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Back to SearchTHE OPEN BOAT (PT 2) by STEPHEN CRANE
In this story, inspired by an experience Crane survived as a journalist covering the war in Cuba, four men struggle to survive in high seas inside a …
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THE OPEN BOAT (PT 1) by STEPHEN CRANE
Four men, having survived a shipwreck off the coast of Florida in high seas, try to survive in a small dinghy. The overwhelming theme of this story i…
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A COLLEGE VAGABOND by ANDY ADAMS
In this 1906 short story by Texas author Andy Adams a young eastern college bound man is offered a trip out west to Texas to check up on his father's…
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BEST OF (#49 of 553) THE PICTURE IN THE HOUSE by H.P. LOVECRAFT
While riding his bicycle in the Miskatonic Valley of rural New England, a geneologist seeks shelter from an approaching storm. He enters an apparentl…
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THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
In "the Steadfast Tin Soldier" from Hans Christian Anderson whcih has been adapted into ballet and theater, a boy receives a set of 25 tin soldiers, …
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ABSENT TREATMENT by P.G. WODEHOUSE
From the creator of "Leave It To Jeeves" comes this short story, narrated by a character very similar to our friend Bernie Wooster- who tries to help…
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BEST OF (#48 of 552) THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY
This story takes place just after Christmas, in London, and involves a priceless gemstone called "the blue carbunkle", which has been stolen, and Hol…
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MRS. TREMAIN by ROBERT BARR
A beautiful woman enjoying an ocean cruise with her much older husband attracts the attention of two men who end up competing for her attention whil…
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THE CAST-IRON CANVASSER by BANJO PATERSON
In this hilarious short story from Down Under a company which employs door-to-door book salesmen finds itself in serious trouble when , at the end of…
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BEST OF (#47 of 552) THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER by D.H.LAWRENCE
"The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence: The story revolves aound a young boy who is desperately seeking the love of his mother, whose love for h…
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