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  A Doll's House

  Henrik Ibsen

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  Ibsen's "A Doll's House," written two years after "The Pillars of Society," became a sensation and is now widely considered his most famous play. Required reading in many secondary schools and universities, the play was highly controversial upon its release due to its sharp criticism of 19th Century marriage norms. Despite following the structure of a traditional well-made play, the play breaks convention by ending with a discussion instead of an unraveling in its final act. Although Ibsen himself denied it, "A Doll's House" is often referred to as the first true feminist play.

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  Betty Brown the St Giles Orange...

  Hannah More

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  Hannah More was born on February 2nd, 1745 at Fishponds in the parish of Stapleton, near Bristol. She was the fourth of five daughters. 
  The City of Bristol, at that time, was a centre for slave-trading and Hannah would, over time, become one of its staunchest critics.  
  She was keen to learn, possessed a sharp intellect and was assiduous in studying.  Hannah first wrote in 1762 with The Search after Happiness (by the mid-1780s some 10,000 copies had been sold). 
  In 1767 Hannah became engaged to William Turner.  After six years, with no wedding in sight, the engagement was broken off.  Turner then bestowed upon her an annual annuity of £200.  This was enough to meet her needs and set her free to pursue a literary career.   
  Her first play, The Inflexible Captive, was staged at Bath in 1775. The famous David Garrick himself produced her next play, Percy, in 1777 as well as writing both the Prologue and Epilogue for it.  It was a great success when performed at Covent Garden in December of that year.  
  Hannah turned to religious writing with Sacred Dramas in 1782; it rapidly ran through nineteen editions. These and the poems Bas-Bleu and Florio (1786) mark her gradual transition to a more serious and considered view of life. 
  Hannah contributed much to the newly-founded Abolition Society including, in February 1788, her publication of Slavery, a Poem recognised as one of the most important of the abolition period.   
  Her work now became more evangelical.  In the 1790s she wrote several Cheap Repository Tracts which covered moral, religious and political topics and were both for sale or distributed to literate poor people.  The most famous is, perhaps, The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain, describing a family of incredible frugality and contentment. Two million copies of these were circulated, in one year. 
  In 1789, she purchased a small house at Cowslip Green in Somerset. She was instrumental in setting up twelve schools in the area by 1800. 
  She continued to oppose slavery throughout her life, but at the time of the Abolition Bill of 1807, her health did not permit her to take as active a role in the movement as she had done in the late 1780s, although she maintained a correspondence with Wilberforce and others.  
  In July 1833, the Bill to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire passed in the House of Commons, followed by the House of Lords on August 1st. 
  Hannah More died on September 7th, 1833.

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  Under a Pelican's Wing - A...

  Giovanni B. Sciurba

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  Luca Rizzo travels on a surfing adventure with his friends to Playa Sueños, a coastal town known for its beaches, stunning waves, and nightlife. In Playa Sueños, Luca’s life changes forever when he meets Eva, a strikingly beautiful woman with a mysterious air. Drawn to her by both her allure and an inexplicable connection, Luca finds himself falling in love. But beneath Eva’s captivating exterior lies a haunting past—one that has bound her to a shadowy, dangerous world. As Luca uncovers the shocking truth about Eva’s life, he is thrust into a dark underworld ruled by the sinister Armando, a ruthless sex trafficker who holds women captive for profit. Torn between his desire to protect Eva and his fear of the dangerous world she’s trapped in, Luca must face his own moral dilemmas. How far will he go to rescue the woman he loves, and can he survive the dangerous forces that threaten to destroy them both? Under a Pelican’s Wing is an emotional, high-stakes romance that explores themes of morality, love, sacrifice, and the lengths one man will go to save the woman who stored her gem in his heart.

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  La Belle Dame Sans Merci...

  H. G. Wells

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  Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer.
  He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction"
  LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI: I found him in his own apartments, and strangely disordered. He went to and fro, raving beginning so soon as I entered the room. I noticed a book half out of its cover, flung carelessly into the corner of the room.

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  Martin Chuzzlewit Volume 4

  Charles Dickens

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  In Martin Chuzzlewit Volume 4, Charles Dickens brings the story to its resolution as themes of redemption and morality come full circle. Young Martin solidifies his independence, rejecting greed and embracing integrity. Pecksniff’s hypocrisy is exposed, leading to his downfall, while Jonas Chuzzlewit faces the consequences of his villainy. The bonds between Mary Graham and Martin deepen, built on trust and shared values. With justice served and lessons learned, Dickens ties up loose ends, offering a satisfying conclusion that underscores the triumph of virtue over vice and the importance of genuine human connection.

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  The First Men in The Moon - The...

  H. G. Wells

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  Britain won the Moon Race! Decades before Neal Armstrong took his "giant leap for mankind" two intrepid adventurers from Lympne, England, journeyed there using not a rocket, but an antigravity coating. Mr. Bedford, who narrates the tale, tells of how he fell in with eccentric inventor Mr. Cavor, grew to believe in his research, helped him build a sphere for traveling in space, and then partnered with him in an expedition to the Moon. What they found was fantastic! There was not only air and water but the Moon was honeycombed with caverns and tunnels in which lived an advanced civilization of insect-like beings. While Bedford is frightened by them and bolts home, Cavor stays and is treated with great respect. So why didn't Armstrong and later astronauts find the evidence of all this? Well, according to broadcasts by Cavor over the newly-discovered radio technology, he told the Selenites too much about mankind, and apparently, they removed the welcome mat!  
   
  Herbert George Wells was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.

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