Tough English mercenaries fighting in the bitter and bloody wars of XIV century France. A roistering, devil-may-care time brought vividly to life.
Loved as much for its nonsense verse as its whimsical nature, this poem tells of a ship’s crew of ten hunting the highly dangerous Boojum.
A coming of age novel, eventful on sea and onshore, with a crime and detection component. Little known fact, the author, E.W. Hornung was friendly with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and married his sister.
supernatural furniture theft
very ghastly ghost story
Cabin 105 on the Kamtschatka was considered unlucky by the steward. Horror.
Vengeance through a portrait. Horror.
In Victorian England, Phileas Fogg claims he can travel around the world in 80 days. The story chronicles the adventure of a lifetime.
Who better to challenge the crew of the Narcissus with his death-agony than someone they see as a racial type but are forced to understand as a man?
This tale chronicles the misfortunes of Krantz, A Hungarian nobleman's steward, who flees from Transylvania with his three children after murdering his unfaithful wife and lover.