The Fallen Leaves - Wilkie CollinsWilkie Collins was a contemporary and friend of a more famous Victorian writer, Charles Dickens. His fiction was classified at the time as 'Sensation fiction', but was the precursor to detective fiction and horror fiction. The Woman in White' is possibly
Jack and Jill: A Village Story - Louisa May AlcottLouisa May Alcott ( November 29, 1832 March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, best known for the novel Little Women (1868). She was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott and Abigail May, and though of New England parentage and residence, was born in German
John Caldigate - Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope ( April 24, 1815 December 6, 1882) became one of the most successful and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. His popularity continues into the present day (some famous fans being Alec Guinness, who never traveled without a T
Kings in Exile - Alphonse DaudetAlphonse Daudet ( May 13, 1840 December 17, 1897) was a French novelist. He was the father of Leon Daudet. Early life Alphonse Daudet was born in Nimes, Provence, France. His family, on both sides, belonged to the bourgeoisie. The father, Vincent Daudet,
The Red Room - August StrindbergJohan August Strindberg ( Stockholm, January 22, 1849 Stockholm, May 14, 1912) was a writer and playwright of Sweden. He is ranked among Sweden's most important authors. Strindberg is known as one of the fathers of modern theater. His work falls into two
Roda Rummet - August StrindbergJohan August Strindberg ( Stockholm, January 22, 1849 Stockholm, May 14, 1912) was a writer and playwright of Sweden. He is ranked among Sweden's most important authors. Strindberg is known as one of the fathers of modern theater. His work falls into two
A Rogue's Life - Wilkie CollinsWilkie Collins was a contemporary and friend of a more famous Victorian writer, Charles Dickens. His fiction was classified at the time as 'Sensation fiction', but was the precursor to detective fiction and horror fiction. The Woman in White' is possibly
Les Soeurs Vatard - Joris-Karl HuysmansJoris-Karl Huysmans ( February 5, 1848 May 12, 1907) was a French novelist. He was born in Paris. Huysmans started his literary career as a Naturalist writer with texts such as Marthe, Histoire d'une fille ( 1876). His novel rebours Against the Grain ( 18