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One of three novels Anthony Trollope published anonymously at the height of his career, ‘The Golden Lion of Granpere’ is a tale of forbidden love. Set in the Alsace region of Franc ...

The second in Anthony Trollope’s ‘Chronicles of Barsetshire’ series ‘Barchester Towers’ was first published in 1857. The story opens with the death of the much-loved Bishop of Barc ...

‘The Prime Minister’ is the fifth in Anthony Trollope’s ‘Palliser’ series of novels. ‘The Prime Minister’ follows the fortunes of Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium, who has ...

Did H. G. Wells foresee World War One? Or was he just caught up in the frenzy over the recent invention of flying machines? With "The War in the Air" (1908) the frenzy around aircr ...

In the final chapter of their saga, the Musketeers must reckon with France’s most famous mystery—"The Man in the Iron Mask".As the story begins, D’Artagnan is in the service of the ...

A collection of Stevenson’s first published works, "New Arabian Nights" is divided into two volumes of loosely connected short stories. There is no Scheherazade this time, but Stev ...

If you are one of those people who never give poetry a chance, this is your sign to try it.This playful compilation of poetry by the famous children's book author contains countles ...

Throughout our lives most of us struggle with the big L: Love, and so does 18-year-old Betty Desmond.Brought up by a strict stepfather, the young girl makes an imprudent match when ...

‘The Matrimonial Bureau’ follows the exploits of four fanciful young women, who spend their time daydreaming of their Prince Charming. The ladies find themselves in plenty of humor ...

Set in Ireland, this is a delightful short story from prolific author Anthony Trollope. Our narrator Archibald Green is in County Mayo on business when he secures an invitation to ...

First published in 1882, ‘Marion Fay’ is one of Anthony Trollope’s later novels. It follows two intertwined romances involving members of the upper and lower class. Lord Hampstead ...

Suffering from ill health, George Walker has been recuperating for several months in Egypt. Bored and lonely in Cairo, he yearns to visit Suez and the Red Sea and so attaches himse ...

First published in 1874, ‘Lady Anna’ was written in its entirety by Anthony Trollope during a lengthy voyage to Australia to visit his son Frederic, who had emigrated there. Our he ...

This entertaining short story from Anthony Trollope follows the adventures of self-proclaimed ‘emancipated Englishwoman’ Miss Sabrina Dawkins as she takes a solo trip to visit the ...

One of Anthony Trollope’s best-known novels, ‘He Knew He Was Right’ follows the gradual breakdown of a marriage. Louis and Emily Trevelyan initially have a seemingly happy union, b ...

Scholar Mr Peacocke has recently moved to Broughtonshire to live as schoolmaster with his beautiful American wife. When the brother of Mrs Peacocke’s abusive first husband appears ...

First published in 1910, ‘The Tempting of Tavernake’ by prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim is a departure from his more usual spy thrillers. The lonely and unemotional Tavernake ...

‘The Old Nurse’s Story and Other Tales’ is a collection of eleven short stories from the much-loved Victorian author, Elizabeth Gaskell. The title story follows the strange and sup ...

"Queen Lucia" (1920) is the first volume of E. F. Benson’s "Mapp and Lucia" 6-novel series. It is a comedy of manners, set in provincial Riseholme (Lincolnshire). Emmeline Lucas ru ...

When April finds herself in a pickle – stranded in Madrid with no money – she gets a more-than-welcome offer. The charming Spanish Don Carlos wants to make April her bride. How cou ...

When Carol marries off her only daughter, she is faced with a certain loneliness and travels to Switzerland. To her surprise, she meets the handsome Dr. Lucien Andreas and falls he ...

When Samantha Rivers got into a skiing accident, a dark and handsome but impolite Austrian came to her rescue. She thought she was rid of him, but when her friend Elisabeth van Ult ...

Dallas Drew is a lovely and memorable, yet inexperienced nurse working at a hospital. When the recognized Dr. Martin Loring becomes a patient at the place, Dallas is soon pushed as ...

David Falcon is a famous writer and explorer, who has more women falling at his feet than he cared for. One day, he decides to get away from it all and leave for a castle together ...

When Lois Tarrant, who worked as a model for a London designer, flew to Madrid to deliver an item to a Spanish bride, her trip turned out to be much longer than anticipated. The po ...