At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student...
In this anti-religious tale, Twain denies the existence of a benign Providence, a soul, an after-life, and even reality itself. As the Stranger in the story a...
Jim is chief mate on the steamship Patna. During a voyage towards Mecca, with its cargo of pilgrims, disaster occurs when the ship strikes a submerged object.