The Man with a Nose

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about a man’s reflections on his unsightly nose.

The Jilting of Jane

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about an episode in the romantic life of a young maidservant who is engaged to be married.

The Flashman Papers

Series of novels and short stories by George MacDonald Fraser, about a cowardly British soldier who had been the school bully in the 1857 novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays.

The Treasure in the Forest

Short story written by H. G. Wells and published in 1897, about the fate of two men who steal a treasure map from a Chinaman.

The Presence By the Fire

Short story written by H. G. Wells published in 1897, about a man who comes to believe that he is being visited by the spirit of his dead wife.

Ballet Shoes (novel)

One of the first career novels, written by the English author Noel Streatfeild and published in 1936.

Mother Haggy

Witch of St. Albans, best-known for her salve to restore the hymen.