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The Devil Doctor

Sax Rohmer

A shadow falls across London when the sinister Dr. Fu-Manchu returns from the dead to launch a terrifying new campaign of terror.

British Literature6 min read

The Devourers

Annie Vivanti

A genius-child is a devouring creature, feeding upon the blood, youth, and ambitions of the mother who yields her life to sustain it.

Novels5 min read

The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century: Two Lectures delivered at the London Institution, February 4th and 11th, 1884

John Ruskin

A passionate nineteenth-century critic examines the darkening skies over England, warning that industrial pollution and moral corruption have altered the natural atmosphere.

Environmental Issues6 min read