Edith Wharton 
The Descent of Man and Other Stories [EPUB ebook] 

In the early and mid-nineteenth century, Marguerite Blessington, who had been born in Ireland but spent most of her life in London, became a famous salonnière; she was generally regarded as an import …

Originally published in 1913, this volume contains the full text of editions one, two and three of The Blue Review – the magazine of literature, drama, art and music – from May 1913 to July 1913. …

From Doctor to Princess? by Annie Claydon He’s her reluctant patient…But might she soon be his royal fiancée?Dr Nell Maitland escaped her unpleasant former boss to become private physician to Dr Hugo …

Hot Mediterranean seduction!Greek tycoon Zach has one mission: to track down the long-lost granddaughter of the mentor who helped him rise from the streets of Athens to unrivalled success. But Zach q …

Award-winning New York Times bestseller and consummate storyteller Susan Wiggs brings you three enthralling historical romances about unconventional women and the men who learn to love them.Included …

Maxim Jakubowski demonstrates with quiet elegance how varied erotic writing can be at its best, with six outstanding tales about men and women and the ties that bind their bodies in minds in ever so …

Whether featuring tattooed demon hunters, angst-y vampires, supernatural gumshoes, or pixelated pixies, Urban Fantasy mashes up old-school tales with pop culture, creating iconic characters, divergin …

First published in 1956. Arthur Waley here presents an engrossing account of the works and life of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), the best-known poet of his time. Gaiety is the keynote of his works and the po …

This volume will be a critical anthology of primary texts whose main audience was children and/or adolescents in the medieval period. Texts will include theoretical and interpretative introductions a …

The essays in this volume examine questions such as Dickens’ symbolism, his political attitudes, his psychological tensions and his artistry. They are also concerned with aspects of Dickens which hav …