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The Maker of Opportunities
When you're tired only because you're bored; and you're bored only because it seems like there's really nothing worth doing; and you're so, …
Zoo Celeste
In Jonah
Though Aldous Huxley gained popularity from his novels and essays, he started his writing career as a poet. Jonah, his second compilation of…
Olalla
"Olalla" was a "shilling shocker" written for the Christmas season in 1885, just before the publication of Stevenson's D…
El beso
Futility
From the preface written by Edith Wharton:Then I fell upon Futility. Some one said: “It's another new novel about Russia” –and every one of …
Si tu me olvidas
The Love of Monsieur
A charming rogue, a stolen birthright, unrequited love, mutiny on the high seas, with a backdrop of 17th century England and the Spanish Mai…
Romance del Conde Olinos
Madcap
Quote:"To the quiet Titine her mistress created an impression of bringing not only herself into the room, but also the violent horse an…
The Forbidden Way
...he went over to a cracked mirror in the corner and examined his face, grinning at his image and touching the red marks with his fingers.&…
Kipps
Arthur Kipps, an orphaned draper’s assistant of humble means, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money and that is when all his troubles b…
Ovid And His Influence
In this early entry into the Our Debt To Greece and Rome series, Rand provides a lively summary and commentary on all of Ovid's poetical wor…
Wildfire
The heart of a stallion; the heart of a man; the heart of a woman. Three valiant, authentic, and determined souls cross each others' paths, …
The Yellow Dove
A World War 1 spy vs spy novel. Oh! And perhaps I should also mention, a bit of romance?"I am sorry,” he said coolly, "awfully sor…
The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith
Lucas Cleeve is living in Venice with a widow, Mrs. Ebbsmith. His relatives do not accept this arrangement and come to intervene. Note that …
Tarde de otoño
A un avariento
Dolor
The Three Impostors
Three friends in a large old dilapidated house are laughing. They seem as giddy as an acting troupe at closing night. But their laughter is …
