We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Mary Olivier's life, interior and exterior, is presented from infancy through middle age. We watch as she forms her first impressions of her family and her place in it, and as she grapples with what she's taught about the Anglican God and His requirements. As she grows, her insatiable curiosity and hunger for knowledg...

Timeless literature continues with even more unforgettable classics. In 50 Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die Vol. 2, another carefully selected anthology brings together powerful works that have shaped the world of literature and storytelling. This volume continues the journey through classic novels, short stories, and poetic works that explore the depth of human experience. Each masterpiece offers a unique perspective on life, emotion, society, and imagination—capturing themes ...

Shadows of the Psyche – 6 Classic Psychological Supernatural Tales delves into the complexities of the human psyche through a spellbinding collection of supernatural fiction. This anthology captures a rich tapestry of psychological intrigue, exploring themes of mental aberration, spectral hauntings, and the dark recesses of the mind. Within these pages, readers encounter the uncanny and the bewildering, as each story presents its unique blend of terror and introspection. From narrative sus...

21 Complete Works of May SinclairA Journal of Impressions in BelgiumAnne Seven And The FieldingsAudrey CravenLife and Death of Harriett FreanMary Olivier A LifeMr. Waddington of WyckSupersededThe BelfryThe Combined MazeThe CreatorsThe Divine FireThe Flaw in the CrystalThe HelpmateThe Immortal MomentThe Judgment of EveThe Return of the ProdigalThe RomanticThe Three ...

21 Complete Works of May SinclairA Journal of Impressions in BelgiumAnne Seven And The FieldingsAudrey CravenLife and Death of Harriett FreanMary Olivier A LifeMr. Waddington of WyckSupersededThe BelfryThe Combined MazeThe CreatorsThe Divine FireThe Flaw in the CrystalThe HelpmateThe Immortal MomentThe Judgment of EveThe Return of the ProdigalThe RomanticThe Three ...

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Mary Amelia St. Clair was born on the 24th August 1863 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire.Her father was a Liverpool shipowner who, after being made bankrupt, became an alcoholic and died whilst May was still a child. The family then moved to Ilford, just outside London and, after a solitary year of education, May was required to stay home and help look after her older brothers, four of whom were suffering from fatal congenital heart disease.Despite this difficult start May was determ...

“In a few short pages,” writes Francine Prose in her Introduction, “May Sinclair succeeds in rendering the oppressive weight and strength of the chains of family love.” Young Harriett Frean is taught that “behaving beautifully” is paramount, and she becomes a self-sacrificing woman whose choices prove devastating to herself and to those who love her most. An early pioneer ofstream-of-consciousness writing, Sinclair employs the technique brilliantly in this finely crafted psychologic...

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of May Sinclair’s The Tree of Heaven, a novel that delves into the intricacies of human relationships and the quest for self-discovery. This rich narrative captures the emotional landscape of its characters against the backdrop of early 20th-century life.As Sinclair’s story unfolds, you’ll be drawn into the lives of the characters as they navigate personal and social challenges. The novel offers a profound exploration...

Fascinated as she was by the lives of the Brontë siblings, May Sinclair loosely based her subtly sensual, quietly insurrectionary 1914 novel The Three Sisters on the Haworth moor milieu of the three literary Brontë sisters. Alice, Gwenda, and Mary Cartaret are the daughters of the Vicar of Garth, an abusive father with rigid, selfish expectations for female behavior. Hope of rescue seems to dawn in the person of an idealistic young doctor in the village, but this is no Austen romance. Desc...

In "Uncanny Stories," May Sinclair masterfully weaves a tapestry of psychological complexity and supernatural intrigue, showcasing her pioneering contributions to the modernist literary movement. Comprising a collection of tales that delve into the depths of human consciousness, these stories explore themes of identity, madness, and the inexplicable nature of reality. Written in her distinctive style'Äîmarked by vivid imagery and stream-of-consciousness narrative'ÄîSinclair invites readers...

May Sinclair was an innovator of the modern thriller fiercely admired by H.P. Lovecraft; a late Victorian who was also a precursor to Virginia Woolf. She combines the traditional ghost story with a twisted psychological approach incorporating the revelations of Freud and Einstein. Two lovers are doomed to repeat their empty affair for the rest of eternity... A female telepath is forced to face the consequences of her actions... The victim of a violent murder has the last laugh on his assai...