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The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer's magnum opus The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories which portrayed 14th century English society and the Church. The author present the tales as part of the story telling contest participated by a group of pilgrims during their travel from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Though the ..

The Secret Agent

by Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad moves away from his array of sea fiction novels with The Secret Agent, which narrates the story of spy, who ruins his family life in an attempt to prove his capabilities as a spy. Mr. Verloc, a secret agent is in danger of losing his job under tremendous pressure from his superior Mr. Vladimir. Meanwhile a science laboratory is explod..

Beyond the Door

by Philip K. Dick

Beyond the Door is short story by science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick, which deals with the term cuckold. The cuckoo clock bought by her husband is liked by Doris, as the cuckoo talks to her, but not with her husband Larry Thomas. Doris's adulterous affair with Bob Chamber lead to her to be disowned by Larry Thomas. However Larry does not throw..

The Crystal Crypt

by Philip K. Dick

The Crystal Crypt is a planet fiction story by Philip K. Dick, which deals with advanced technologies to shrink a city to a tiny doll. Martians believe one their city was destroyed and could not be traced by them. A spaceship travels from Mars to Earth, and one of the person on-board reveals the secret that the Martian city has been carried by them..

A Woman of No Importance

by Oscar Wilde

One of the weakest plays of Oscar Wilde, the satirical play A Woman of No Importance deals with English upper class society, flirts, seduction and corruption in public life. On a weekend party, Lord Illingworth is on his way to prove his seduction skills. Gerald Arbuthnot's illegitimacy status would be exposed by his mother's scandalous past...

King Solomon's Mines

by Henry Rider Haggard

King Solomon's Mines chronicles the adventures of treasure hunters in an unexplored region in South Africa. English novelist Sir Henry Rider Haggard's action hero Allan Quatermain leads the adventure team for handsome compensation to search Aristocrat Sir Henry Curtis’s brother, who did not return for days after he went in search of treasure. Quate..

Vanity Fair

by William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray portrays the 19th century English society in a satirical tone with his classic novel Vanity Fair. The story opens up with two young girls Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley depart to their native after completing the studies. It is hard to believe how they became close friends with their ironical characters. Amelia believes i..

The Consolation of Philosophy

by Anicius Manlius Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy is the most popular prison literature, written by Roman philosopher Anicius Manlius Boethius. Boethius wrote this work while he was imprisoned for treachery by Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great. The work is narrated as Lady Philosophy consoling Boethius by answering his questions about happiness, Sin, power, honor a..