The quiet American

A wonderful story

The Masque of the Red Death

originally written by E.A Poe

"Emotion Recollected In Tranquility"

In this essay I use Wordsworth's theory of poerty written in "Preface to Lyrical Ballads to explain Tennyson's poetry. Written on September 18th, 2010. The man on the cover of this is William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850) Alfred, Lord Tennyson (August 6, 1809 – October 6, 1892)

To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf

It's just here for anyone who wanna read it on wattpad =))

A PASSAGE TO INDIA by E. M. Forster

A Passage to India (1924) is a novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for...

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness is a novella by Polish-British author Joseph Conrad. The story tells the tale of seaman Charlie Marlow as he recounts his journey to Africa while working for "the Company," a Belgian ivory trading firm.

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)

"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" traces the intellectual and religio-philosophical awakening of young Stephen Dedalus as he begins to question and rebel against the Catholic and Irish conventions with which he has been raised. He finally leaves for abroad to pursue his ambitions as an artist.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) (Completed)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper The Graphic in 1891 and in book form in 1892. Though now considered a major nineteenth-century English novel and possibly...

1984

A copy of George Orwell's book entitled '1984'.

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

"The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personæ in order to escape burdensome social obligations.

The Priestess of the Four Gods (uneditted)

Twins Lily and Monica had always lived together, pulling through their hardships, especially after their parents' death. But one day the two of them discover a strange looking tree, an Ebu tree. The Ebu tree begs for their help and it transports them, just before it dies, into the mysterious world of Denmor who is fo...

Silas Marner (Completed)

This novel has been banned because of how the topic of religion is discussed and portrayed. "Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe" is a dramatic novel by George Eliot. It was first published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a reclusive weaver, in its strong realism it represents one of Eliot's most sophisticated t...

Jane Eyre (1847)

"Jane Eyre" follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall.

Ivanhoe: A Romance by Sir Walter Scott

First published in 1820. Public Domain. Daring sword fights. Heroes in disguise. Maidens in distress. What's not to love? A treatise on social classes and racial and religious prejudice in the 12th Century.

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.

Pygmalion (Completed)

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era Engli...

Oliver Twist (1837)

The story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Naively unaware of their unlawful activities, Oliver is led to the lair of the...

Wuthering Heights (1847)

Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is...