The Crystal Egg

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1897, about a dealer in antiquities who discovers a communication device between Earth and Mars.

The Diamond Maker

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about a tramp who claims to be able to make diamonds.

The Diary of Mr Poynter

Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about an apparently possessed scrap of chintz, said to be a memorial to the hair of a 17th-century nobleman.

The Diverting History of John Gilpin

Comic poem by the English poet William Cowper, first published in 1782.

The Door in the Wall

Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1906, about a man's grieving for a magical garden he had found as a child, and desperately wants to find again.

The Door in the Wall and Other Stories

Collection of eight short stories by H. G. Wells, first published in 1911.

The Empire of the Ants

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1905, about a plague of large intelligent ants, which pose a threat to mankind's continued existence.

The Extinction of Man

Pessimistic essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about some of the ways humanity could become extinct.

The Faraway Tree

Series of four novels for children written by Enid Blyton. The stories are set in an enchanted wood in which a gigantic magical tree grows – the titular Faraway Tree.