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  The Chamber of Doom

  William J. Wintle

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  William James Wintle (1861-1920) was already a recognised writer before he became an Oblate for the Abbey of Caldey Island in Wales. It was there that he wrote a series of horror stories for the entertainment of eight boys who attended the abbey. In the foreword of this collection, Wintle explains that the stories were originally told on Sunday nights while "crouching over a wood fire on a wind-swept island off the Western shore."'The Chamber of Doom' is the story of a young Earl who inherits the family castle and decides to ignore the old legend that a secret chamber hidden behind a wall in the gallery brings doom upon the Earl who opens it. He sets about opening the wall... and inadvertently releases something evil. This story borrows heavily from ancient legends attached to Glamis Castle in Scotland.

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  Tom Sawyer Abroad

  Mark Twain

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  Tom Sawyer Abroad is a novel by Mark Twain published in 1894. It features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne-esque adventure stories. In the story, Tom, Huck, and Jim set sail to Africa in a futuristic hot air balloon, where they survive encounters with lions, robbers, and fleas to see some of the world's greatest wonders, including the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, Detective, the story is told using the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn

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  Flatland

  Edwin A. Abbott

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  "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions" is a satirical novella by Edwin A. Abbott, first published in 1884. The story takes place in a two-dimensional world and follows the experiences of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of Flatland. As A. Square discovers the existence of a third dimension, the book delves into themes of dimensionality, hierarchy, and social constraints. Though it might seem like a straightforward mathematical or geometric allegory, "Flatland" also offers insightful commentary on the social and cultural mores of Victorian England.

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  In the Fourth Year (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  In the Fourth Year is a collection H. G. Wells assembled in the spring of 1918 from essays he had recently published discussing the problem of establishing lasting peace when World War I ended. It is mostly devoted to plans for the League of Nations and the discussion of post-war politics.

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  Misery

  Anton chekhov

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  In Anton Chekhov's "Misery," grieving cabman Iona grapples with the recent death of his son. His attempts to share his shattered emotions with others prove futile, leaving him desperate for connection. Isolation drives Iona to pour out his heart to his horse, highlighting the deep loneliness that accompanies profound grief. Chekhov's poignant narrative underscores the struggles of communication amid personal loss and the poignant solace found in unlikely companionship. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Peter Rugg The Missing Man

  William Austin

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  William Austin was born on 2nd March 1778 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts.  
   
  After being educated at Harvard College, Austin served as the Unitarian chaplain onboard the USS Constitution from 1799 but resigned a year later after they captured a French ship and his share of salvage proceedings was $200. He now gained the acquaintance of one of the Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, who helped him begin his legal studies at London’s Lincoln’s Inn.  Whilst there he began his literary career by producing a well-regarded series of ‘Letters from London’, which described and detailed the politics and personalities of the times.  
   
  Returning to America, Austin was active in local Boston politics and served in the state senate representing Middlesex during the early 1820s. 
   
  Although he was a frequent contributor to local periodicals on various subjects from Unitarian theology to chemistry to legal history, nothing quite approached the popularity of ‘Peter Rugg: The Missing Man’.  This story and its sequels, constructed as long letters, were originally published in the New England Galaxy periodical between 1824 and 1827.  So credible was his writing premise that they were accepted as a factual recounting of local legends rather than Austin’s fiction. 
   
  William Austin died on 27th June 1841.

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