Roy Macready

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is noted mainly for his novels Treasure Island, Dr. Je...

"Eliza" was the first volume of the Eliza Stories by Barry Pain (1864-1928). It was publi...

Jerome K. Jerome is known of course for his novels that tell of the hilarious adventures...

Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author known for his works of horror and the fanta...

Barry Pain was noted for his humorous tales of “Eliza” and her husband but hi...

There was a verse writer named LearWho said “in the future I fearThat the verses I ...

Barry Pain was noted for his humorous tales of “Eliza” and her husband but hi...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is of course famous for his creation of the great Sherlock Holmes....

H.G.Wells, best known for his science fiction novels, wrote many short stories which had ...

Henry Seton Merriman was the pen name of Hugh Stowell Scott (1862-1903) He was a successf...

Jerome K. Jerome is of course known for the hilarious adventures of "Three Men in a Boat"...

“The Gateway of the Monster” is a story featuring Thomas Carnacki, a detectiv...

Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 – 1909) was a poet, critic, novelist and playwrigh...

Fitz-James O'Brien was born in Cork, Ireland in 1826. After studying at the University of...

“Reginald in Russia and other sketches” was published in 1910 and was the sec...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 1873) was born in Dublin, Ireland and is acknowledg...

The creator of “Dracula” Bram Stoker wrote many other novels and works of sho...

“The Thing Invisible” is a story featuring Thomas Carnacki, a detective who i...

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic “Luci...

Robert Browning (1812-1889) playright and poet is known and admired for his dramatic mono...

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic Lucia novel...

Ambrose Bierce's collection of short stories of the supernatural and macabre Can Such Thi...

This is the first volume of The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by ...

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic “Luci...

Oscar Wilde's classic comic ghost story was the first of his short stories to be publishe...

Here is a collection of 41 favourite classic children's poems by some of our best loved w...

William “Wilkie” Collins was born in London in 1824. The name “Wilkie&...

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic “Luci...

E. Nesbit is best known for her children's books such as The Railway Children, the &ldquo...

E. Nesbit is best known for her children's books such as The Railway Children, the &ldquo...

E. Nesbit is best known for her children's books such as The Railway Children, the &ldquo...

Although Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is known mainly for his tales of the macabre and the...

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. His “...

A collection of favourite classic poems by some of our best loved poets including Robert...

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was ...

The author of the famous Alice books also wrote many poems notably in the humorous and no...

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was ...

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was ...

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was ...

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was ...

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer, born in Italy and educated in...

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is celebrated as a master of the gothic tale of the macabre a...

Robert Browning (1812-1889) playright and poet is known and admired for his dramatic mono...

Reginald - published in 1904 - was the first of Saki's collections of short stories. The ...

A selection of sonnets by William Shakespeare. There are 24 in number in this first selec...

Guy de Maupassant (1850 – 1893) is recognized as one of the fathers of the modern s...

The “Songs of Innocence” were published in 1789 and republished in 1794 toget...

This adaptation of Dickens' much loved “Ghost Story of Christmas” is subtitle...