Colonel Barclay, a commander of the Royal Mallows Regiment, is dead. His wife is the first and main suspect because the…

The Rocking-Horse Winner\" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. The story describes a young middle-class Englishwoman who…

Poetry lovers look no further! Elizabeth Barret Browning\'s passionate collection of 44 love sonnets is all you\'ll ever…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Edgar Allan Poe, 6 stran, anglicky "The Cask of Amontillado" is a classic revenge story where an…

A short story written in the vein of the Gothic tradition, "The Black Monk" tells of a Kovrin, a Russian scholar, who is…

Have you ever spent an evening in the English countryside and marveled at the beauty around you? In \'The Pageant of…

\"The Undertaker\" is a supernatural gothic tale by Pushkin, which features Adrian Prokhorov, an undertaker, who comes to a…

When the gambler, John Oakhurst, senses that he may have outstayed his welcome in the mining camp of Poker Flat, he sets off…

Woman-woman. Man-man. Bisexuality. Flexible. Queer. Some people have never questioned whether or not they\'re gay. Others…

"It is a grand thing to be mad"A rich, self-confessed madman meets a poor girl and, wishing to marry her, he puts on a…

Arthur Jermyn was a noble man whose family was full of strange people such as adventurers, sailors and people who joined the…

The old, abandoned manor of La Grande Bretèche stands between the trees like a secret. Uncovered one day by Dr. Horace…

'A Double Rescue' is a short story that reads in stark contrast to the adventure writing, which Ballantyne is most notorious…

Considered scandalous at the time, \'A Political Romance\' is a satirical look at the relationship between the Church and…

An Italian and Spanish love triangle with Napoleon\'s army on the march as the backdrop, \'Juana\' is an all-action story…

Containing loosely autobiographical elements, ‘In the Modern Vein’ is a short story detailing the romantic pursuits of the…

In the vast expanse of the steppe, two shepherds, the old man and the young Sanka, guard their flock of sheep. The night is…

After self-imposed exiled in Italy, Mrs Lidcote is returning to New York, full of trepidation about her divorced daughter\'s…

'A Double Rescue' is a short story that reads in stark contrast to the adventure writing, which Ballantyne is most notorious…

Poe's preference for not naming his narrators is potent once again in "The Tell-Tale Heart", a story that is trying so hard…

What if something wild is lurking in the forest? Something more dangerous than an animal? When she was a little girl, she…

‘Signor Formica’ (1885) is a ‘weird tale’ written by the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his…

First published in \'The Strand Magazine\' in 1925, \'The Pearl of Love\' by H.G. Wells is an allegorical tale of love,…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Helen Hunt Jackson, 24 stran, anglicky ‘Letters from a Cat’ by Helen Hunt Jackson is an adorable,…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Samuel Butler, 38 stran, anglicky Canterbury Pieces is a classic collection of essays, newspaper…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Fyodor Dostoevsky, 31 stran, anglicky White Nights, is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Edith Wharton, 40 stran, anglicky Well -- I failed to sell the Works, and that increased my…

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Elektronická kniha - autor Oscar Wilde, 3 stran, anglicky Inspiring two films (the latest featuring 'Emmerdale's' Conner…

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Elektronická kniha - autor H. G. Wells, 26 stran, anglicky From the author of the science fiction classic, The War of the…

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Elektronická kniha , 20 stran, anglicky Sexy spice for established partners at home, in day-to-day life and escaping from…

The ring is where Joe Fleming feels most alive. The roar of the crowd, the pure, elemental force of the fight. But he's…

When a writer named Carter meets his friend Manton in a cemetery, they are about to discuss prose writing and horror. Is…

\"The Garnet Bracelet\" is a rather short novel by Alexander Kuprin, exploring the romantic, yet unrequited emotions of the…

"The Furnished Room" is a short story about love and dedication, about exhaustion and despair. A young man is in search for…

There\'s nothing like the fresh mountain air, waves lapping against the beach, the wind caressing your chest, the water…

Sherlock Holmes got a few days of vacation so he and Watson went to Reigate where a friend of theirs, Colonel Hayter, had a…

The narrator has gone out to a garden in the middle of the night. But the garden, under the light of the moon, doesn't seem…

Woman on woman. Man on Man. Bisexuality. Flexible. Queer. Some have never questioned their homosexuality. Others are in a…

"Society, taken in the lump, is all dwarfs (...) And when you've no more left to give, they'll laugh at you to your…

Believe in yourself and keep going no matter what! Join the Rainbow Chicks in learning about a free-spirited life. This book…

Guy de Maupassant's short story "Who Knows?" recounts nothing short of a bizarre series of events. Our narrator writes from…

Charles Dickens shared excessive interest in the machinations of the ghostly and the supernatural. Many of his ghost stories…

"He felt for the first time in his life that he—not his services, but he himself—was necessary to another human being. At…

The Australian Charles McCarthy is brutally murdered in Hertfordshire, England. His son James is the prime suspect, having…

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\'Riders to the Sea\' (1904), is a classic one-act tragedy by famed Irish playwright J.M. Synge. Maurya, a widower of the…

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The Fermata\' (1885) is a \'weird tale\' written by the German romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, most famous for his…

‘We can't do much, being "only girls, "' said Anna; 'but if each does one small chore somewhere it will pave the way for…

A short essay by acclaimed Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell, 'An Accursed Race' is a study of the plight of the…