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The Doll's House
»The Doll’s House« is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, first published in 1922. KATHERINE MANSFIELD, actually Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (later Murry), was born in 1888 in …
Short Stories
Katherine Mansfield is one of the greatest names in world literature in the genre of short stories. Early influenced by the impressionism of Russian writer Anton Chekhov, Mansfield …
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
The Bastable siblings—Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noël, and Horace—embark on a series of amusing and often chaotic quests to restore their family's fallen fortunes. Determined to …
Twelfth Night
In the enchanting kingdom of Illyria, the young noblewoman Viola survives a shipwreck and disguises herself as a man named Cesario to serve the Duke Orsino. Orsino, entranced by …
Homage to Catalonia
In Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell recounts his experiences fighting in the Spanish Civil War as a member of the POUM militia. Orwell provides a firsthand, gritty depiction of …
The Railway Children
When Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis' father is taken away accused of espionage, they and their mother must move into a small cottage near the railway. Their new life is poor and …
Uncle Silas
Amidst the sprawling grounds of Bartram-Haugh, the young heiress Maud Ruthyn finds herself thrust into a world of mystery and menace when she is sent to live with her reclusive and …
Down and Out in Paris and London
Through George Orwell's firsthand accounts, readers are exposed to the harsh realities of life as a member of the destitute underclass. Orwell works various menial jobs, as …
Gone with the Wind
Scarlett O’Hara, a headstrong Southern belle, is determined to survive and thrive amidst the chaos of the American Civil War and subsequent reconstruction period. From the …