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"Whitefoot the Wood Mouse" is a delightful children’s book written by Thornton W. Burgess, an acclaimed author renowned for his stories featuring anthropomorphic animal characters. This …

"Guy Garrick" by Arthur B. Reeve is a classic detective fiction novel that showcases the ingenuity of its titular sleuth. This gripping tale falls squarely within the detective fiction …

The Scarlet Pimpernel series by Baroness Orczy includes the novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story begins in Paris in April 1794, when Theresia Cabarrus is betrothed to Citizen …

"The Cricket on the Hearth" is a novella written by Charles Dickens. The Peerybingle family and their lovely home, where a joyful cricket dwells on the hearth, are the focus of this …

"Old Granny Fox" by Thornton W. Burgess is a captivating children’s story that immerses readers in the enchanting world of the forest while imparting valuable lessons about wit, …

"Maruja" by Bret Harte is a riveting Western romance classic. Set against the backdrop of the American frontier, Harte’s narrative unfolds with dramatic tension and emotional depth, drawing …

George Lewis Becke (1848-1913) was an Australian short-story writer and novelist. He began his voyages in the south seas at a very early age and there are two accounts of these beginnings: one by the …

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the …

A penetrating analysis of the stagnation and paralysis of Dublin society. The stories incorporate epiphanies, by which Joyce meant a sudden consciousness of the soul of a thing. …