The Bibliophile's Compass

1868  The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is first serialized - UK One of the earliest examples of the detective novel, this taut and intricate mystery remains a classic work of Victorian literature. 1907  Don Juan in Hell by George Bernard Shaw - Ireland It consists of a dramatic reading in which three characters from Man and Superman appear in archetypal guises: Don Juan, the libertine turned moralist; Doña Ana, the eternal female; and the Commander, a hypocrite transformed into a statue. 1921  Diff'rent by Eugene O'Neill - US The story concerns a woman who rejects her fiancée over a single act of infidelity and later becomes engaged to another man who turns out to have poor character. The first man commits suicide, and she regrets her choice. 2012 All is Song  by Samantha Harvey - UK ⭐⭐⭐ ( My Review ) Set against the backdrop of tabloid frenzies and an escalating national crisis, All Is Song is a novel about filial and moral duty, and about the choice of que...

1812 " Grimm's Fairy Tales " or "Children's and Household Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm - Germany They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel. Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily--but they're often far more interesting. 1845 The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens - UK It is the third of Dickens' five Christmas books 1918  Moon of the Caribees by Eugene O'Neill - US The title play, The Moon of the Caribbees, is a one-act drama set aboard the British tramp steamer Glencairn, anchored in the serene yet mysterious West Indies. Under the full moon, the crew's interactions reveal deep-seated emotions and conflicts, set against the backdrop of a melancholic West Indian chant. Through O'Neill's m...