When the beautiful young Dorian Gray sees his portrait, he understands that it will remain beautiful forever and that he will grow old. He makes a wish that will change not only his looks but also his soul. As he lives a life of pleasure and sin, the portrait shows the signs of his corruption.
When a cylinder from Mars lands not far from London, crowds of people arrive. Curiosity turns to terror as Martians appear. Their technology is far more advanced than humans and their heat-ray weapon kills instantly. One man, looking for his wife, understands that this invasion could mean the end of human civilisation and the beginning of Martian rule.
Sherlock Holmes battles against a criminal organisation in Conan Doyles The Five Orange Pips; in Charles Dickens Hunted Down a ruthless murderer is brought to justice; in The Stir Outside the Cafe Royal by Clarence Rook an American woman tracks down her fiances killer; and in G. K. Chestertons The Oracle of the Dog Father Brown solves a difficult murder case.
In Flush, we experience the love story of two famous poets, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, through a dogs eyes. Flush, Elizabeths faithful pet, has many adventures. He has to learn about the effects of jealousy, the dangers of dog thieves and the different lifestyles of England and Italy. This biography of a dog shines new light on the human world.
Linnet Doyle has everything: beauty, money… and her best friends fiance. But Linnets honeymoon cruise down the Nile River turns into a nightmare when one of the passengers is found murdered. Hercule Poirot must find the murderer before more passengers die, in Agatha Christies popular classic novel.
One day in eighteenth-century Bristol, an old sea captain arrives at an inn. This is where young Jim Hawkins adventures begin. After finding a treasure map, Jim set sails to find the mysterious Treasure Island in the company of Dr Livesey, Squire Trelawney and the ships cook, Long John Silver. An exciting tale of pirates, mutiny and buried treasure; will the voyage end as well as they had hoped?
A respected scientist, a mysterious will, a strange door and an evil and violent man. What connects these people and events? Mr Utterson, a lawyer and friend to Dr Jekyll, has decided to find out. One of Stevensons best-loved novels: a thrilling story of science, curiosity and the darker side of human nature.
The Time Traveller visits the year 802,701. The people seem to live peacefully with nothing to do but eat fruit, gather flowers and play. But what is the hidden secret of this world? What happens on the darkest night? In one of the greatest science fiction novels, H.G. Wells explores the future of the human race.