Life became complicated for Joyce Radway when her beloved aunt died. Joyce was left to live with her cousin and his wife, who saw Joyce as a handy cook, maid and babysitter. But...

The story of a gallant soldier who is dismissed by his regiment, and disowned by his father, because he has been found guilty, on “false evidence,” of cowardice in the...

"The Dunwich Horror" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales (pp. 481–508). It takes...

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early...

Set in a magical kingdom where a wealthy prince and a Russian princess meet for the first time and fall madly in love with each other. Their wedding is to be a huge celebration...

Joam Garral, a ranch owner who lives near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel down-stream when his past catches up with him.

At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement...

Gloria knew the benefits of wealth. Her life had been filled with every conceivable luxury, which would only continue when she was married to a well known and wealthy man. But...

Amos Lee Mappin is visited by the surly and self-centered Major Dunphy, dependent on his beautiful actress granddaughter, Mary Stannard. Mary has disappeared, and the detective...

Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 and is Emily Brontë’s only novel.It is regarded as a classic of English literature and also considered a novel with Gothic...