The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham
by H.G. Wells I set this story down, not expecting it will be believed, but, if possible, to prepare a way of escape for the
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by H.G. Wells I set this story down, not expecting it will be believed, but, if possible, to prepare a way of escape for the
by H.G. Wells The scene amidst which Clayton told his last story comes back very vividly to my mind. There he sat, for the greater
by Henry Lawson “We young fellows,” said “Sympathy Joe” to Mitchell, after tea, in their first camp west the river — “and you and I
by Hans Christian Andersen Carlos Delgado, White Stork, Madrid, Spain Carlos Delgado, White Stork, Madrid, Spain IT was near the end of January, and a
by Hans Christian Andersen NEAR the shores of the great Belt, which is one of the straits that connect the Cattegat with the Baltic, stands
by L. Frank Baum Published in L. Frank Baum’s first children’s book, Mother Goose in Prose (1897), illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Little Tommy Tucker sang
by H.H. Munro (SAKI) It was a hot afternoon, and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry, and the next stop was at Templecombe, nearly an
by James Baldwin The people of Swit-zer-land were not always free and happy as they are to-day. Many years ago a proud tyrant, whose name
by H. P. Lovecraft In the morning, mist comes up from the sea by the cliffs beyond Kingsport. White and feathery it comes from the
by Algernon Blackwood I It was never quite clear to me how Jim Shorthouse managed to get his private secretaryship; but, once he got it,
The Stranger by Ambrose Bierce A man stepped out of the darkness into the little illuminated circle about our failing camp-fire and seated himself upon
by H.H. Munro (SAKI) Mrs. Jallatt’s young people’s parties were severely exclusive; it came cheaper that way, because you could ask fewer to them. Mrs.
by Rudyard Kipling Alive or dead-there is no other way.-Native Proverb. THERE is, as the conjurers say, no deception about this tale. Jukes by accident
by Jack London “Parables don’t lie, but liars will parable.” – Lip-King. Old Long-Beard paused in his narrative, licked his greasy fingers, and wiped them
by H. P. Lovecraft There be those who say that things and places have souls, and there be those who say they have not; I
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by Virginia Woolf Published in 1921, TheString Quartet was one of eight short stories in her short story collection, Monday or Tuesday. WELL, HERE WE
by Gertrude Atherton This story requires a bit of background and introduction. It features something called ‘The Strid.’ That is a reference to a water
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by W. W. Jacobs The night watchman had just returned to the office fire after leaving it to attend a ring at the wharf bell.
by Jack London SITKA CHARLEY smoked his pipe and gazed thoughtfully at the POLICE GAZETTE illustration on the wall. For half an hour he had
by Harriet Beecher Stowe “Aunt Lois,” said I, “what was that story about Ruth Sullivan?” Aunt Lois’s quick black eyes gave a surprised flash; and
by Jack London Mandell is an obscure village on the rim of the polar sea. It is not large, and the people are peaceable, more
by Jerome K. Jerome “It’s not the sort of thing to tell ’em,” remarked Henry, as, with his napkin over his arm, he leant against