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  Mrs Zant and the Ghost

  William Wilkie Collins

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  Supernatural short story written especially for the young Anne (Nannie) Wynne. It was originally published as The Ghost’s Touch in The Irish Fireside, 30 September – 14 October 1885; Harper’s Weekly, 23 October 1885; and in The Ghost’s Touch and Other Stories (with My Lady’s Money and Percy and the Prophet, Harper’s Handy Series, no 30, 1885). 
  Mr Rayburn, a widower, and his young daughter, Lucy, meet Mrs Zant in Kensington Gardens while she is experiencing a vision of her dead husband. The ghost warns her against his brother, who aims to force her into an illegal marriage. Rayburn rescues Mrs Zant, hoping to marry her himself, while the supernatural force returns to strike her brother-in-law with fatal paralysis.

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  The Gods of Mars

  Edgar Rice Burroughs

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  Captain John Carter returns to Mars to find himself embattled with the real live manifestations of Barsoomian mythology. He must win his way to freedom, then fight them to save his beloved Dejah Thoris.

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  Three Men in a Boat - Travelogue

  Jerome K.

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  A witty account of three friends' boating adventure along the river Thames. Wtritten in the nineteenth century the humour is still accessible to a modern audience. Read by celebrated actor Sir Timothy Ackroyd

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  The Taming of the Shrew Retold...

  E. Nesbit

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  Shakespeare's play adapted by renowned children's author E. Nesbit into an enjoyable and easily accessible short story perfect for students and children.

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  Springhaven - A Tale of the...

  R.D. Blackmore

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  A sweeping novel of the Napoleonic Wars by the author of Lorna Doone.Capt. Caryl Carne, half French and half English, has returned to the coastal town of Springhaven in Sussex, home to his ancestral castle, which now lies in ruins. In secret communication with the French, he plots to aid them with their planned invasion.Meanwhile, the Englishman known as Captain Scuddy is taken prisoner in France, where he learns of Carne’s treacherous scheme. What follows is a sprawling tale of war, suspense, and intrigue, in which both Vice-Admiral Nelson and Napoleon himself make appearances. “The whole atmosphere is briskly naval, full of a healthy salt breeze and the movement and life of the ocean.” —The Academy

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  Summary Analysis and Review of...

  Start Publishing Notes

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  Summary, Analysis, and Review of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: In an alternative version of America, a neo-conservative, alt-right type terrorist group took over in a coup -- they shot the President, machine-gunned the Congress, got the army to declare a state of emergency, instituted martial law, suspended the Constitution, and instilled a totalitarian theocracy. Although this group claimed their taking over was only temporary, America became the Republic of Gilead. And because they were able to blame a worldwide fertility crisis (in which babies had a one-in-four chance of being born with deformities that would make them unable to survive outside the womb), the Gileadean regime was able to reverse women

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