Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in …
Helena, a ward of the Countess of Rousillion, falls in love with the Countess's son, Bertram. Daughter of a famous doctor, and a skilled physician in her own right, Helena cures the King of France-who…
Derek, a fourteen-year old boy has half a face burnt by acid befriends an old man, Mr. Lamb who has one leg made of tin, under unusual conditions. The story is about the behavioral changes in Derek by…
