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A futuristic story of tragic love and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague, The Last Man is Mary Shelley's most important novel after Frankenstein. With intriguing portraits of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, the novel offers a vi

One of the earliest "locked room" mysteries. All of the clues are in the story -- but you'll be surprised by the ending!

Sultana's Dream is a classic work of Bengali science fiction and one of the first examples of feminist science fiction. This short story was written in 1905 by Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain, a Muslim feminist, writer and social reformer who lived in British Ind

The Familiar was written in the year 1872 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. This book is one of the most popular novels of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which

John Mackenzie trod the trail from Jasper to the great sheep country where fortunes were being made by the flock-masters. Shepherding was not a peaceful pursuit in those bygone days. Adventure met him at every turn--there is a girl of course--men fight th

A lively and amusing story, dealing with the adventures of eighteen jovial, big hearted Montana cowboys.

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by

The Pit of the Serpent was written in the year 1929 by Robert Ervin Howard. This book is one of the most popular novels of Robert Ervin Howard, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic whic

Features the haunting title novella, well worth comparing to Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness."

Located in the Solomon Islands, this devastating portrayal of copra plantation slavery has scholars arguing whether London was criticizing the racism of the colonialists or approving of it. (From http://london.sonoma.edu/)

Wie mehrere andere Werke Zweigs, welcher seinerzeit vom Wirken Sigmund Freuds fasziniert war, hat auch Der Amokläufer einen starken psychologischen Hintergrund: Die Geschichte handelt von einer extremen Besessenheit, die den Helden dazu bringt, sein Beruf

Die Pianistin Erika Ewald verliebt sich während der Proben für ein gemeinsames Konzert in einen Geigenvirtuosen. Während ihre Liebe zunächst eher platonischer Natur ist – sie erfreut sich an gemeinsamen Gesprächen und Spaziergängen –, wächst in ihm das Be

Die Hauptperson der Erzählung ist der im Rivierahotel arbeitende Kellner François. Beim Bedienen der Gräfin Ostrowska wird er innerlich verzaubert und spürt tiefe Verehrung für ihre Person. Mit einer treuen, begehrungslosen Liebe dient er ihr unbemerkt un

London's first novel introduces the strong, independent, well-educated heroine that would run through much of his work.

A Lady of Quality is a novel published in 1896 by Frances Hodgson Burnett that was the second highest best-selling book in the United States in 1896. It was the first of series of successful historical novels by Burnett.

Carmen is a novella by Prosper Mérimée, written and first published in 1845. It has been adapted into a number of dramatic works, including the famous opera by Georges Bizet.

A coming of age story set in the mythical "golden age" of Spain. The titular character is excluded from the inheritance of the family castle on the grounds that given his expertise with sword and mandolin he should be able to win his own estate and bride.

An impossible murder, an occult detective tale, and a tale within a tale -- with a solution suggested by Harry Houdini.

Hop-Frog was written in the year 1849 by Edgar Allan Poe. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Allan Poe, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers

Excerpt: "In all the wide expanse of ocean that surrounded that island, there was nothing visible save one small, solitary speck on the far-off horizon. It might have been mistaken for a seagull, but it was in reality a raft—a mass of spars and planks rud