The Three Hostages by John Buchan
A Mind for Danger: John Buchan’s Psychological Espionage
The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris
Beyond the Veil: William Morris’s Dreamlike Precursor to Modern Fantasy
The Well of the Saints by J.M. Synge
When the Scales Fall: Illusion, Insight, and Irony in The Well of the Saints
The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah
Silken Words and Hidden Blades: The Artful Wit of Kai Lung
When William Came by Saki
The Conquered and the Comfortable: Saki’s Chilling Vision of a Fallen Britain
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
A Month in Bloom: How Four Women Found Themselves in Italy
The Golden Bowl by Henry James
Gilded Lies and Glass Truths: A Psychological Labyrinth of Love and Loyalty
The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart
A Symphony in Minor Key: Romance, Risk, and Redemption in Old Vienna
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
Sailing into Suspicion: The Spy Thriller That Launched a Genre
The Wouldbegoods by E. Nesbit
Victorian Virtue, Childishly Complicated: E. Nesbit’s Comic Triumph
The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle
Knights, Arrows, and Honor: Rediscovering Doyle Beyond Sherlock
The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
Walls That Whisper: Leroux’s Masterclass in the Locked-Room Mystery