by C. M. Kornbluth
The Adventurer
  • Fiction
  • 1953
  • Autor: C. M. Kornbluth
Distinctive features of people who changed the course of history: they are smart, they are foreigners, they all have Oedipus complex and some kind of physical disability. And this means that by inflicting injuries on infants and giving them upbringing for non-native families, great historical figures can be artificially raised....
Number of pages: ~ 14 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3.7 out of 5

by Ray C. Noll
A Fine Fix
Generally speaking, people are good passers-by, but there is one circumstance in which they refuse to transfer responsibility. If another says: “Your method will not solve the problem!” - then they get angry!...
Number of pages: ~ 20 pages
Amazon Rating ~ n/a

by Paul Ernst
The Planetoid of Peril
Harley 2Q14N20 momentarily stopped at the large dome of Celestial Developments. Terribly, he looked at their map of the development of asteroids. He showed, as one would expect, the selection of the latest projects for the division of asteroids: Celestial Developments, founded in the distant 2045, will cope only with the best. It’s unlikely that he will find anything here!...
Number of pages: ~ 18 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 2 out of 5

by John Berryman
Vigorish
  • Fiction
  • 1960
  • Autor: John Berryman
If in order to catch a thief, you need a “thief” ... what is needed in order to catch a thief gifted with psi-power?...
Number of pages: ~ 23 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3 out of 5

by Mack Reynolds
Unborn Tomorrow
  • Fiction
  • 1959
  • Autor: Mack Reynolds
Mr. Oyster turned to the Providence Agency with a proposal to catch him for the future in our present. Presumably during a visit to the annual Oktoberfest in Germany....
Number of pages: ~ 14 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3 out of 5

by Randall Garrett
The Man Who Hated Mars
To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of a crack-proof exile camp--get onto a ship that couldn't be boarded--smash through an impenetrable wall of steel. Perhaps he could do all these things, but he discovered that Mars did evil things to men that he wasn't even Clayton any more....
Number of pages: ~ 17 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4 out of 5

by Charles Dickens
Bleak House
  • Fiction
  • 2003
  • Autor: Charles Dickens
Childhood Esther Summerston takes place in Windsor, in the house of her godmother, Miss Barbury. The girl feels lonely and often condemns, turning to her best friend, a ruddy doll: "You know perfectly well, doll, that I am a fool, so be kind, do not be angry with me." Esther seeks to know the secret of her origin and begs the godmother to tell at least something about her mother. Once Miss Barbery does not stand it and severely says: “Your mother covered herself with shame, and you brought shame on her. Forget about her ... ”Once, after returning from school, Esther finds herself in the house...
Number of pages: ~ 1060 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.3/5

by Jane Austen
Persuasion
How hard it is to live if you were separated from your loved one, for whom I’m ready to give your life. It doesn’t matter what contributed to this. Heart is so sick. What is life after that? And what if you ruined your happiness with your own hands, you yourself rejected your beloved person and you understand that it was he who was the only one that could no longer be found ......
Number of pages: ~ 172 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.2/5

by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking-Glass
  • Fiction
  • 1871
  • Autor: Lewis Carroll
Everyone knows this girl: once she fell into a rabbit hole, and now she went through the mirror. Her name was Alice, she lived in Victorian England. Lewis Carroll wrote wonderful tales about the adventures of a curious girl - and for one and a half centuries they have been enthusiastically read by children and adults all over the world. In this book, the Victorian era comes to life - the very one when traditions were immensely respected, strictly followed etiquette, captivated by little things and transformed the world. Here you can learn the language of flowers and the art of shaking hands,...
Number of pages: ~ 100 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3.9/5

by Jack London
The Iron Heel
One of Jack London's science fiction novels. The “fantastic” part of it may seem naive, but the sharp plot and bright, attractive characters make this work extremely interesting for the modern reader. The struggle of the oligarchs - financiers and manufacturers - and the desperate representatives of the lower classes is becoming more merciless. Is it possible to change the fate of millions without bringing the situation to bloody armed uprisings? This seems impossible until a strong union leader appears in America who can fight the capitalists on their own territory......
Number of pages: ~ 240 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3.6/5