"The Premature Burial" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1844 in The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. Its main character expresses concern about being buried…

“Killer Earth” unveils the extraordinary return of a select group to Earth after millennia in suspended animation. Educated by computer recordings during their slumber, they aim to build an ideal…

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), was a British Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister. Before and during his…

Author: Gabriele D'AnnunzioPublisher: Independently PublishedGenre: Fiction Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Pages: 412ISBN: 9788804400363

Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece. In his journal, Journal of a Novel (often read as a companion to the novel) he notes that “this is the…

"A Rose for Emily" is a short story by American author William Faulkner, first published in the April 30, 1930, issue of The Forum. The story takes place in Faulkner's…

In “Life Plug,” Franco and Page lead seemingly ordinary lives within a sophisticated virtual reality simulation. Unbeknownst to them, their existence is a carefully crafted illusion, meticulously controlled by unknown…

Author: Philip K. DickPublisher: Independently PublishedGenre: Fiction, science fiction, generalPages: 68ISBN: 9798592367441

Mary Shelley, the author of [*Frankenstein*][1], wrote the apocalyptic novel The Last Man in 1826. Its first person narrative tells the story of our world standing at the end of…

Author: George EliotPublisher: Independently PublishedISBN: 9781791877019

In “Mind’s Edge,” the aftermath of an accidental nuclear war leaves parts of the world devastated, with New England cut off from the rest of the United States due to…