James Stephens produced many retellings of Irish myths and fairy tales. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humor and lyricism. Irish F ...

This is a domestic tale of country gentlefolk, between the Wars, and their families, friends and acquaintances, mostly in their beloved Scottish Borde ...

David is a ten-year old boy who plays the violin and does not know his last name. He leads an idyllic life in the mountains with his father, until his ...

Nevil Shute's most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugg ...

King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his th ...

The story is said to have originated from events in Lawrence's own unhappy domestic life, and he took inspiration for the settings of the book fro ...

Alan Duncan is a lawyer, recently called to the bar in England, returning home to his wealthy parents' prosperous sheep station (ranch) in Austral ...

A romantic World War II adventure about the strength of true love and how it can overcome any obstacle. A British air reconnaissance officer falls for ...