Tough English mercenaries fighting in the bitter and bloody wars of XIV century France. A roistering, devil-may-care time brought vividly to life.
Tickets Please' returns Lawrence to his native Nottingham during the war. The social revolution of women doing jobs previously done by men, also begins to change the relationship between the sexes and the women in the story are aggressive and wanting their rights. But are they happier for...
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.
This short story describes a hunter killing a bear, innocently picking blackberries. The encounter between the two is humorously detailed.
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.
author meet very strange railway official
Vengeance through a portrait. Horror.