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Travel Guide: Helsinki
Helsinki, the modern and cosmopolitan capital of Finland situated on the Baltic Sea, is a city with over half a million residents. Helsinki offers lots to see, do and experience year round. Discover...
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Poor Jack, Frederick Marryat
Poor Jack is a novel by the English author Frederick Marryat, published in 1840. It tells the story of Thomas Saunders, a sailor’s son and neglected street urchin struggling to survive in Greenwich,...
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The Iliad, Homer
It is the tenth year of the Trojan War. The Greek allies have laid siege to the city of Troy, but the leaders of the Greek factions are beginning to turn on one another. When Agamemnon, the king of...
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City Guide: Bled
Lake Bled is a lake in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, where it adjoins the town of Bled. The area is a popular tourist destination. The lake is 35 km from Ljubljana International Airport and...
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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen’s spirited attacks on the greed...
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Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, commonly known as Quo Vadis, is an historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish.”Quo vadis Domine” is Latin for “Where are you going, Lord?” and...
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William Tell Told Again, P. G. Wodehouse
William Tell Told Again is a retelling of the William Tell legend in prose and verse. The main, prose element was written by P. G. Wodehouse, while the verses were written by John W. Houghton. A fun...
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Shawl Straps, Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel ‘Little Women.’ In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome...
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Blindsight, Peter Watts
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts, published by Tor Books in 2006. It garnered nominations for a Hugo Award for Best Novel, a John W. Campbell Memorial Award for...
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Behind a Mask: Or, A Woman’s Power, Louisa May Alcott
Though best known for the lighthearted look at family life and sisterly relationships inLittle Women, some of Louisa May Alcott’s work touched on more socially significant themes. Behind a Mask, Or a...
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