‘The War of the Worlds’ is H. G. Wells’ most popular novel and is celebrated as one of the most influential and greatest science-fiction stories ever. Its popularity stems...
A Descent Into The Maelström
When Poe takes us to sea, we get sucked in.In “A Descent into the Maelstrom” (1841) Poe’s narrator recounts his horrific experience when he and his brother’s boat get...
Ali Pacha
Bloodthirsty tyrant or brilliant statesman? Alexandre Dumas explores the complicated legacy of Ali Pacha in this fictionalised biography. A leader under the Ottoman Empire, Pasha...
The Beetle
On the day that the emperor’s horse received his golden horseshoes as a reward for his heroic deeds, the beetle who shared his stable was very jealous. The smith refused to make...
Rambles In Germany And Italy
What wonderful places there are to see and experience in Italy and Germany. The architecture, the food and the people. How lovely to share all this with the person you love the...
The Wolf Leader
In ‘The Wolf Leader,’ Dumas deftly weaves the Faust story with the werewolves of folklore. While it is not the typical swashbuckling fare you would expect from the author of...
Mansfield Park
Mr Darcy and Miss Bennet may be one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, but did you know, Fanny Price was Austen’s favourite? She’s also one of...
Nova 5: The Celt – Erotic Short Story
Nova's search for truth and revenge continues. In the fifth installment of the series about Nova, she travels to the UK to find Hans de Goetz's son, William. Maybe he knows...
History Of A Six Weeks' Tour
On the shores of Lake Geneva, in the Year Without a Summer, Mary Shelley would first conceive her most famous monster and begin writing “Frankenstein”. “History of a Six...
The Merchant Of Venice
Meet Antonio, an antisemitic merchant who treats his own flesh as property to secure a loan. Throughout the play, tangible objects symbolize immaterial ideas about love and...
