The Greek god Hermes descends from Olympus in search of an invisible nymph. He sees a snake who speaks with the voice of a woman named Lamia. She tells Hermes, that her spirit is...
B. J. Harrison Reads Kidnapped
David Balfour is a young Scottish man whose parents have recently died. The seventeen-year-old orphan decides that the time has come for him to seek his fortune. Right before...
B. J. Harrison Reads Olalla
A nameless Scottish soldier is recovering from his wounds in a Spanish hospital. He takes a temporary residence with a local family. Felipe and Olalla are two siblings living with...
B. J. Harrison Reads Phantoms
The narrator is under the spell of Ellis – a female vampire – who takes him on series of flights to different places, such as Paris, St. Petersburg and the Isle of Wight. At...
B. J. Harrison Reads Youth
Forty-two years old Marlow is drinking with four other Englishmen. They have known each other since the beginning of their working lives. Some of them have other jobs now, but...
B. J. Harrison Reads Emma
Jane Austen’s fourth and funniest novel introduces us to many different characters. We learn about their relationships and love life. Emma Woodhouse is a twenty-year-old girl,...
B. J. Harrison Reads Afterward
"You won't know till afterward. You won't know till long, long afterward."When Ned and Mary Boyne hear that their new house is haunted, they laugh it off and joke that every good...
B. J. Harrison Reads Anthem
Mankind has entered another Dark Age. Individuality has been eliminated. People refer to themselves only by using "we" and "they". All live in collective homes and the mass is...
B. J. Harrison Reads Dracula
You have certainly heard of Dracula. But do you know the whole story? Everything begins with Jonathan Harker, an English solicitor who travels to Transylvania. He is about to sell...
