Heart of Darkness
Marlow pilots a steamer up the Congo for a trading company and seeks Kurtz, the brilliant agent who stopped sending ivory and started sending reports no one…
2,315-word summary · 10 min read
Tag: novella
4 books with this tag.
The Old Man and the Sea
Off Cuba, old Santiago rows out after 84 empty days, hooks a great marlin, and holds on for three days alone.
2,593-word summary · 12 min read
The Metamorphosis
Gregor Samsa wakes as an insect, cannot go to work, and watches his family shift from shock to cold relief.
2,295-word summary · 10 min read
A Court of Frost and Starlight
Frost and Starlight retold: Winter Solstice in Velaris, repairs, gifts, Nesta apart.
1,942-word summary · 9 min read