Maria and George are in a struggling, mundane relationship. As Valentine's Day comes around, Maria recalls the previous year's horrendous attempt, or lack thereof, that George...

The Time Machine was the first of a number of these imaginative literary inventions. First published in 1895, the novel follows the adventures of a hypothetical Time Traveller who...

Katrina took a sip of brandy from her glass and watched closely as Brad, her babysitter of choice, kept on pretending to be watching the movie. But from the look of things, it...

Though Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical...

The master of raunchy writing has crafted another tale of sex and romance, this time set on a cruise ship. For the first part of the story, there is more of the latter and only...

The reasons for some animals being long-lived and others short-lived, and, in a word, causes of the length and brevity of life.

Edmond and Amanda continue with the ruse that is their marriage and even go to visit Edmond's father, who turns out to be a nasty person. Amanda demands that as a return favor,...

On a Chinese Screen is a travel bookmade of a series of short sketches Maugham made during a trip along the Yangtze River, and although ostensibly about China the book is equally...

This volume of Chekhov stories offers a unique selection each touching upon fundamentally important subjects such as the purpose and value of life, what it takes to be human,...

Madeline Lagrange, granddaughter of the chairman of the “Lietzensee Dance Club” considers ballroom dancing merely a necessary cultural skill that she learns without...