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Horror Stories
Ada Buisson was a Victorian novelist and short story author. This collection includes her three horror stories, all of which were published …
The History of Mary Prince
Mary Prince was born into slavery in the West Indies. As a free woman in England she wrote her memoirs, which sold well and supported and pu…
The Young Diana
Poor Diana May. Her fiancé has jilted her, her parents think she is an encumbrance and no one recognises her intelligence. She seems …
Light on the Path
When Light on the Path was first published in 1885, it became an important work for Theosophists and has remained so ever since. It offers a…
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and Wil…
The Dhammapada (Version 3)
The Dhammapada collects sayings of the Buddha, offering advice on how to live a full and thoughtful life. The translation used for this reco…
Entrapped
The story begins with a storm outside an old house and stormy scenes inside between the house’s occupants. It details the eventful life of Z…
Beauty's Hour
The young, intelligent Mary discovers that through an act of will she can transform her appearance to make herself incredibly beautiful. But…
The Last Lords of Gardonal
Two brothers, born into money and power, are as cruel as the feudal age in which they live. But when the oppressed villagers seek help from …
Poems
Mary Coleridge was a novelist, essayist and biographer. She was also a talented poet, and her posthumously published verses are variously me…
Two Supernatural Stories
Perceval Landon was a journalist and short story author, and in these two tales he explored the supernatural. In ‘Railhead’, a man receives …
Dr Paull's Theory
Hugh Paull's training in a London hospital is nearly complete, and he will soon be qualified as a doctor. But what fate is in store for him?…
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …
The Garden of Kama
Laurence Hope was the nom de plume of Adela Florence Nicolson, a British poet who wrote verses inspired by India, where she lived. This coll…
The Voices of the Rivers
Nina Salaman was a noted scholar, translator and columnist. As well as translating medieval Hebrew poetry, she was a poet in her own right. …
Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
Mother and Daughter
Uncompleted at her death, Augusta Webster's posthumously published sonnet sequence Mother and Daughter celebrates the relationship between a…
Sonnets from the Portuguese (version 3)
Sonnets from the Portuguese chronicles the deeply personal stages of courtship. (Summary by Newgatenovelist)
The Wind Among the Reeds (Version 2)
The Wind Among the Reeds was first published in 1899 and features short, personal lyrics on subjects such as Irish legends and personal rela…
English Stornelli
In this sequence Augusta Webster experimented with eight-line verses grouped thematically by the seasons of the year. These poems also explo…