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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891)

The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel by Oscar Wilde, was first published in 1890. A substantially revised and expanded edition was published in April 1891. For the new edition, Wilde revised the content of the novel’s existing chapters, [...]

Classic Literature Archive, Novels

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson (1884)

The Body Snatcher (1884) is a fictional short story by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in the Pall Mall Christmas “Extra”, in December 1884, the story is based on characters in the employ of Robert Knox, around the time of the Burke and Hare murders. EVERY [...]

Classic Literature Archive, Novellas and Short Stories

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe (1616)

The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor [...]

Classic Literature Archive, Plays

Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft (1927)

“Supernatural Horror in Literature” is a long essay by the celebrated horror writer H. P. Lovecraft surveying the field of horror fiction. It was written between November 1925 and May 1927 and revised in 1933-1934. It was first published in 1927 in the one-shot [...]

Classic Literature Archive, Essays