Stoic is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, whose main character is Frank Cowperwood, a businessman based on the real tycoon Charles Yerkes. Cowperwood, still married to his estranged wife Aileen, lives wit...
One of the great Shakespearean tragedies, Macbeth is a dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt and revenge. Prompted by the prophecies of three mysterious witches and goaded by his ambitious ...
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A green Early Reader is a first factbook. It's never too early to find out about... THE DEEP DARK SEA. Did you know that there ar...
The streets of London are the perfect place to discover your dreams... They may be twin sisters, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete opposites - Penny is blonde, thin and outrageous, Lizzie is qui...
Howard Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Despite the fact that he was virtually unknown before he died, today he is known a...
Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake`s personal guide to life in space, based on his historic Principia mission, and the thousands of questions he has been asked since his return to Earth. He reveals for rea...
Danielle Steel tackles major political scandal and a power crisis in the White House in her gripping bestseller, Dangerous Games.TV journalist Alix Phillips is always willing to put herself on the fro...
Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright. Although he was an advocate and legal administrator by profession, Scott is most famous for his great literary works ...
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Short Stones i...
William Sydney Porter known by his pen name 0. Henry, was an American short story writer. His wit and plot twists were adored by his readers, but often panned by the critics. Collected Short Stories i...
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850—1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, travel writer, and essayist. He was a celebrity during his lifetime for works like 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' and 'Trea...