“Natasha digs beneath the cushions. There has been much digging under the cushions in recent years. That's where she usually hides her dildo when Gustaf is away. Not that any of...
The Sensible Thing
This short story follows the loveable character of George O'Kelly, an aspiring engineer who sells insurance to pay the bills.George falls in love with the mysterious Jonquill...
The New Revelation
Published in 1917, ‘The New Revelation’ by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of his thoughts about religion, spiritualism, and the afterlife. An advocate of...
A Child's Dream Of A Star
“But while she was still very young, oh, very, very young, the sister drooped, and came to be so weak that she could no longer stand in the window at night.”Every night, a...
A Distant Drum
Fanny Templeton is a young widow and worried about her stepdaughter, who is about to marry the penniless Freddie March. Yet her own life is about to change, as she travels to...
Cousin Henry
First published in 1879, Cousin Henry is one of Anthony Trollope’s later novels. In it, we are introduced to Indefer Jones, the elderly squire of a large manor in Carmarthen as...
A Duet, With An Occasional Chorus
Originally published in 1899 ‘A Duet with an Occasional Chorus’ is a short romance by famous Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A happily engaged young couple,...
A Woman Of No Importance
Literature loves a strong, protective mother. Whilst Molly Weasley, Catelyn Stark and Miss Honey might have had their own specific worries, none of these were fighting the...
The Yellow Snake
A crooked merchant banker. The tantalising wealth of a distant relative. A bribe promising to wipe the slate clean. Stephen Narth needs £50,000 to keep out of prison. When his...
The Angel Of The Odd
In England, fans of Charles Dickens were gripped by the four ghosts that visited Ebenezer Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' to get him to change his mean ways.At the same time, Edgar...
