The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, first published in 1892, is a collection of twelve short stories, featuring a fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, related in first-person narrative from the point of view of Holmes's friend and admirer Dr. Watson.
Tender is the Night (1934), tells the story of the rise and fall of Dick Diver, a promising young psychoanalyst, and his wife, Nicole, who is also one of his patients. The early 1930s, when Fitzgerald worked on the book, were the darkest years of his life, and the novel's bleakness reflects the author's own experiences.
Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories - all of them had been published earlier, independently. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, the collection includes one of the author's better-known short stories, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and other great works.
Sister Carrie (1900) tells the story of a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream, first as a kept woman, and later becoming a famous actress. Sister Carrie has been called the "greatest of all American urban novels."
Sense and Sensibility was first published anonymously in 1811. The novel tells the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne, both of age to marry, following their life in a country cottage, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.
Sense and Sensibility was first published anonymously in 1811. The novel tells the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne, both of age to marry, following their life in a country cottage, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.
Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813 tells the story of the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage.
Paradise Lost (1667) an epic poem written in blank verse, is considered to be Milton's major work. It certainly helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden ...
Northanger Abbey (1817) was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed, but it was published only after her death. The novel is a satire of the Gothic novels popular at the time. The heroine, Catherine, thinks life is like a Gothic novel, but her real experiences bring her down to earth as an ordinary young woman.
Love of Life and Other Stories is a collection of eight short stories by Jack London. It takes its named from the first short story in the book, one of London's most famous Northern short stories. Other stories included are; The Story of Keesh, A Day's Lodging, The Unexpected, The Sun Dog Trail, Negore, The Coward, The White Man's Way, ...
Lord Arthur Saviles Crime and Other Stories, a much acclaimed collection of short semi-comic mystery stories, was first published in 1891.
It includes: Lord Arthur Saviles Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Sphinx Without a Secret, The Model Millionaire, and The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
Le Petit Prince est une oeuvre la plus connue de Saint-Exupery. Publie en 1943 a New York simultanement a sa traduction anglaise, c'est un conte poetique et philosophique sous l'apparence dun conte pour enfants. Le langage, simple et depouille, parce qu'il est destine a etre compris par des enfants, est en realite pour le narrateur le vehicule privilegie d une ...
The story of Kim (1901) unfolds against the backdrop of the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia known as The Great Came. The novel is notable for its detailed portrait of the people, culture, and varied religions of India. "The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of ...
Great Expectations, published in 1861, is the author's penultimate completed novel; narrated in the first person, it depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. The novel contains some of Dickens' most memorable scenes, and is full of extreme imagery — poverty; prison ships and chains, and fights to the death. It also features a colourful ...
Emma, first published in 1815, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. As in her other novels, Austen explores concerns and difficulties of genteel English women; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.