The spirit of simplicity is a great magician.

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Silverado Squatters as the travel memoir of his honeymoon.

Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 travelogue, An Inland Voyage, details his canoeing trip.

A young man, Olenin, is stationed in the Caucasus, where he falls in love with the place.

Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes recounts Robert Louis Stevenson's 120 mile.

Shirley was the second published novel by Charlotte Bronte, after Jane Eyre.

Maugham wrote The Magician after meeting the famous magician and occultist Aleister Crowly in Paris.

The Female Quixote completely inverts the adventures of Don Quixote.

First published in 1905, A Thief in the Night is the third collection of stories.

First published in 1901, The Black Mask is the second collection of stories.

A nine year old boy's mother dies shortly after the death of his father.

A mariner stops a man on his way to a wedding.

The Cloud upon the Sanctuary is a work of Christian mysticism written in 1909.

The String of Pearls is the first installment of the Sweeney Todd penny part serial.

The Princess and the Goblin is an enduring children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald.

The Imaginary Invalid is a three-part comedy about a miser who imagines illnesses for himself.

The power of eloquence to move and persuade men is universally recognized.

You can acquire valuable knowledge for use in your own public speaking.

Supported by a family inheritance that gave her £500 a year, Mary Henrietta Kingsley traveled.

British writer Edith Maude Hull was best known for her classic romantic novel.