Galusha Bangs, an archaeologist of enormous learning and no practical sense whatever, takes a room in a Cape Cod boarding house to recover his health, and finds himself defending his landlady's savings from a spiritualist and a bad investment.
Dans Le boubou neuf de la dictature, l'auteur depeint avec poesie et lucidite le regime autoritaire de Gayma, un pays imaginaire ou une junte militaire impose son pouvoir aunom de la refondation.
Holland, 1672: a mob tears two statesmen to pieces in the street, and a quiet gentleman in Dordrecht goes on trying to breed a black tulip because a hundred thousand guilders are offered for one.
Charity Royall, raised out of a mountain settlement by the man who is now her guardian, spends one summer with a young architect from the city and understands, before he does, exactly how it will end.
Dary, an officer with the Paranormal/Research/Intelligence/Discipline and Education (PRIDE) department of the RCMP, has little time to pursue his personal interests outside of his job.
An orphaned Englishman refuses his uncles' patronage, takes a clerkship in Brussels, and teaches at a girls' school run by a directress who has decided to marry him.
A New York man is delivered a mysterious carpet, wishes himself away on it, and wakes on a Mars of decayed cities, listless golden people who have forgotten everything, and a princess drawn away by the river of the dead.
A girl of extraordinary beauty is going blind, and will not wear the glasses that would save what sight she has - because they would spoil her face, which is the only capital she has.
Sea mew abbey opens with themes of loss and longing, centering on a grieving father who loses his wife and finds his infant daughter sent to a convent.
Under honour's flag explores the tension between personal integrity and external doubt, following a young boy's confrontation with fear, loss, and the burden of proving oneself in unfamiliar territory.
The truth about Tristrem Varick: A novel explores the intricate tension between personal desire and social duty in a world defined by legacy, appearance, and silent expectation.
The 13th district: A story of a candidate examines the intersection of political ambition and emotional sacrifice in the context of a small-town campaign.
The Boys of Crawford's Basin portrays youthful resilience and growth within a rugged frontier setting, using everyday trials to illuminate the values of courage, cooperation, and self-reliance.
Trevlyn hold: A novel examines the tension between inherited obligation and individual resolve in a setting shaped by class, loss, and generational expectations.
Wanted: A cook Domestic Dialogues is a domestic comedy that explores the humorous trials of a newlywed couple settling into home life in New York City, specifically their efforts to hire a suitable cook.
The turn of the balance Book I examines the quiet disparities between privilege and hardship through parallel lives shaped by class, duty, and unseen injustice.
The summit house mystery or the earthly purgatory is set in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia, following a man who is the last heir of a once-wealthy family, struggling with loss and social decline.
The turn of the balance Book III examines the quiet disparities between privilege and hardship through parallel lives shaped by class, duty, and unseen injustice.
Daisy herself explores the journey of stepping away from expectation and into the unknown, emphasizing the strength it takes to reshape one's life amid uncertainty.
The Eichhofs: A romance unfolds within the refined world of German aristocracy, portraying the complex intersection of love, social hierarchy, and personal ambition.
The Haunted Chamber: A Novel by Duchess is a gripping Gothic tale that transports readers into a world of mystery, intrigue, and supernatural occurrences.
The Headsman: Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons by James Fenimore Cooper is a captivating work of historical fiction that immerses readers in the intrigue and romance of 18th-century Switzerland.
"e;The Incredible Story of How the Papacy Became Infallible Under Pius IX and XII"e; delves into a pivotal transformation within the Catholic Church, revealing how two of its most influential Popes reshaped its doctrines and authority.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug by Joseph Crosby Lincoln is a delightful novel that immerses readers in the charming small-town life of a New England fishing community.
The Child of Pleasure Book II by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a captivating novel that epitomizes the essence of Italian literature within the context of the Decadent movement.
Truthful Jane explores the emotional endurance of a young woman caught between duty and the longing for personal dignity in a world defined by rigid class boundaries.
The Missing White AlbumBy William ShearsWhen Ringo Starr's personal copy of The Beatles—stamped 0000001—sold at auction for $790,000, it set the record for the most expensive album in history.
A novice leaves his abbey for the world in 1366, joins a company of English archers under a knight of the old school, and marches into France where chivalry is already a business.
A young architect is sent to a remote Cornish parish to survey a church tower and falls in love with the rector's daughter; so, later, does the London critic who reviews his work.
A young Gascon arrives in Paris with a letter of introduction, a borrowed horse and a talent for being challenged to duels, and by nightfall he has three of them arranged.
In the heat and smoke of a California autumn, the mother of a kidnapped girl finds unexpected guidance from a chatty young crow she names Veronica, who leads her to abandon her self-imposed isolation and seek hope despite her grief-filled limbo.
