An Outcast of the Islands Joseph Conrad - This was the second novel by Joseph Conrad, and it was inspired by his experience as mate of a steamer, the Vidar.
Pellucidar Edgar Rice Burroughs - Pellucidar is a 1915 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series about the fictional "e;Hollow Earth"e; land of Pellucidar.
The Art of Fiction Henry James - World-renowned novelist and short story author Henry James offers practical advice and considerable insight on what makes quality fiction, and how good writers can create it.
Anne of Windy Poplars Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables.
The Confidence-Man - Herman Melville - On April Fool's Day in 1856, a shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow passengers.
Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson - Being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751: how he was kidnapped and cast away; his sufferings in a desert isle; his journey in the wild highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so called.
News from Nowhere is a classic work combining utopian socialism and soft science fiction written by the artist, designer and socialist pioneer William Morris.
The House on the Borderland William Hope Hodgson - The House on the Borderland (1908) is a supernatural horror novel by British fantasist William Hope Hodgson.
Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol - Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as a remorseless satire of imperial Russian venality, vulgarity, and pomp.
In this issue, you will find three fundamental texts that have shaped dystopian political fiction: "e;We"e; by Yevgeny Zamyatin, "e;Nineteen Eighty-Four"e; by George Orwell and "e;Anthem"e; by Ayn Rand.
'World Without Weakness' is the vision of Miss Sophia Bernard, the director of Mind Care facility who aims at training the young genius by evaluating their emotional weakness with a competitive mindset.
The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation - A Christmas Story - Louisa May Alcott - "e;The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation: A Christmas Story"e; by Louisa May Alcott is a classic, Christmas story.
Das Spinnennetz Joseph Roth - 1923, drei Tage vor Hitlers Putschversuch in München erschienen, zeichnet Das Spinnennetz das Porträt einer Gesellschaft von Mitläufern, die der Katastrophe entgegeneilt.
The Son of the Wolf - Jack London - "e;This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell - The essential backstory to the creation and meaning of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of the most important books of the 20th centuryand now the 21stSince its publication more than 70 years ago, George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four has been regarded as one of the most influential novels of the modern age.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle - In this edition of "e;The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood"e;, Howard Pyle has provided possibly the best and most complete rendering of this classic tale of the famous yeoman-thief of Sherwood Forest.
The Nightingale and the Rose - Oscar Wilde - A nightingale overhears a student complaining that his professor's daughter will not dance with him, as he is unable to give her a red rose.
The Hyborian Age Robert Ervin Howard - Of that epoch known by the Nemedian chroniclers as the Pre-Cataclysmic Age, little is known except the latter part, and that is veiled in the mists of legendry.
