It is Christmas time and Maisie Llewelyn is invited as a guest to Wolverden Hall. She does not know anybody there but she quickly befriends two girls. She meets them in the nearby ...

Halley's Comet had just swung by and the infamous Baptist preacher William Miller was foretelling the end of the world.Edgar Allan Poe was quick to capitalise on the atmosphere of ...

In this classic Western, good guy Linc Bradway sets out to seek revenge after his partner is killed in a poker game. He ends up in South Pass, Wyoming, where he encounters gamblers ...

Set in the Swiss Alps, ‘The Inn’ could almost be the template for ‘The Shining,’ starring Jack Nicholson. When winter sets in, the owners of the eponymous inn decide to go see the ...

The second book in the ‘Sanders of the River’ series, ‘The People of the River’ gives us a little more insight into the working of the eponymous Commissioner’s mind. Wonderfully wi ...

While Wallace could never be accused of being a run-of-the-mill author, ‘The Price a Woman Pays’ is one of his more unusual tales. A gripping and fun short story, it follows the co ...

While this might be one of Wallace’s shorter tales, he packs it with plenty of character and an unusual amount of darkness.Tam is interrogated over his role in the crashing of an a ...

"Last night after dinner, when we were in the garden, I said, 'I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my s ...

Jim Mathers recently got married to Jaqueline, and with a baby on the way, every penny they earn is now more important than ever. However, Jim has a kind heart and has a hard time ...

A confession to a Catholic Priest leads to a terrifying judgement that Rudolph Miller had not foreseen.Originally intended as a prologue to Fitzgerald’s masterpiece ‘The Great Gats ...

A salutary tale, ‘The Baby Party’ focuses on John and Edith Andros. John is at odds with himself over his attitude towards his daughter, Ede. On one hand, he’s glad that life will ...

'Forlorn River' (1927) is filled with cowboys, romance, and ranches. It follows horse-catching Ben Ide, his friend Nevada and their loyal Native American companion Modoc, as Ben at ...

When Rancher Ben Ide moves his family to Arizona, it initially seems to be only because of his sick mother. But the need for finding his old riding partner Nevada is too great. Ide ...

Referencing Victor Hugo, author of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ ‘Châli’ is an equally tragic love story. Admiral de la Vallée tells of the time he was sent to Central India, as p ...

Even the greatest authors cannot resist a love triangle.Leo Tolstoy has Fedor Protasov as one of the three sides. He is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza (side two) really ...

If you can imagine Rowan Atkinson’s ‘Mr Bean’ as a lieutenant serving in Africa during the days of the British Empire, then you’ve got a good idea of ‘Lieutenant Bones.’When Commis ...

Mr Chell is a very wealthy man. However, even his money cannot buy him a sense of humour. When he receives a letter demanding thousands of pounds to prevent his imminent kidnap, he ...

The ninth instalment in the ‘Sanders of the River’ series, ´Sandi the King-Maker´ provides a fitting end for our eponymous hero.When a missionary and his daughter go missing in Afr ...

Set during the First World War, ‘My Adventures, A German Spy in Britain’ is a collection of short stories narrated by secret agent, Heine.While he might have been sent to London by ...

Told through various eyewitness accounts, ‘Eve’s Island’ follows the adventures of Captain Tatham.On discovering a deserted island, he claims it as his own. However, he also discov ...

‘Hooking Watermelons’ (1898) is a short story by the American author, Edward Bellamy, most famous for his socialist and utopian novel ‘Looking Backward: 2000-1887’ (1888).New York ...

‘Deserted’ (1898), a humorous, sentimental tale of young love amidst the Nevada desert, is a short story by the American author, Edward Bellamy, most famous for his socialist and u ...

Accused of a murder he didn't commit, an innocent man seeks refuge in the Canadian wilderness. Can he prove his innocence before it's too late?When a man bravely stands up to a bul ...

Miltä tanskalainen yhteiskunta näyttää ulkopuolisen silmin?Joán Ujházy on mestarillinen viulisti, joka on kasvanut Tonavassa sijaitsevassa saaressa. Joánin äiti oli tanskalainen, j ...

Heinrich Heines mest kända diktverk, Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen (1844) är en kvick men hänsynslös satir, där han gycklar med byråkratin och brackigheten i 1800-talets Tyskland. ...