The fifteen stories collected here demonstrate the genius of Katherine Mansfield, who was compared to Chekhov. These are not tales of violent incidents or dexterous plot but sensitive revelations of human behavior in ordinary situations. The men, women, and children whom Mansfield portrays are... View...

Captain Blood and his crew are trapped by Spanish Galleons, anchored outside the harbor of Maracaybo. View...

Under Western Eyes, Conrad’s novel of political treachery and oppression, begins with a bomb that kills a hated Russian minister of police, along with innocent bystanders. A young student named Razumov hides the perpetrator, then betrays him and becomes a spy among his exiled comrades. He faces... View...

Providing a fresh view of America via generations of two adventurous families, as well as information about conducting genealogical research, Mrs. Cheney entertains and enlightens. View...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of J. M. Barrie's tale of childhood adventure starring Toyah Willcox as Peter Pan and Ron Moody as Captain Hook View...