The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood,...

Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain. First published in 1894. It features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne-esque adventure stories. In the story, Tom, Huck,...

A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work, and was first published anonymously in 1790.The plot concerns the fallen nobility of the house of Mazzini,...

The Lifted Veil by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory...

"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law." The crisp voice of the child pushed the door open and ran into the smoke-brake room."Oh, miss, I came earlier than the young...

Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. Published in 1818, Peacock’s novella Nightmare Abbey is a gentle satire of the then-popular gothic movement in literature. He pokes...

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie. When Mary runs away to Kensington Gardens all she knows is she does not want to grow up but when she runs into her Father she is...

Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore or A Visit from St. Nicholas, On the night of Christmas Eve, a family is settling down to sleep when the father is disturbed by...

On the sixth day, looking at the end of the National Day holiday, Xiang Tianxiao's whereabouts in the past few days are faint.When Tan Kai was still asleep, a person woke him...

Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain. When a murder is committed in town and his uncle is accused of the crime, Tom plays the role of the detective to solve the case before it is...