Lyrical, tragic, and hauntingly beautiful, Tender is the Night absorbs F. Scott Fitzgerald's personal struggles and mirrors the incredible writer's fractured marriage.<...więcej »
First published in 1791, The History of England is a refreshingly witty, classic account of England's royal reigns from Henry IV through to Charles I. Written by Jane Austen aged 15, t...więcej »
Agatha Webb, adored by all who know her, has been murdered. So unthinkable is it that anyone would commit such a crime means everybody is now a suspect. Was it her doting husband who has found hims...więcej »
First published in 1933, Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein contains three prose pieces written in the stream-of-consciousness style that Stein was famous for.
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First published in 1726, “Gulliver's Travels - Into Several Remote Nations of the World” is a prose satire by Jonathan Swift that satirises human nature and the "travellers' tales" genre of literat...więcej »
Three Lives is a 1909 work of fiction by American writer Gertrude Stein. It is split into three independent stories, all set in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint.
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"Keep the Aspidistra Flying" is a 1936 novel by George Orwell. Set in London in the 1930s, it revolves around Gordon Comstock and his endeavour to diverge from the worship of money and status, whic...więcej »
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) was an American novelist and short story writer of the Romantic movement. A Dark Romantic, his works often focus on the inherent evil of humanity and usually include...więcej »
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was an Indian-born English author, novelist, and illustrator. During the Victorian era he was ranked second only to Charles Dickens, and today he remains fam...więcej »
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), more commonly known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English journalist, essayist, critic, and novelist most famous for his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949) a...więcej »
“The Woman in the Alcove” is a 1906 detective novel by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be ...więcej »
A day after closing down the Whispering Pines country club house for winter break, the narrator is surprised to see what looks like smoke emanating from the building's chimney. Upon investigating, ...więcej »
“X Y Z: A Detective Story” is an 1883 detective novella by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to...więcej »
First published in 1939, "Coming Up for Air" is a novel by George Orwell that tells the story of 45-year-old insurance salesman George Bowling who, foreseeing the horrors of World War II, endeavour...więcej »
“Behind Closed Doors” is an 1888 detective novel written by American novelist Anna Katharine Green. The fifth book in Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, “Behind Closed Doors” is a riveti...więcej »
First published in 1890, "A Matter of Millions" is a detective novel written by American novelist Anna Katharine Green. The story revolves around a dying man who, having no living relatives, leaves...więcej »
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), more commonly known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English journalist, essayist, critic, and novelist most famous for his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949) a...więcej »
First published in 1937, "The Road to Wigan Pier" is a long essay by English writer George Orwell within which he describes his experiences of working class life in Lancashire and the English indus...więcej »
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), more commonly known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English journalist, essayist, critic, and novelist most famous for his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949) a...więcej »
Originally published in 1933, "Down and Out in Paris and London" is a memoir in two parts by English author George Orwell. His first full-length work, it chronicles the time he spent living in pove...więcej »