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 English Review
Literary magazine published from 1908 until 1937.
The examination and confession of certaine Wytches at Chensforde
First pamphlet describing witchcraft trials in England; it covers the testimony of witches at Chelmsford Assizes in 1566.
The Extinction of Man
Pessimistic essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about some of the ways humanity could become extinct.
The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
Painting by the English artist Richard Dadd (1817–1886), considered to be his masterpiece.
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