Romance, adventure and comedy from the very best fiction writers, including Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens, John Buchan, and many more.
Pip receives a visitor from among the criminal classes, but his condescending attempt to play the gentleman rebounds spectacularly.
PostedSeptember 26 2023
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Rochester Reverie
ByCharles Dickens
Mr Pickwick has embarked on a tour of Kent, and this sunny morning finds him leaning over the parapet of Rochester Bridge, deep in reflection.
PostedSeptember 19 2023
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The Selfishness of Mr Willoughby
ByJane Austen
Now that Mr Willoughby has been found, and found to be married, Elinor Dashwood has the disagreeable task of making sure that her sister feels it is all for the best.
PostedSeptember 13 2023
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Fricassée in France
ByLaurence Sterne
In the opening lines of Laurence Sterne’s Sentimental Journey, the narrator explains the perverse whim that led him to leave his home shores behind.
PostedSeptember 10 2023
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Powder Keg
ByHenry Kingsley
Overwhelmed by a London wedding, William Marston seeks safety in the company of a children’s nurse, but safety is not what he finds.
PostedMay 15 2023
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Good Morning, Mr Horse
ByNathaniel Hawthorne
A young Nathaniel Hawthorne recalls a confidential conversation with a tired old horse.
