British Literature

The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn

J. W. Keyworth

The Golden Shoemaker or “Cobbler” Horn is a domestic drama that opens in a cramped, two‑storey cottage where…

Stories of Authors, British and American

Edwin Watts Chubb

This volume is a biographical anthology that brings together sketches of notable British and American…

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

H. G. Wells

The opening places the reader in a wintry English village where a mysterious, bandaged stranger arrives at…

My Friend the Chauffeur

Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris); Williamson, A. M.

The novel opens with a tongue‑in‑cheek advertisement for an “amateur automobilist” who will ferry ladies,…

Lady Betty Across the Water

Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris); Williamson, A. M.

Lady Betty Across the Water is a genteel turn‑of‑the‑century novel that follows the idle yet observant Betty…

The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel

Coningsby Dawson

The Kingdom Round the Corner is a post‑war novel that follows a demobilised officer, “Tabs,” as he steps from…

The Rustle of Silk

Cosmo Hamilton

The opening of The Rustle of Silk drops the reader into a bustling London street, where a nameless dramatist…

Hoodie

Mrs. Molesworth

The book is a juvenile tale of Christian conduct that opens in a bright, picture‑filled nursery where a quiet…

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

The book is a fantasy adventure aimed at younger readers, introducing Alice as a curious girl who follows a…

The Garden Party, and Other Stories

Katherine Mansfield

The volume gathers Katherine Mansfield’s short stories, a selection that captures the rhythm of…

Happy-Thought Hall

F. C. Burnand

The work is a comic sketch of a group of acquaintances wrestling with the absurdities of planning a grand…

Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Vol. 5 of 6

Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy, Volume V, is a seventeenth‑century anthology of ballads, songs,…

The Slave of Silence

Fred M. White

The Slave of Silence is a mystery‑driven drama set against the glitter of a lavish hotel banquet.

Salthaven

W. W. Jacobs

The novel opens in the modest office of Mr. Hartley, a veteran clerk whose thirty‑five years of service have…

Colorado Jim

George Goodchild

The novel opens with a sweeping, almost lyrical description of sunrise over the Medicine Bow range,…

Milton

Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

Walter Alexander Raleigh’s work is a scholarly meditation on the life and criticism of John Milton, framed as…

Doom Castle

Neil Munro

The novel places a French aristocrat, Count Victor Jean de Montaiglon, amid the stark, autumn‑touched…

The Talking Horse, and Other Tales

F. Anstey

The volume is a collection of short stories by F. Anstey, a 19th‑century English humorist, and it opens with…

The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...

George Augustus Sala

The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 is an eighteenth‑century adventure narrative that frames…

Kate Coventry: An Autobiography

G. J. Whyte-Melville

The work is a first‑person narrative that blends autobiographical reminiscence with the conventions of…

Vice Versa; or, A Lesson to Fathers

F. Anstey

The work is a comic‑leaning tale that pits a pompous, self‑important father against the inevitable departure…

Ravensdene Court

J. S. Fletcher

Ravensdene Court is a detective‑mystery adventure narrated by a London‑based antiquarian who is summoned in…

Beatrice

H. Rider Haggard

Dit is een romantisch‑avontuurlijk verhaal van H. Rider Haggard, waarin de jonge Beatrice Granger op haar…

The Happy Prince, and Other Tales

Oscar Wilde

The collection gathers Oscar Wilde’s fairy‑tale narratives, beginning with a whimsical yet melancholy episode…