Love, society, and inner life
4 books
Round the Red Lamp: Being Facts and Fancies of Medical LifeArthur Conan Doyle · 1894An 1894 short story collection by Arthur Conan Doyle drawing on his medical background, portraying the realities of doctors' lives in Victorian Britain. The red lamp of the title refers to the sign of a general practitioner's office.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The eternal moment, and other storiesE. M. Forster · 1928A 1928 short story collection by E. M. Forster containing tales written before 1914, including the science fiction story "The Machine Stops," set in a future where humanity lives underground and depends entirely on a vast Machine.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Garden Party, and Other StoriesKatherine Mansfield · 1922A 1922 collection of short stories by Katherine Mansfield, including the title story "The Garden-Party" along with pieces such as "At the Bay," "Miss Brill," and "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," depicting everyday life, family, and society.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of CourtshipW. S. Gilbert · 1916A 1916 anthology of Victorian short stories about courtship, collecting works by W. S. Gilbert, Anthony Trollope, Hubert Crackanthorpe, George Egerton, and Israel Zangwill. The tales include Gilbert's "Angela," about a paralyzed artist in Venice who falls in love with a woman he knows only through her reflection in a canal.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية