Genoa in 1547. This commercial center had gained its independence from France as well as a new prince through the actions of Andrea Doria 19 years previously. But the Doge Doria...

In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin by Walden Pond. With the intention of immersing himself in nature and distancing himself from the distractions of social life,...

How to describe the Great Ski-Lift?A colossal and audacious high-altitude defying network. A system formed by ski-lifts and cable-ways linking an infinite number of possible lines...

Kyle is running from people who want to ruin his life. But his life is already ruined to some extent. He lives in a dump and the place is not clean. And when he complains, his...

Psyche's jealous sisters attempt to attract the attention of her two most recent suitors, without success. Psyche refuses both suitors before being called away by a messenger. The...

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by [French] author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the...

Adopted and raised by the local church, it's no surprise that Lacey's growing up to be a God-fearing, law-abiding, goody two-shoes. Her practice of abstinence is...

It was high hot noon on the Casket Ridge. Its very scant shade was restricted to a few dwarf Scotch firs, and was so perpendicularly cast that Leonidas Boone, seeking shelter from...

Kayla Farrell lost three years of her life after a tragic car crash, but her dead husband is determined to give her a second chance at life—and love. Hollywood superstar...

The novel, set in 1928, describes how Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his distant ancestor, Joseph Curwen, an alleged wizard with unsavory habits. Ward physically...