A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf depicts an unnamed character who perceives (or perhaps dreams) that a loving but long-deceased couple haunts the country house they inhabit.
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The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick
The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick is a humorous, early short story that first appeared in Science Fiction Stories in 1953. In it, a bus-riding reader of a discarded melodrama with an overactive imagination is persuaded by the hackneyed prose that the world has been taken over by aliens.
Read Around the World 2023 Edition
For our Read Around the World 2023 Edition, we’ve got 12 amazing books from as far apart as Korea, Senegal, Argentina. What they have got in common is they are wonderful books written by unbelievably talented authors. Enjoy!
Jeeves and The Unbidden Guest by P. G. Wodehouse
In the short story Jeeves and The Unbidden Guest by P. G. Wodehouse, Bertie is instructed to look after Motty, the sheltered son of an aristocratic friend of Aunt Agatha, but has difficulty keeping Motty out of trouble.
Wanderlust: 15 Great Travel Books to Read
Really good travel writing inspires us to get up, go out and see the world. Or it can transport us to a place and time. Enjoy our recommendations of 15 Great Travel Books to Read
The Best of British Book Quiz
Celebrating the Best of UK Literature, enjoy our Best of British Book Quiz. 10 Questions on famous British Authors and Classic British Novels
Book of the Month November 2023
Quizlit’s Book of the Month November 2023 is Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Set over the course of three summers, from South London to Ghana and back again, Small worlds is a exhilarating novel about the worlds we build for ourselves. The worlds we live, dance and love within.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving also known informally as “The Headless Horseman” – The short story by the American author Irving was originally published in 1820. The plot is based on a German folk story transplanted to a New York setting.
10 Classic Hard-Boiled Novels to Read
Hard-boiled crime fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with detective stories, distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex. Enjoy our selection of 10 Classic Hard-Boiled Novels to Read.
The Adventure of the Illustrious Client by Arthur Conan Doyle
From The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Illustrious Client by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was written in 1924 and Published in Collier’s Magazine. It later was part of the 12 stories collected for The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes which appeared in 1927.