Following Katy’s recovery in What Katy Did, Katy and Clover go to Hillsover, a boarding school. Together with their new friend Rosamond Redding, or “Rose Red”, they…… Read more “‘What Katy Did at School’ by Susan Coolidge”
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‘The Happy Prince and Other Tales’ by Oscar Wilde
This beautiful collection contains five fairy tales by the celebrated British writer Oscar Wilde: “The Happy Prince”, “The Nightingale and the Rose”, “The Selfish Giant”, “The Devoted…… Read more “‘The Happy Prince and Other Tales’ by Oscar Wilde”
‘Little Men’ by Louisa May Alcott
Jo March’s dreams of opening a home for boys comes true as she finds herself the mistress of Plumfield, a boarding school for children — who have…… Read more “‘Little Men’ by Louisa May Alcott”
‘Emma’ by Jane Austen
Emma was the last completed novel by Jane Austen. It tells the story of a spirited and opinionated young woman who lives with her widowed father and who…… Read more “‘Emma’ by Jane Austen”
‘Caliban by the Yellow Sands’ by Percy Mackaye
Caliban, the primitive, savage son of the witch Sycorax and the evil frog-tiger god Setebos, seeks to obtain knowledge and become civilized from a strange magician named…… Read more “‘Caliban by the Yellow Sands’ by Percy Mackaye”
‘The Enterprise of the Mayflower’ by Amice Macdonnell
Welcome to all! We show the story of how, nearly three hundred years ago, when this country was not so happy as it is now, some people…… Read more “‘The Enterprise of the Mayflower’ by Amice Macdonnell”
‘December Twine’ by Glenn Hascall
Nineteen twenty-three was a year of prosperity in America, so much so, that many took the time to travel for the holidays. No destination was more prominent…… Read more “‘December Twine’ by Glenn Hascall”
‘Endymion’ by John Keats
Endymion is the largest work by John Keats and was composed between April and November 1817. It was published in April 1818, and the initial critical reception…… Read more “‘Endymion’ by John Keats”
‘The Story of the Amulet’ by E. Nesbit
This is final installment in Edith Nesbit’s classic trilogy of time-traveling adventures by four enterprising children. I play the Amulet. The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit
‘The Time is Not Yet Ripe’ by Louis Esson
Louis Esson is considered to be the first great Australian dramatist. The political comedy The Time is Not Yet Ripe was first produced in 1912 and is one of…… Read more “‘The Time is Not Yet Ripe’ by Louis Esson”
