Mark Leder
That Affair Next Door (Version 2)
One evening, New York society doyenne looks out her window and sees a man and woman entering the mansion opposite hers. Ten minutes later, o…
A Strange Disappearance (Version 2)
Housekeeper Mrs. Daniels brings to Detective Ebenezer Gryce and his assistant Q the case of a serving girl who has vanished from the househo…
X Y Z: A Detective Story (Version 2)
"X Y Z: A Detective Story" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. This engaging narrat…
Barnaby Rudge, A Tale of the Riots of Eighty (version 4)
Charles Dickens' fifth published novel is set in the village of Cligwell. Romances are thwarted. A ghost is spotted. A raven speaks. A m…
The Fortune of the Rougons, Book One of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2)
The first book in the 20-novel Rougon-Macquart Cycle. A monument of French naturalism. The sprawling tale of a family in Provence, during …
Catherine: A Story
The wild and raw adventures of Catherine Hayes, who was burned for murder at Tyburn in 1742 - Summary by Mark Leder
Petticoat Government, Volume 1
The lives and intrigues of the Jenkyns family and their neighbors, in the cathedral town of Westhampton, 1825. - Summary by Mark Leder
Common Sense, version 4
In November 1774, Norfolk native Thomas Paine arrived in Philadelphia. He came under the recommendation of Benjamin Franklin, and indeed it…
Lady Audley's Secret (Version 2)
It is June 1857, and young and beautiful Lucy Graham is about to marry Sir Michael Audley. But who exactly IS Lucy, that's what Sir Michael…
The Fat and the Thin, Book Three of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Florent, an escaped political prisoner, finds shelter with his half-brother Quenu, and his wife Lisa Quenu (a Macquart). They get him a job…
Romance
Second of three collaborations between Conrad and Ford. The hero and narrator, John Kemp, gets involved with smugglers, Caribbean pirates, …
The Conquest of Plassans, Book Four of Rougon-Maquart Cycle
The placid Provencal lives of Francois Mouret and his wife Marthe are irreparably impacted by the arrival of a suspicious cleric, Abbe Fauja…
Jack Sheppard: A Romance
The fictionalized exploits of the very real English outlaw, Jack Sheppard. Published in 1839, this Newgate novel outsold its rival, Dickens'…
Petticoat Government, Volume 3
The adventures--in society, in love--of Judith Maitland conclude.
Petticoat Government, Volume 2
The further adventures of young Judith Maitland in the clerical close of Westhampton. - Summary by Mark Leder
One Man's Initiation--1917
In this semi-autobiographical work, his first novel, John Dos Passos describes the experiences of young Martin Howe as an ambulance driver, …
The Rush for the Spoil, Book Two of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Book Two of Zola's 20-volume Rougon-Macquart Cycle. "The Rush for the Spoil" ("La Curee") concerns Aristide Siccard (on…
The Inheritors (Version 2)
An invading group from the Fourth Dimension takes over a corrupt Earth - Summary by Mark Leder
Impressions of Theophrastus Such (Version 2)
The ruminations and reflections of a minor scholar. - Summary by Mark Leder
A Love Episode, Book Eight of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
"A Love Episode" ("Une Page d'Amour") is the eighth volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle of novels. It deals with Hel…