A novel in the tradition of those of Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis, The Turmoil is set in what was once a small, quiet city—never named but closely resembling the...

The Contrast, written in 1787 by Royall Tyler, is an American play in the tradition of the English Restoration comedies of the seventeenth century; it takes its cue from...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an example of Gothic fiction in which the great theme is Aestheticism and its relation between life, beauty, disillusions. The first version of this...

"The Doom that Came to Sarnath" (1920) is an early short story by H. P. Lovecraft. It is written in a mythic/fantasy style and is associated with his Dream Cycle. It was...

Exodus means departure and this book tells about the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. It is the story of Moses who was handpicked by God to lead them out of Egypt. It is a...

Dana and Laura are both housewives stuck at home while their husbands travel for business. Laura decides to let Dana in on a little secret... she craves darker men. After a few...

If you are a parent struggling to help your child with chemistry homework, this is a short book that will help you. It covers key chemistry topics: Oxides, Bases, Acids, Salts,...

Set during the early part of Henry VIII's reign, the story revolves around a young clerk Peter Pentecost, who proves to be a descendent of Henry of Buckingham and, thus, has a...

The author, who fought as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, describes the Confederate soldier’s daily struggles with hunger, illness, fear,...

Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men is a fantasy novel written by George MacDonald, first published in London in 1858. The story centres on the character Anodos and takes its...