Smith, a University of Oxford athlete, witnesses strange things. Edward, a student in Egyptology, collects ancient artefacts, a mummy as well. Not only does he collect them, but Sm ...

Amalia Oljander ja Miina Salokannel kilpailevat samasta miehestä, Tuomas Lukassonista. Tuomas ei ole päättäväinen mies – tohtorilan Miina ja apteekin Amalia molemmat kiinnostavat h ...

"The Brushwood Boy" tells the story of British army officer, George Cottar, following him from childhood and into his first posting to India. During his placement, Cottar keeps dre ...

Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel "Elizabeth and Her German Garden" was first published in 1898. It was instantly popular and has gone through numerous reprints ever since.This story is ...

"The Homely Heroine" is a short story by American author Edna Ferber. It features a writer whose heroines are generally extremely beautiful. But one day, whilst she is out shopping ...

"The Dancing Girls, and Other Stories" contains four short-stories by two-times Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber, written between 1910 and 1919. The title story paints a pictures ...

Written just before Prohibition, "In the Sweet and Dry" tries to entail the possible troubles that might happen in the future. It takes both sides of the argument, and sketches out ...

Lucy and Ayala Dormer are left penniless by the death of their parents. Ayala is taken in by their rich aunt Lady Tringle and Lucy by their poor uncle Mr Dosett. The girls find it ...

'Herr Arne's Hoard' is a 1904 novel by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf. Its original Swedish title is 'Herr Arnes penningar,' which means 'Sir Arne's money'. Set in Bohuslän in t ...

Perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn.Valerie was once saved from a life in a wheelchair by the charming Dr. Axel Anton. Years later, when looking after his youn ...

Nuori poika asuu vaatimattomissa oloissa Kreikan vuoristossa yhdessä äitinsä ja isänsä kanssa. Eräänä päivänä isä tulee kotiin kantaen pientä orvoksi jäänyttä tyttöä. Tytöstä tulee ...

Kuinka luonnistuu kolme vuotta ilman naisseuraa? Navarron kuningas ja hänen kolme lordiaan, Berowne, Longaville ja Dumaine päättävät kokeilla ja vannovat keskittyvänsä naisten sija ...

Veronalaiset ystävykset Valentin ja Proteus jättävät toisilleen jäähyväiset. Levoton Valentin lähtee kiertämään maailmaa. Proteus ei lähde mukaan, sillä hän ei tahdo jättää Juliaa, ...

Tartuffe on mies, jonka nimi voisi olla synonyymi tekopyhyydelle. Kaikki eivät kuitenkaan näe hänen lävitseen – hyväuskoinen ja rikas porvari Orgon pitää Tartuffea mainiona miehenä ...

"The Lady of the Lake" (1810) is a narrative poem set in the vicinity of Loch Katrine, in the Trossach region of Scotland. It is made up of six cantos, each focusing on one day. Th ...

"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is inspired by the real-life actions of James Brook, a British soldier who made himself Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo). In this short story, Kipling t ...

'In American Notes', the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's.Kipling affe ...

"My First Summer in the Sierra" (1911) takes inspiration from Muir’s journals of the months he spent between June and September 1869 as a shepherd in the Sierras. Muir went on to b ...

In early March 1867, Muir was injured while working at a wagon wheels factory: a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye. This accident changed the course of his life. ...

Four very different women, all wanting to escape cold and dreary London for different reasons, come together to share a month's holiday in an Italian medieval castle. There’s timid ...

In "My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard," Elizabeth Cooper offers the reader a translation of two series of letters by Kwei-li, the wife of a high-rank Chinese official.The first seri ...

'The Fortunate Foundlings' is a picaresque novel from 1744 featuring twins Horatio and Louisa, whose journey in the world differs because of their gender. They were both abandoned ...

"The Haunted Bookshop" is a so called "bibliomystery" (a mystery story set in the world of books) from 1919. It is the story of the eccentric owner of the Haunted Bookshop, Roger M ...

"Parnassus on Wheels" (1917) was Christopher Morley’s first published novel. It tells the story of Roger Mifflin, who sells his travelling book business to 39-year-old Helen McGill ...

"Kathleen" is a 1920 novel by Christopher Morley. It tells the story of a group of eight Oxford undergrads who call themselves "The Scorpions." One day, they find a letter that a c ...