HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED? by Leo Tolstoy
Painting by Vladimir Makovsky How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy I An elder sister came to
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BARTLEBY, THE SCRIVENER by Herman Melville
I am a rather elderly man. The nature of my avocations for the last thirty years has brought me into more than ordinary contact with what would seem an interesting and somewhat singular set of men,
Continue readingPaul’s Case by Willa Cather
It was Paul’s afternoon to appear before the faculty of the Pittsburgh High School to account for his various misdemeanours. He had been suspended a week ago, and his father had called
Continue readingA FIGHT WITH A CANNON by Victor Hugo
La vieuville was suddenly cut short by a cry of despair, and a the same time a noise was heard wholly unlike any other sound. The cry and sounds came from within
Continue readingThe Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton
THE LADY, OR THE TIGER? In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas, though somewhat polished
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The Lady With The Dog by Anton Chekhov
Intro to The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekov by Richard Everywriter (Editors note, this story was first published
Continue readingThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain is one of Twain’s most prized stories.
Continue readingThe Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad
French frigate La Boudeuse I On my right hand there were lines of fishing stakes resembling a mysterious system of
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