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Thuvia Maid of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Thuvia, Maid of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth of the Barsoom series. The principal characters are Carthoris and Thuvia of Ptarth, each of whom app..

The Efficiency Expert

Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Efficiency Expert is a 1921 short novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. One of a small number of Burroughs' novels set in contemporary America as opposed to a fantasy universe, The Efficiency Expert foll..

The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher is one of Edgar Allen Poe's masterful short tales which first appeared in 1840 in the collection "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque". The story follows an unnamed nar..

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849), a short story writer and poet, was master of the macabre and one of America's great literary geniuses. His collection of poems and short stories not only helped to defin..

Divine Comedy - Purgatory

Dante Alighieri

Purgatory is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dant..

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Edgar Allan Poe

As a story writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe was master of the macabre and one of America's great literary geniuses. His collection of poems, short stories, and literary criticism not only helped defin..

The Raven / The Masque of the Red Death / The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849), a short story writer and poet, was master of the macabre and one of America's great literary geniuses. His collection of poems and short stories not only helped to defin..

Divine Comedy - Paradise

Dante Alighieri

Paradise is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio. It is an allegory telling of Dante's journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises..