General Fiction

The Drink of the Dead: A Legend of Bushmanland

The Drink of the Dead: A Legend of Bushmanland

Frederick Cornell (May 6, 1867 - March 6, 1921) was an English soldier, geologist, prospector and au..

The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds

Charismatic socialite Simon Carne adopts the persona of "Klimo" to solve crimes. Does professional j..

The Escape of Mrs. Jeffries

The Escape of Mrs. Jeffries

From celebrated journalist Janet Flanner, “The Escape of Mrs. Jeffries,” published in May 1943, port..

The Flesh Eaters

The Flesh Eaters

Geoffrey Childs, born in 1946, sketches this fictional scene: When a pair of climbers does not retur..

The Garden Lodge

The Garden Lodge

"The Garden Lodge" is a short story by Willa Cather, first published in 1905. It tells the story of ..

The Hermit's Story

The Hermit's Story

“The Hermit’s Story,” a short story by Rick Bass, brings readers to a remote, mountainous place wher..

The Horse of the Invisible

The Horse of the Invisible

First published in April, 1910, "The Horse of the Invisible" tells the tale of Carnacki, a ghost det..

The House of Mapuhi

The House of Mapuhi

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaz..

The House of Pride

The House of Pride

The House of Pride, written by iconic American author Jack London (1876-1916), was first published i..

The Infallible Godahl

The Infallible Godahl

In "The Infallible Godahl," published in 1914, a criminal uses one of Armiston's mystery stories as ..

The Jack London Collection

The Jack London Collection

Jack London was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild and other books.  A pioneer i..

The Kiss

The Kiss

American author Kate Chopin's "The Kiss" was written on September 19, 1894, and first published in V..

The Lightning-Rod Man

The Lightning-Rod Man

After spending the summer of 1853 in the Berkshire Mountains, where he supposedly had a real life en..

The Man Who Liked Dickens

The Man Who Liked Dickens

"The Man Who Liked Dickens" is the tale of an upper-class Englishman who, in an effort to win back h..

The Man Who Spoke Latin

The Man Who Spoke Latin

In addition to writing as a reporter uncovering the conditions of public health in the United States..

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