Literature (187 pages found in this category)


The Purple Pileus

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1896, about a struggling small shopkeeper whose life is transformed after consuming some magic mushrooms.

The Queer Story of Brownlow’s Newspaper

Short story by H. G. Wells in which the protagonist receives a newspaper printed forty years in the future.

The Rajah’s Treasure

Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1896, about a rajah who is murdered by his heir, for an unexpected treasure trove.

The Reconciliation

Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1895, about two men who attempt a reconciliation culminating in the death of one of them.

The Red Room

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1896, a horror story in the manner of Edgar Allan Poe.

The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes

Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1895, about a researcher who, after stooping between the poles of a large electromagnet, becomes temporarily blind to the world around him, seeing only an island beach.

The Rose Garden

Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about a spirit released by the removal of a post during the construction of a rose garden.

The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic

Redirected to "The Obliterated Man".

The Screwtape Letters

1942 novel by C. S. Lewis, in the form of a series of letters between a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew Wormwood, who is tasked with securing the damnation of a British man known only as the patient.

The Sea Raiders

Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1896, about a raid by an unknown species of octopus-like creatures on the south coast of England.