‘North against South’ is Verne’s comment on the American Civil War. Farmer, James Burbank, is committed to the abolition of slavery, while former slaver, Texar, is a fervent...
Inspired by his trip aboard “The Great Eastern” ship, Jules Verne writes the adventure novel “A Floating City”. The story depicts a wonderful picture of the long sea...
‘The Sea Lady’ is ‘The Little Mermaid’ for grownups. Set in Folkestone, the story focuses on a mermaid who comes ashore, with the intent of seducing Harry Chatteris....
‘The Relics of General Chassé’ is a humorous short story from Victorian author Anthony Trollope. Set in Antwerp, the story charts the misfortune of the Reverend Augustus...
In Pontypandy the town is preparing for the sports event of the year – the annual football match between the firefighters and the bus drivers! No one is more excited than young...
Is it okay to judge another? Should we really forgive another's sins? Should criminals be punished or rehabilitated? What morals do you live by?“The Brothers Karamazov” is...
Two lovers. One affair…Fed up with her husband’s injury from the Great War, Lady Chatterley’s eyes land on the charming gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors. And when their secret...
John Carter is catapulted to Mars! Or Barsoom, as the locals call the dying planet. Suddenly he is surrounded by strange, towering cities, colossal, four-armed savage green hordes...
Once upon a time there was a prince without pity: he wanted to be the strongest and sent armies of soldiers to destroy villages and stop other kings, he even got it into his head...
DH Lawrence's third collection of poems, 'Look! We have come through!' details a clandestine affair between a man and a woman. The way in which Lawrence uses his works to explore...