The Golden Ass  |
| Lucius Apuleius (123BC - 180BC) |
The Golden Ass relates the ludicrous adventures of Lucius, a virile young man obsessed with magic. In his enthusiasm to see the use of magic he is accidentally transformed into an ass and thus forced to witness and experience the lives of slaves and the destitute. This is the only surviving work of Greco-Roman literature to give a first person perspective of the abhorrent condition of the lower classes. T. E. Lawrence carried a small copy of the book in his saddlebags throughout the Arab Revolt. |
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| The Haunted Man |
| Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
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| The Invisible Man |
| H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946) |
A mysterious stranger arrives in a small village in West Sussex. A large brimmed hat sits atop his head, he wears large goggles on his bandaged face, a long, thick coat envelops his body, and his hands are gloved. Beneath his attire, he has through scientific experimentation, rendered himself invisible. Whilst working on an antidote, he is empowered by his invisibility - mischief, mayhem and murder ensues. But how do you catch a person who cannot be seen? |
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| The Journals of Lewis and Clark |
| Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) |
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase sparked interest in expansion to the west coast. The USA purchased 2,100,000 square km of largely unknown territory from France for 3 cents per acre. This huge swath of land stretching from New Orleans to Canada now about forms about 23% of the USA. President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to study the Indian tribes, botany, geology, Western terrain and wildlife. The journal details their trek from the Missouri River to the northern Pacific coast and back. |
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| The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit |
| Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
Another classic Dickens satire, this time at the expense of America where he had recently travelled (see Dickens' "American Notes"). This is the story of the Chuzzlewits - plenty of cunning, intrigue, greed and bucket loads of selfishness embellish this brilliant story not to mention a dose or two of moral appreciation. |
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| The Mill on the Floss |
| George Eliot (1819 - 1880) |
The novel explores the three different loves Maggie Tulliver feels for the three men in her life - her father, her brother, and her special friend Philip Wakem. As the story moves to a dramatic conclusion, the gifted and independent Maggie is challenged by circumstance and tensions both within the family and between her family and the Wakems. |
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| The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
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