The Mudfog Papers was written by Victorian era novelist Charles Dickens and published from 1837–38 in the monthly literary serial Bentley's Miscellany, which he then edited. They were first published as a book as 'The Mudfog Papers and Other Sketches. The Mudfog Papers relates the proceedings of the...

Fans of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden will relish this charming anecdote that further expands upon the robin that features in that book. In response to a reader's letter, Burnett reminisces about her love of English robins -- and one in particular that changed her life forever.

The Mysterious Island is another exquisite novel written by the master of adventure writing, Jules Verne. The novel has been seen as the sequel to two other famous novels written by the same author: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaway. The story revolves around five ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. It is a mystery indeed; the serial novel was just half completed at the time of Dickens’ death – leading to much speculation how it might have ended. The novel is named after Edwin Drood, one of the characters, but it mostly tells the...

Mystery of the Sea is a novel with elements of adventure, supernatural and romance. Archie Hunter goes on a holiday to relax but finds he sees unusual things like spirits and ghosts. An old woman claims she sees them too and that they are both seers. She convinces Archie to help her solve the myster...

Résumé: Nais, la belle enfant brune et sauvage, a poussé. Des épaules fortes, une taille ronde, des bras magnifiques. Dans ses grands yeux couve un feu sombre... Une sève puissante coule dans son corps de jeune guerrière rompue aux travaux de plein air. Remué jusqu'au fond de l'âme, Frédéric, noceur...

Zola brûlait d'écrire Nana. "Je crois que ce sera bien raide. Je veux tout dire, et il y a des choses bien grosses. Vous serez content de la façon paternelle et bourgeoise dont je vais peindre les bonnes filles de joie." En fait de joie, l'actrice, Nana, dévore les hommes, croque les héritages et pl...

C'est en 1850, à la fin de sa vie, que la marquise de Franqueville écrit ses Mémoires. A la veille de la Révolution, la petite Nanon, pauvre paysanne illettrée, devient l'amie du "petit moine" Emilien de Franqueville, bientôt rendu à l'état laïque par la fermeture des couvents. L'écho de la Révoluti...

Ouvrage peu connu, "Pas de bile !" mérite d'être découvert. Vous retrouverez dans ce recueil de 58 nouvelles, toute la légèreté de ton qui caractérisent les recueils d'Alphonse Allais. Si vous avez déjà apprécié son humour si particulier, vous allez prendre beaucoup de plaisir à lire cet ouvrage. D...

New Arabian Nights is a collection of short stories which include Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest fiction as well as those considered his best work in the genre. The first and longest story stars Prince Florizel of Bohemia who appears in the later collection of stories "More New Arabian Nights: Th...