Single Author Collections
Short Science Fiction Collection
Explore the imaginative world of Alan E. Nourse in this curated collection of ten short stories, showcasing his unique blend of science fict…
A Collection Of Stories, Reviews And Essays
Stories and essays by Willa Cather - Summary by david wales
The Tales of Chekhov
Here are 25 stories by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, beautifully translated by Constance Garnett, each showcasing Chekhov's intimate knowled…
Youth and the Bright Medusa
Youth and the Bright Medusa is a collection of eight short stories by Willa Cather, first published in 1920. This anthology showcases Cather…
South American Jungle Tales
The stories in South American Jungle Tales center on the relationships between people and the different creatures Quiroga came into contact …
The Dwarf's Chamber
Short Stories by Fergus Hume, a prolific English novelist. - Summary by Wikipedia
The Maker of Moons
An eclectic collection of 8 stories by one of the early masters of the weird tale, Robert W. Chambers. The stories include a range of topics…
Elsie And The Child
Thirteen short stories (1924) by a master story teller of the early twentieth century. His writings, fiction and nonfiction, were popular wi…
Prufrock and Other Observations
Prufrock and Other Observations was published in 1917 in a print run of only 500 copies by Egoist Press in London. It features The Love Song…
Short Stories
In 1859 Charles Dickens launched a new weekly journal, All the Year Round, to replace Household Words. Elizabeth Gaskell remained a prolific…
Rainer Maria Rilke
A selection of poems by this renowned German poet. - Summary by Peter Tucker
The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses
The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hard…
The Thirteen Travelers
The year is 1919 and peace has sprung upon the world after the unspeakable carnage of World War I. The place is Hortons, a building of expen…
Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics
Sappho lived six centuries before Christ, at a period when lyric poetry was peculiarly esteemed and cultivated at the centres of Greek life.…
Poems of Nature
The fifty poems here brought together under the title ‘Poems of Nature’ are perhaps two-thirds of those which Thoreau preserved. Many of the…
The Bet and Other Stories
Thirteen short stories by the master. Summary by david wales
The Strength of the Strong
Seven short stories, written around the middle of London's writing career. The stories take place in diverse settings and time periods, from…
Poems of Passion
Poems of Passion by Ella Wheeler Wilcox is a heartfelt collection that explores the depths of love and desire through evocative verse. Writt…
The Countess of Lowndes Square
A collection of fourteen short stories, grouped under the headings of "Blackmailing Stories", "Spook Stories", "Cat…
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton
Five early short stories by Edith Wharton, American author of The House of Mirth. Includes “Kerfol,” “Mrs. Manstey's View,” “The Bolted Door…