Love, society, and inner life

4 books

Little Novels of ItalyMaurice Hewlett · 1899A collection of five short stories set in Italy, including "Madonna of the Peach-Tree" about Giovanna Scarpa, a washerwoman of Verona.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Monday or TuesdayVirginia Woolf · 1921A 1921 collection of eight short stories by Virginia Woolf, including "A Haunted House," "Monday or Tuesday," "Kew Gardens," and "The Mark on the Wall." The stories use impressionistic, experimental prose to explore everyday moments, memory, and perception.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

SketchesBenjamin Disraeli · 1840A collection of short fiction by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1840. The opening tale, "The Carrier Pigeon," is a romantic story of forbidden love between Lady Imogene and Lord Branchimont, heirs of feuding noble houses, who communicate through a trained dove.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

TatterdemalionJohn Galsworthy · 1920A 1920 collection of short stories and essays by John Galsworthy, arranged in two parts dealing with wartime and peacetime. The pieces follow various characters, including an elderly Englishwoman living in southern France during World War I who visits wounded soldiers in the hospital.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية