Linguistics

"The Damned Thing" tells of the horrifying slaughter of a man by a supernatural and invisible "Thing"....

Natives of the distant planet called "Kwannon" think their world is about to end due to their religious beliefs....

Eve's Diary - Complete, written by the incomparable Mark Twain, was first published in 1905 in the Christmas edition of Harper's Bazaar....

In "Crystal Crypt", taken from the 1954 Planet Stories, the war between Mars and Terra is about to erupt and Earth has only merchants and salesmen to fight....

With old age come losses. The body ages and the elderly person is unable to partake of activities that were once normal, and the mind may not be as sharp as it once was....

New York socialite Kit McNair decides to host an impromptu dinner party at the home of her friend, Jimmy Wilson, to cheer him up following his divorce....

The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified....

George Gissing’s 1893 gripping novel The Odd Women explores themes like the role of women in society, marriage, morals, and the nascent feminist movement....

The wife of the Rev. James Morell is loved by the sensitive young poet, Eugene Marchbanks. The two men agree that Candida must make her choice. But she has different ideas....

The plot follows a crew of 10 trying to hunt the Snark, an animal that may turn out to be a highly dangerous Boojum. The only one of the crew to find the Snark quickly vanishes....

If easy payment plans were to be really efficient, patrons' lifetimes had to be extended! Listen to learn more....

Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where he works throughout the year to make the wonderful toys he delivers on Christmas Eve to his beloved children all over the world....

The strange story of a scientist who invents a powerful microscope and discovers a beautiful woman in an enchanting microscopic world inside a drop of water....

E. M. Forster’s first novel explores the comic and tragic effects of culture clash between insular, provincial British personalities and sensual Italian culture and atmosphere....

Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) may be considered the Canadian counterpart to Mark Twain....

A man, a space bubble, and space. Two men had already gone insane claiming "it" was trying to get in and kill them. Green, the third man to enter the bubble, would not be affected. Or would he? Find out....

There's some reaction these days that holds scientists responsible for war. Take it one step further: What happens if "book-learnin'" is held responsible....

In this autobiographical narrative, the author sleeps under the stars, views the beautiful French countryside, and mingles with its local populace - all with a donkey as his companion....

What was Anthony Trollope's favorite Anthony Trollope book? Which was the most difficult for him to write? Find out....

A celebration of the huge linguistic diversity that is open to all of us at birth, and that has inspired and fascinated humans since the invention of speech....