David Thorn
1) Dollypogs
7) The preacher
10) The lost prince
11) The Little Duke
Charlotte Mary Yonge was a prolific English novelist in the 19th century. Yonge was born to a Christian family and her values played a strong role in her writings. Yonge's books earned much praise during her lifetime including from other esteemed authors such as George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, and Anthony Trollope.
The Little Duke, published in 1854, is one of Yonge's most popular novels. The action centers around a young boy who must learn
...These two short stories by H. G. Wells display his gift for creating thought provoking themes. "The Diamond Maker" is a story about a chance encounter between two men who must then decide whether they can trust each other. "The Door in the Wall" is a fascinating tale about a successful politician who struggles to merge the beauty of his imagined world with the rationality of real life.
Two great stories featuring the inimitable Jeeves!
In "Jeeves Takes Charge," the ubiquitous butler comes to the rescue of his new master, Bertie Wooster, from a fate worse than death, so they say. And in the second tale, "Extricating Young Gussie," poor Bertie is summarily dispatched to New York by an overbearing aunt to extract his cousin from an amorous affair with a vaudeville artist. How absolutely dreadful!