Stas Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison live with their fathers and grow up in the city of Port Said. Their fathers are engineers who supervise the maintenance of the Suez Canal. One day...
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage is Maugham's masterpiece strongly autobiographical in nature, although Maugham denied this stating that this was a novel not an autobiography, though much in it...
The Well At The World's End
Using language with elements of the medieval tales which were his models, Morris tells the story of Peter, King of Upmeads, and his four sons, Blaise, Hugh, Gregory, and Ralph....
Fiesco: The Genoese Conspiracy
Genoa in 1547. This commercial center had gained its independence from France as well as a new prince through the actions of Andrea Doria 19 years previously. But the Doge Doria...
Walden, And On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin by Walden Pond. With the intention of immersing himself in nature and distancing himself from the distractions of social life,...
Psyche
Psyche's jealous sisters attempt to attract the attention of her two most recent suitors, without success. Psyche refuses both suitors before being called away by a messenger. The...
Openings In The Old Trail
It was high hot noon on the Casket Ridge. Its very scant shade was restricted to a few dwarf Scotch firs, and was so perpendicularly cast that Leonidas Boone, seeking shelter from...
Les Misérables
The only completely unabridged ebook edition of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece—a sweeping tale of love, loss, valor, and passion.Les Misérables ranks among the...
The Wind In The Willows
It is spring time: the weather is fine, and good-natured Mole loses patience with spring cleaning. He flees his underground home, heading up to take in the air. He ends up at the...
The Celestial Omnibus And Other Stories
An unnamed little boy in a London suburb observes a strange signpost that stands across the street from his house. It points to an empty alleyway and reads simply: 'To Heaven.' ...
