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by William Dean Howells General Rufus Putnam, a brave officer of the Revolutionary war, was the first to call the attention of the Eastern States

The First-class Passenger by Anton Chekhov A FIRST-CLASS passenger who had just dined at the station and drunk a little too much lay down on

by Jack London SCENE: A summer plain, the eastern side of which is bounded by grassy hills of limestone, the other sides by a forest.

by Mark Twain Some days ago a correspondent sent in an old typewritten sheet, faded by age, containing the following letter over the signature of

by Guy de Maupassant The long promenade of La Croisette winds in a curve along the edge of the blue water. Yonder, to the right,

by Aesop A Fir-tree was boasting to a Bramble, and said, somewhat contemptuously, “You poor creature, you are of no use whatever. Now, look at

by Hans Christian Andersen This charming fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen was first published in 1844, and retrieved from The Children’s Book of Christmas

by Oscar Wilde The Fisherman and his Soul was published in 1891 in Oscar Wilde’s second collection of fairy tales for children, A House of

The Fish by Anton Chekhov What happens when two men attempt to catch an eelpout with their bare hands? A SUMMER morning. The air is

by Alice Dunbar-Nelson The swift breezes on the beach at Pass Christian meet and conflict as though each strove for the mastery of the air.

by Aesop A poor Fisherman, who lived on the fish he caught, had bad luck one day and caught nothing but a very small fry.

by Guy de Maupassant “Cuts and wounds which caused death.” Such was the charge upon which Leopold Renard, upholsterer, was summoned before the Court of

by O. Henry At the head of the insurgent party appeared that Hector and learned Theban of the southern republics, Don Sabas Placido. A traveller,

by Mark Twain Antoine Watteau “Pleasures of Love” Antoine Watteau “Pleasures of Love” Chapter I In the morning of life came a good fairy with

by Sarah Orne Jewett I. One windy morning in May, three old women sat together near an open window in the shed chamber of Byfleet

by Aesop A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table. The sweet smell of the honey soon brought

by H.G. Wells The buying of orchids always has in it a certain speculative flavour. You have before you the brown shrivelled lump of tissue,

by Emile Zola I. My name is Louis Roubien. I am seventy years old. I was born in the village of Saint-Jory, several miles up

by H.G. Wells Tbhimraj “It is sacred to the Chiefs,” said the lieutenant; “just as yellow silk, you know, is sacred to the Chinese Emperor.”

by Katherine Mansfield Published in 1922, The Fly is often heralded as one of Katherine Mansfield’s finest short stories. But it does not reward lazy

by O. Henry Down South whenever any one perpetrates some particularly monumental piece of foolishness every- body says: “Send for Jesse Holmes.” Jesse Holmes is

by Hans Christian Andersen The Flying Trunk was published in Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1874). Illustration by Gordon Browne, 1919 edition. There was

by Stephen Leacock They were sitting on a seat of the car, immediately in front of me. I was consequently able to hear all that

by H.H. Munro (SAKI) Hugo Peterby asked the question with a certain amount of personal interest. “I don’t specialise in it,” said Clovis; “it’s all