The Mayor of Casterbridge

Man sells wife, rises to power, personal flaws lead to downfall

Fiction   8.4K reading

The Virginians

Tale of two English brothers navigating love and war in colonial America

History & war   8.4K reading

The Rise of Silas Lapham

Wealthy businessman faces moral dilemmas amidst financial ruin and societal pressures

Fiction   7.6K reading

The Halo

A human-supercar hybrid becomes Earth's defender against alien threats

Fiction   7.5K reading

The Green God

Searching for an idol, adventurers face danger in Peking's underworld

Fiction   7.4K reading

The Village in the Jungle

British colonial officer confronts culture and conflict in Ceylonese village

Fiction   7.2K reading

Eleven Possible Cases

Anthology exploring varied futuristic and supernatural scenarios

Short stories   7.2K reading

The Capgras Shift

Psychologist unravels mystery behind patient's belief in impostors

Fiction   7.1K reading

The Man Who Fell Through the Earth

Detective unravels mystery after man seemingly vanishes into earth

Fiction   7.0K reading

The Child of Pleasure

Wealthy aesthete pursues hedonism, faces moral and emotional downfall

Fiction   6.8K reading