the...
The Picture Of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is an example of Gothic fiction in which the great theme is Aestheticism and its relation between life, beauty, disillusions. The first version of this...
The Blanket Of The Dark
Set during the early part of Henry VIII's reign, the story revolves around a young clerk Peter Pentecost, who proves to be a descendent of Henry of Buckingham and, thus, has a...
In An Hotel
Madame Nashatyrin is fed up with violent behaviour and foul language emanating from abusive male guest next door. She has two grown up daughters and is concerned about their well...
