The Bibliophile's Compass

  1814  The Corsair by Lord Byron - UK The Corsair is a narrative poem written by the famous English poet, George Gordon, Lord Byron. The poem was first published in 1814 and tells the story of the corsair, Conrad, a pirate who is feared by all who know him. 1818 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron - UK Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is a captivating epic poem that follows a young nobleman’s journey across Europe, reflecting on war, exile, love, and the passage of time. Inspired by Byron’s own travels, this deeply personal and philosophical work explores the beauty and tragedy of history, the fading glories of past civilizations, and the restless spirit of a wanderer in search of meaning. 2025 If You Love Me by Kimberly Brown - US Evenie Lewis knows this all too well. A case of mistaken identity has stolen ten years of her life. When the opportunity arises, Evenie jumps at the chance to escape once and for all. Clueless to her surroundings, she sets ...

  1660 First entry in the diary of English civil servant Samuel Pepys 1816 Nutcracker by ETA Hoffman It is a literary fairy tale from 1816 by the German author E. T. A. Hoffmann, in which a young girl's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. 1818 Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment that involved putting it together with different body parts. 1887 The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde - Ireland ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The story is about an American family who moved to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead English nobleman, who killed his wife and was then walled in and starved to death by his wife's brothers. It has been adapted for the stage and screen several times. 1887 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and ...