Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of h...
One of the greatest satires in American literature, Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' begins when Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in ...
Newly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that a portrait of him, rather than he, will age and fa...
This is a mixture of Conrad's autobiographical observations and his interesting thoughts about sea and seamen. Not much of the story but highly enjoyable.