Romance
Gentle Julia
Penrod for girls in the form of Florence, the bratty younger cousin of luminous Julia Atwater, enlivens this romantic comedy set in Tarkingt…
The Two Destinies
Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesies. Destiny at first doesn't se…
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, and was inspired by classical Roman comedy and the Italian commedia dell'…
The Evil Genius
The Evil Genius, one of Wilkie Collins' last works, is subtitled "A Domestic Scene". It is the intriguing tale of family Linley, i…
Chronicles of Avonlea
In this first collection of stories following the characters from the "Anne of Green Gables" series, we see 12 vignettes into the …
Heku
Chevalier has never been told no. For thousands of years he’s sat on the Equites Council, ruling body of his heku faction, and for thousands…
The Lark
"The Lark" has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit's former novels so justly popular, and yet the story ts ent…
Lilith's Love
Donovan, lonely and getting over the recent death of his parents, asks his long-time friend Christian to move in with him when he relocates …
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more…
Persuasion
"All the privilege I claim for my own sex ... is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone." In persuasion, her …
Tristan and Iseult
This is the Arthurian legend of Tristan and Iseult. It is a tale of love, honour, intrigue, betrayal and jealousy, ending ultimately in trag…
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets is a profound exploration of love, beauty, and the human experience, encapsulated in 154 masterful poems. Written by t…
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A.E.W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title.The novel tells th…
The Phantom of the Opera
Over the years, strange things have been happening at the Paris Opéra House. The new owners, M. Moncharmin and M. Richard don't know …
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is not your typical romance. It is a story of a woman who struggles with a world in which she doesn't quite fit. Once finished wit…
The Princess
The Princess is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem, written by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1847. The poem tells the story of an hero…
Eugene Onéguine
Eugene Oneguine is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary h…
Adam Bede
Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously,…
Der tote Gast
Heinrich Zschokke war in der ersten Hälfte des 19ten Jahrhunderts ein beliebter und viel gelesener Autor, der heute zu Unrecht fast ver…
The Vicar of Bullhampton
This little-known but engrossing Trollope novel, published in 1870, centers on a feisty small-town clergyman, his cantankerous neighbor, the…