The Republic of the Southern Cross and Other Stories by Valery Bryusov. Translated by Stephen Graham.
In his lifetime, Valery Bryusov (1873-1924) was best known as a translator and a Symbolist poet. His prose works include the historical novels The Altar of Victory and The Fiery Angel and this col...
Certain Personal Matters is a selection by the author from among his vast output of humorous and insightful short essays and ephemeral pieces written during the 1890s. Many are whimsical and domestic, adopting the persona of an aspiring young writer, living in modest gentility with wife Euphemia. Ot...
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency, Volume I
By Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon
We have Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755), to thank for unparalleled access to the rule of France's Sun King, Louis XIV, as well as the intrigues of the monarch's inner circle...
Rocky Mountain National Park has it all: rugged peaks, pine-scented forests, enchanting bird-watching locations...and murder.
The Cozy Corgi bookshop finally opens, and Winifred Page and her headstrong corgi, Watson, are ready to welcome their first patrons. With her new best friend, Katie, creati...
Pride and Prejudice: A Play**by Jane Austen and Mrs. Steele MacKaye
Originally published in 1906, Pride and Prejudice: A Play, based on Jane Austen's novel written in 1813, brings a new way to experience a much-loved story and characters.
Follow the Bennet family through their daily lives as new...
Narrator John W. Michaels reads The Call of Cthulhu, pronounced Khul'-hloo, a novella by H.P. Lovecraft.
Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in Weird Tales, February 1928. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major...
Stabbings. Rapes. Murders. This is maximum-security.
Get ready to experience the real-life drama from behind the walls of one of the country's worst maximum-security facilities. Experience horrific assaults, bloodthirsty murders, and the kind of drama that needs to be heard to be believed.
Simon...
The Wishing Stone Stories are 12 of Thornton Burgess' most beloved stories.
Farmer Brown's boy Tommy discovers an old gray stone in the pasture that magically transforms him into whatever animal he wishes to be. He shares adventures with Danny Meadow Mouse, Peter Rabbit, Old Mr. Toad, Paddy the Be...
The mayor is running for governor. His wife is suddenly distant, distracted, and unhappy. And...his new home is haunted. Has his wife seen a ghost?
The elderly ladies next door watch day and night from their attic, peering into his windows. Watching for what?
The mayor's wife has a secret that s...
Hamlet - The Bad Quarto
By William Shakespeare
Presented by The Online Stage
The so-called "Bad Quarto" of Shakespeare's Hamlet is the first known version of this world-famous tragedy. Published in 1603, this text is significantly shorter, has some divergent character names, and contains diffe...
It’s Christmas in Estes Park, Colorado: cozy fires, twinkling lights, soft snowfall...and murder.
The winter holidays in charming Estes Park lulls Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, into thoughts of spiced chai and gingerbread as they settle into their new home. Fred’s dream bookshop is becoming...
