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In The Chronicles of Clovis
The Chronicles of Clovis brings together a delightful collection of short stories by Saki, featuring the mischievous and witty Clovis Sangra…
Recompence
The book is a sequel to ‘Simon called Peter’ by the same author. It picks up the separate stories of Peter and Julie, at first in South Afri…
Lady Anna
When it appeared in 1874, Lady Anna met with little success, and positively outraged the conservative - `This is the sort of thing the readi…
Simon the Jester
Simon de Gex, a wealthy and successful MP, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to use his last few months using his wealth and …
George Eliot
University of Oxford Podcasts
A Novelist's Allegory
In The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy
This is a collection of essays by John Galsworthy. A multitude of subjects is covered, but the essays are connected by an artistic spirit, a…
Patricia Brent, spinster
A romantic comedy, written in 1918, but with a modern feel to it. Patricia Brent one day overhears two fellow-boarders pitying her because s…
After Dark, part 2
In After Dark
William Kerby is in danger of losing his sight, which would hit him especially hard as he is a painter. Only rest can preserve it, but a man…
Idols
The novel centres around four people: Gerard and Irene Merriam, their inseparable friend Hugh Colman who once saved Gerard’s life, and Minna…
Weet je nog wel van toen?
Tien korte, losse, lieve verhaaltjes voor kleine kinderen, geschreven door Henriette van Noorden. Summary by Anna Simon.
The Awkward Age
Nanda Brookenham is coming of age, and thus 'coming out' in London society - which leads to complications in her family's social set in Lond…
Literature and Form
University of Oxford Podcasts
05 - Inspector Wensdale Is Surprised
In Malcolm Sage, Detective
Step into the intriguing world of Malcolm Sage, a detective whose sharp mind and keen instincts unravel the most perplexing mysteries. This …
Anna of the Five Towns
The plot centers on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire…
21 - The Stage-Coach
In The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Apart from "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - the pieces which made both Irving and The Sketch Book fa…
Anna's Difficulty
In The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls
The King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls is a delightful anthology that brings together a variety of enchanting tales designed to ins…
Simon Called Peter
Peter, a conventional Anglican priest, becomes a padre in northern France during the First World War. He is posted to a hospital on the coas…
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfol…
Notwithstanding
The book starts with Annette Georges choosing between two fates: suicide and running away with a disreputable stranger. She is rescued by a …
VI. Anna’s Whim, Part 3
In Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story
Here are 9 engaging short stories from Louisa May Alcott (of Little Women fame), all period pieces, some of them somewhat autobiographical, …