Carolyn Avon inherited an impressive house in the Scottish Highlands and made her way there during Christmas time to claim it. It was evident that she did not have the means to mai ...

Robina Shaw travels from the countryside to Lord Nelson’s funeral and stays with her cousin Henrietta, only to have her life changed for good. When the Earl of Rockhampton finds ou ...

Pat Connington’s employer, Pierre Larouche, was an aloof and complicated man, who made her terribly uncomfortable. Yet it was undeniable that she was in love with him, as much as s ...

‘An Anonymous Story’ follows an anonymous assassin, sent to infiltrate the home of Orlov, the wealthy son of a judge. Disguised as a servant, the revolutionary perfectly blends int ...

The La Motta family are on the run. Forced to flee Paris after a scandal, they need a place to hide. They settle for an abandoned abbey, where they’re joined by another person with ...

Alvina Houghton is the daughter of a widowed Midlands textile merchant James Houghton. Despite her father's best efforts the business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain h ...

Siegmund, a married musician, falls in love with the much younger Helena. The two set of on a romantic holiday on the Isle of Wight. But the trip and their affair have profound con ...

Set during the reign of King Robert III of Scotland, ‘The Fair Maid of Perth’ is a historical romance novel by the internationally renowned Scottish author, Sir Walter Scott. Cathe ...

‘Typhus’ is a deeply personal short story by Chekhov, about a young man, Klimov, returning home on a train while suffering from a terrible illness. The tale begins with Chekhov’s c ...

‘In the Graveyard’ is a tale that is at once both hopeful and hopeless in which Anton Chekhov explores the tragedies of life with a comic touch. The short story opens with friends ...

‘In the Dark’ is a darkly humorous short story by Anton Chekhov about a couple awoken during the night by a sneezing fit. This absurdist scene quickly becomes terrifying as the wif ...

Dinner party conversation does not tend to include mysterious drownings which cost multiple people their lives. It is bound to turn even sourer when one attendee takes it upon hims ...

Sir John Rowell's death is shrouded in mystery, and the judge who narrates his story essentially turns it into a scary campfire story. Elements of hunting, sea voyaging, and savage ...

Jean Summer is a famous painter. Although he is praised by a lot of people for his character, he deems his marriage to a young disabled woman to be a burden. He believes that he is ...

A young woman escapes her dreary castle in Normandy to seek the sunshine of Cannes. As she encounters multiple misfortunes, she is plagued by memories of her unhappy marriage. She ...

Leopold Renard always fishes in the same spot. One Sunday he and his wife arrive at their favorite spot only to find it already occupied by another couple. And not only that – but ...

Friends gather for dinner, drink a glass or five, and begin telling each other stories. Tales of dangerous hunting experiences are thrown around lightheartedly. This mood changes q ...

Graveyards are the calmest places on Earth – for the living and the dead. The Besiers cemetery is no exception. Until the keeper finds a young man digging up the grave of a recentl ...

Maitre Hauchecome spots a piece of string on the ground during his walk into town. As he bends down to pick it up, he could never have imagined the chaos that would soon ensue. His ...

A political mystery from prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim, ‘A Lost Leader’ follows the fortunes of former Liberal politician, Lawrence Mannering. Content with his retired life ...

First published in 1908, ‘The Long Arm of Mannister’ is one of author E. Phillips Oppenheim’s best-known novels. Revolving around a criminal named Mannister, the book is a collecti ...

The beautiful, wealthy, and privileged Lady Wilhemina is the owner of the extensive estate of Thorpe, where countless people who depend on her live in substantially less comfort. W ...

Bursting out of sunny, lush Californian meadows onto the porch of Walt and Madge Irvine, 'Wolf', the brown dog with the wild grace of a timber-wolf, instantly captures the hearts o ...

Fanny Templeton is a young widow and worried about her stepdaughter, who is about to marry the penniless Freddie March. Yet her own life is about to change, as she travels to Franc ...

Tohtori Faust on myynyt sielunsa paholaiselle ja matkustaa nyt elämännälkäisenä maailman ja aikojen halki. Matkoillaan hän kohtaa muun muassa antiikin Helenan ja ryhtyy keisariksi. ...