We’ve just added three new stories by Edith Wharton; Roman Fever, The Fulness Of Life and Xingu. Edith Wharton’s writing style is characterized by sharp social satire, psychological depth, and the exploration of moral ambiguity within the constraints of upper-class society. In “Roman Fever,” Wharton masterfully employs a restrained, seemingly polite dialogue between two middle-aged women, […]
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The late 19th and early 20th centuries were an era of profound transformation. Industrial expansion, urbanization, and the rise of new scientific and philosophical ideas reshaped Western life. Yet, amid these advances, women remained confined by the moral strictures of the Victorian Age, expected to embody the ideal of the “Angel in the House”—pure, submissive,
The 19th century was a crucible of literary innovation. The novel, journalism, and serialized fiction were expanding in scope and readership, while poetry was grappling with Romanticism’s fading idealism and the rise of realism. Amid these transformations, one form emerged with startling vitality: the short story. Once relegated to oral traditions, parables, and moral sketches,
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UPDATE : We’ve just added Poe’s three detective stories The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, and The Purloined Letter The 19th century was an age obsessed with secrets—the shadowy alleys of London, the locked rooms of the wealthy, and the perplexing nature of crime. Yet, for all its lurking mystery,
When we think of 19th- and early 20th-century fiction, familiar names leap to mind—Dickens, Henry James, Edith Wharton. These writers occupy the luminous center of the literary canon, their works still read and studied for their insight into society, psychology, and art. Yet beyond these well-lit giants lies a shadowy borderland of talent—writers who once
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The turn of the 20th century was an electric time, filled with the promise of invention and the dread of an uncertain future. At the center of this cultural tension stood two literary giants, often considered the fathers of modern science fiction: Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Though both authors peered into the future, their
Shadows of the Drawing Room: The Supernatural Imagination of Le Fanu, M.R. James, and Algernon Blackwood The Victorian and Edwardian eras were periods of dazzling progress and profound unease. The 19th century saw the triumph of industry, empire, and scientific discovery—but also an erosion of the old certainties that had anchored Western thought. Darwin’s On