Rumpelstiltskin is a fairy tale popularly associated with Germany, one of those collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. It tells of an imp able to spin straw into gold, and the price he demands for his service.
Select Conversations with an Uncle
Collection of 12 humorous conversations between George and his uncle, and two reminiscences, by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895.
Silver-fork Novel
Genre of 19th-century English literature depicting the lives of the upper class and the aristocracy.
Stephen Potter bibliography
Works of Stephen Potter (1900–1969) listed in order of their date of first publication.
Stories of Men and Women in Love
Collection of four novels by H. G. Wells (1866–1946), published in 1933.
Sweeney Todd
Fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the Victorian penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847).
Tales of Space and Time
Collection of three short stories and two novellas by H. G. Wells, first published in 1899.
Tam o’ Shanter
Narrative poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, first published in 1791.
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal
Account of a ghostly visitation said to have occurred in Canterbury in 1705.
The Apple
Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1896, about a schoolmaster who comes into possession of an apple from the Tree of Knowledge.