Professor Challenger summons friends to come to his house, each one to bring a cylinder of pure oxygen. Challenger is convinced that the earth is entering a poison belt of ether and that life is do... More...

If America had a royal family, the Taylor Winthrops would wear the crown. The popular, charismatic Winthrops have captured the imagination of the world with their public service, their enormous... More...

Joyce describes the early life of Stephen Dedalus. More...

First published in 1904, 'Nostromo' is set in the South American republic of Costaguana. In the province of Sulaco everyone's life... More...