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Just how did we become the dominant species on the planet? Master storyteller Jack London considers the answer in "The Human…
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Jack Robinson is a solitary but adventurous soul, with a lifetime of expeditions behind him. Now middle-aged and settled on…
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Celebrations. Transport. Science lessons. Today, balloons are a casual part of everyday life, noticed but not really…
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Meet Antonio, an antisemitic merchant who treats his own flesh as property to secure a loan. Throughout the play, tangible…
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The distinguished yet misanthropic and perhaps misogynistic linguist Henry Higgins teaches a common flower girl to speak and…
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A wizard with words, Nemerov presents this collection of poems in his typical, sardonic style. However, the humour is used…
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Suddenly fatherless, young Bob Ledbury must find work so he can support himself and his mother. Struggling to find…
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Alcott's first published work, 'Flower Fables' was originally written for the daughter of her good friend Ralph Waldo…
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Francis Bacon, lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, remains one of the most effectual thinkers in European intellectual…
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'Facing the Flag' is one of the stories that cemented Verne's reputation as one of the pioneers of science-fiction. It…
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In the county town of a certain shire there lived (about forty years ago) one Mr. Wilkins, a conveyancing attorney of…
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"For some moments distant Vesuvius had beguiled my thoughts from the still more distant mountain of the secret, when…
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Louisa May Alcott has penned a sparkling collection of novels, short stories and poems. In this collection of short stories,…
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What do you do as soon as you've seen Greta's 'Little Women'? Read the whole of Alcott's back catalogue, of course! This…
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Thornton Waldo Burgess was a conservationist and author of children's stories. He loved the beauty of nature and its living…
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"The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain" is one of Dickens' Christmas-time novellas, written in the vein of his most…
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Hunted and Harried is a story of two boys, Harry and Dick, who are shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. They must use their…
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Pat Glendon Jr. is a promising boxer who has spent his entire life quietly away from much of society, spending his time…
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original…
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'Away in the Wilderness' is a classic for young readers. Adults are also bound to enjoy this novel as a semi-biographical…
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"Creatures that Once Were Men" is a short story by Maxim Gorky about the residents of a lodging house who start a conflict…
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"The Dancing Girls, and Other Stories" contains four short-stories by two-times Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber, written…
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"Doubrovsky" is an unfinished novel by Pushkin, published after his death, and follows the adventures of a Russian…
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"Parnassus on Wheels" (1917) was Christopher Morley's first published novel. It tells the story of Roger Mifflin, who sells…
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You know that thing when you have an incestuous relationship with your daughter, but you don't want anyone to know about it,…
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‘Master Martin, The Cooper, and His Journal’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German romantic author E. T. A.…
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Siblings Robert and Laura McIntyre have fallen on hard times following the death of their mother and their father's…
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Part of an eight-volume cycle about Marie Antoinette \'The Hero of the People\' focuses on the conflict between King Louis…
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The story originated from two separate pieces: "Another Man's Wife" and "A Jealous Husband" (published in 1848 in the…
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Henri is a shameless and spoiled heir. When he falls in love with the beautiful Paquita, he simply must seduce her. But…
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Timon is a wealthy and popular man in Athens who freely shares his wealth with others. He is generous to his friends and…
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First published in 1918 ‘Danger! And Other Stories’ is a collection of short stories by Sherlock Homes creator Sir Arthur…
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'Jack and Jill' is a children's book set in a small New England town after the Civil War, following Jack and Jane, who are…
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Two white men. Gold on indigenous land. An indigenous chief who is tired of exploitation. Based upon Jack London's own…
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The Salvaging of Civilization by H. G. Wells is a visionary exploration of the future of humanity, emphasizing the need for…
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Milady is finally behind bars. During the day, she patiently plots her escape. And at night, she dreams of reaping revenge…
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Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social…
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A fierce November storm is raging, and before long a ship finds itself in difficulty just offshore. Captain Boyns and his…
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The Dawn of Tomorrow by Frances Hodgson Burnett: In this thought-provoking novel, Frances Hodgson Burnett explores the…
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In these letters I have drawn quite freely and sometimes literally from the excellent and authoritative translations of…
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'F is for Freudian: 4 Erotic Short Stories' is a collection of erotica that explores the taboo sexual encounters that would…
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Ferdinand, the King of Navarre, and his three noble companions, the Lords Berowne, Dumaine and Longaville, make a pact. For…
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Lawrence ... describes the poems [in this first collection of his unrhymed poems] as "intended as an essential story, or…
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Their planned adventure to Yosemite had become all that Gus Lafee and Hazard Van talked about, so it is needless to say that…
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We hear it all the time - Charles Dickens invented what we think of as a traditional Christmas. In this collection of short…
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Known across the UK as ‘The Moat Farm Murder,’ ‘The Secret of Moat Farm’ sees Wallace as his investigative-journalist best.…
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Hang tight and discover the hidden depths of the human heart with this thrilling tale by the father of sci-fi, H. G. Wells!…
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Prepare yourself for the ultimate swashbuckling epic! Perhaps Alexandre Dumas' most famous creation, this tale of heroic…
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