Jacobsen's literary debut. Like the single volume of short stories Jacobsen published in 1882, three years before he died of tuberculosis,' both of his novels 'are unique in an age of realis...więcej »
Theoretically, you could find this type of humor anywhere. But only a topflight science-fictionist, we thought, could have written this story, in just this way. . . . Start here: It was quite by...więcej »
George, Harris, Jerome and Montmorency, a fox terrier, are spending an evening smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all overworked and need a holi...więcej »
SUSSEX, ENGLAND, 1929.Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But even in this idyllic spot, crime is never far away... Luckily the young and adven...więcej »
Within a short time of her arrival at The Creative Arts Centre, a front for the distribution throughout the UK of drugs financed by the proceeds of smuggled tobacco, DJ makes a grim discovery - ...więcej »
Kidnapped is a historical adventure novel set around 18th-century Scottish events, notably the Appin Murder, which occurred near Ballachulish in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising. Many of the...więcej »
Thursday the 18th June 1992 was a day like no other. Its events would change his life in more ways than one and the consequences will return more than once to haunt his life and career.&nb...więcej »
Marianna Berksen's Cape Breton campground is struggling to survive, and the end-of-season arrival of any customer is welcome. When an attractive businessman shows up for a few days of rest and rela...więcej »
The city of "Eden" is located in what seems to be a beautiful valley, yet, in fact, it is on the loftiest mountain plateau of the Inner Continent, several thousand feet higher than any portion of t...więcej »
One of Shakespeare's most popular works, A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play following events surrounding marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. The play is set i...więcej »
Bulwer-Lytton is legend nowadays for the qualities of his prose: but we find his prose attractive, in its languid way; and certainly the man was a profound thinker. 'Vril' is a mysterious energy...więcej »
Manifesto the Great comes from a dynasty of leaders who treat women like breeding machines. When his father dies, he must take over as leader, but will he be able to keep control of ...więcej »
Devereau Webb is in uncharted territory. He thought he knew what he was doing when he chose to enter London's supernatural society but he's quickly disco...więcej »
'p'Studies show that when practiced regularly, gratitude is the powerful master key to unlocking mindset change - for the better. So much more than simply saying 'thank you,...więcej »
Before DRACULA came CARMILLA A Strange Agony. The exquisite and deadly vampire Carmilla haunts J. Sheridan LeFanu's influential novel. A Gothic tale of blood and terror, Carmilla inspired la...więcej »
The world has felt upon its hot lips the perfumed kisses of the beautiful heroine of Three Weeks. The brilliant flame that was her life has blazed a path into every corner of the globe....więcej »
China, 1700s. Lady Qing has spent the past seven years languishing inside the high red walls of the Forbidden City. Classed as an Honoured Lady, a lowly-...więcej »