Lily Bart, a New York socialite tries to find a suitably rich husband.

A story of the wrongdoings of one generation echoing through the lives of successive descendants. The book served as inspiration or influence for some of H. P. Lovecraft's stories.

Hawthorne's final collection of short stories.

Edgar Allan Poe reviewed this collection of short stories and said: "The style of Hawthorne is purity itself. His tone is singularly effective -- wild, plaintive, thoughtful, and in full accordance with his themes." He concluded that, "we look upon him as one of the few men of indisputable genius to whom our country has as yet given birth."

This story is excerpted from Kadrey's second novel Kamikaze L'Amour. The novel is described by Mac Tonnies' Cyberpunk/Postmodern Book Reviews as "mesmerizing...a surreal (and distinctly Ballardian) account of synesthesia and mutant desire set in the jungle-choked ruins of L.A."

A true life tragic romance embedded within an accurate depiction of the Elizabethan court of the 1500s.

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester courts the favour of Queen Elizabeth I. To fulfill his ambitions he must keep secret his love for Amy Robsart, the daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart. These conflicting forces cannot be kept in balance forever...

Tribal honour and deadly revenge in Neolithic England.

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