His last bow by Arthur Conan Doyle
Containing – “The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge” (1908), “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” (1892), “The Adventure ,of the Red Circle” (1911), “The Adventure of the...
28 October 2018
The fifth heart by Dan Simmons
In 1893 Henry James encounters Sherlock Holmes in Paris. But Holmes is reported to be dead, killed in a battle with Moriarty, and that’s without getting...
28 March 2016
Maplecroft by Cherie Priest
Recommended by Kameron Hurley here and by this metafilter thread. Also part of my Once Upon a Time 9 reading, this, to me, fits within folklore,...
3 April 2015
Hannah’s Gift by Thomas Eidson
Tucker Gibbons, lawman, is in pursuit of some criminals. He has been tracking them for months, ever since they raped and murdered his neighbours. It is...
15 November 2014
Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders
Available on Gutenberg Beautiful Joe is the story of a dog, a mongrel whose first owner abused him, going so far as to chop off his...
11 August 2014
The Ghost Bride by Yangze Choo
Li Lan is seventeen. Her mother died of smallpox when she was very young, her father was so scarred by the disease at the same time...
27 November 2013
Things fall apart by China Achebe
Set in pre-colonial Nigeria Things Fall Apart is the story of Okonkwo and his community. He sees himself as a hard-working, important man, he has gained...
10 August 2013
The Invisible man by H.G. Wells
Another coursera course book, and another that fits with my reading for this years RIP project & for the 2012 Sci-Fi Challenge. One wintry day in...
1 September 2012
Dracula by Bram Stoker
I read this for the Coursera online course, I’ll post the short essay I wrote for the course in a few days. Dracula is one of...
12 August 2012
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
In 1873 a package was delivered to a magician. A package that was, in fact, his daughter. The child’s mother had killed herself, distraught at being...
23 October 2011
Hidalgo dir. by Joe Johnston
Frank Hopkins sets out to the Middle East to compete in a long distance race, 3,000 miles across the desert. Racing against the finest Arabian horses...
20 April 2004