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Looking for a great love story? You have found it! This novel is told as both a sentimental romance and a humorous piece of historical fiction.Taking place in Rhode Island the stor ...

What makes a villain a villain? If you find a questionable main character intriguing, this social satire is perfect for you.The atypical character Lillie is a spoiled and self-abso ...

Isabel Archer, a beautiful and adventurous young American woman, has been brought to Europe by her Aunt, Mrs Touchett, hoping to find a future husband for her niece. When Isabel tu ...

"...she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day." Mrs. Dalloway is busy taking care of the final preparations for her evening party when an old ...

Receiving large sums of money is never without its challenges and Dan's situation is no exception. When he inherits an impossible amount of money from his father, he is over the mo ...

First published in 1909, ‘Luna Benamor’ is a collection of short stories by the renowned Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. The titular tale tells of an impossible love story be ...

Set during WWI, ‘Our Sea’ (or ‘Mare Nostrum’) is a moving romance by Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Working as a secret agent for the Nazis, Freya Talberg makes a potentiall ...

A tragic short story from much-loved Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell, ‘The Half-Brothers’ is a tale of love and rejection. Unloved and spurned by his stepfather, Gregory is trea ...

‘The Doom of the Griffiths’ is a haunting short story by the acclaimed Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell. A long-forgotten curse was placed upon the Griffiths family by the last n ...

When sixteen years John T. Unger leaves for a vacation with a wealthy school mate of his, he doesn’t know yet what he is about to encounter. His school friend’s family is not only ...

Suspicious King Leontes of Sicily accuses his pregnant wife Hermione of having an affair with his best friend, Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. Enraged at the alleged betrayal, he ...

A shipwreck 25 years ago separated Egeon from his wife and one of his identical twin sons. Both boys are named Antipholus and both have servants names Dromio, who also happen to be ...

The death of their father leaves Oliver and Orlando at odds. Oliver inherits everything and out of spite forces his younger brother to live in poverty by denying him his inheritanc ...

Based on the mythological Leir of Britain, the main character of King Lear decides to retire from the throne and hands over the kingdom his daughters.The premonition of the divisio ...

This historical fiction is set in ancient Britain when it belonged to the Roman Empire. Cymbeline, a Celtic king who has lost both his sons, opposes his only child, princess Imogen ...

First published in 1898, ‘The Californians’ depicts life in California at the turn of the century. As California undergoes a period of rapid change and diversification, so too do t ...

Published in 1893, and set against a backdrop of violence between Mexico and the United States, this is a passionate and compelling love story from famous American author Gertrude ...

Set on the Caribbean Island of Nevis, ‘The Gorgeous Isle’ by Gertrude Atherton follows the story of Byam Warner, a poet and an alcoholic who is slowly drinking himself to an early ...

Tjugotreåriga Kathleen Roberts har aldrig varit ifrån sin familj. Inte heller har hon haft någon friare. Allt det här ska komma att ändras när hennes föräldrar ger sig iväg på en l ...

Tapasimme toisemme tunti sitten Etoiléssa, Oslon Grand Hotelin 8. kerroksen baarissa. Nainen oli luultavasti juuri päässyt töistä ja päättänyt mennä lasilliselle pitkän päivän päät ...

Mitä hyötyä havainnoistani olisi, jos ne eivät olisi täysin mieluisia? Onneksi minun ei tarvinnut enää murehtia siitä.Minua ihmetytti, ettei heitä ollut mietityttänyt liiemmin mikä ...

Rakastin hänen herkkää ja vastaanottavaista luonnettaan mutta vain silloin, kun hän pysyi vielä vaiti. Silloin kukaan ei olisi voinut huomata hänen kiihkomielisyyttään, vaan hän nä ...

Andries oli katsellut, kun Johannes oli työskennellyt ylävartalo paljaana. Näky herätti hänessä voimakkaan halun nähdä miehen kaunis, ruskea vartalo, niin, alastomana, ja että hän ...

Hän ei ollut lainkaan sellainen, jonka oletin kohtaavani, varsinkaan tällaisessa paikassa. Tällaiset "hienostuneet", rauhalliset ja älyllisiksi leimatut kahvilat tapasivat vetää pu ...

Se perjantai-aamu oli ollut samanlainen kuin kaikki muutkin perjantai-aamut. Ainoa ero oli ollut se, että olin tiennyt viettäväni loppupäivän hieman eri tavalla kuin yleensä. Kun k ...