At 13 years old, Adrian Mole has more than his fair share of problems—spots, ill-health, parents threatening to divorce, rejection of his poetry and much more—all recorded in his...
“The Soul of Nicholas Snyders, or The Miser of Zandam” (1904) — short story by Jerome Klapka Jerome from collection titled “The Passing of the Third Floor Back: and Other...
The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies — "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. It was beneath the heels of nine invaders. There was barely standing-room." [1] — and features references to...
A Tale of True Love, Enterprise, and Progress, in the Arthurian and Ad-Atomic Ages
The medieval world invades the modern in this enchanting tale of Arthurian princesses and enchantors, modern-day advertising agency personnel, magic mirrors, and...
Other Stories of the Four Million: A Madison Square Arabian Night; The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball; The Pendulum; Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen; The Assessor of Success; The Buyer from Cactus City; The Badge of Policeman O'Roon; Brickdust Row;...