A collection of timeless fiction from the literary greats.
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Araby by James Joyce
James Joyce’s story from Dubliners about a boy enchanted by a woman and a utopian bazaar.
A Blunder by Anton Chekhov
Chekhov’s sketch about an old couple waiting for a man to propose to their daughter.
A Gentleman Friend by Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov’s fable about a woman’s search for luxury and her encounter with a dentist.
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin’s tale of a woman who spends a windfall on herself, instead of her children.
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce’s American Civil War tale about an entrapped Confederate plantation owner.
How It Happened by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle's ghostly tale of a man and his motor. Who survives to tell the story?
The Kabuliwalah by Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore’s tale of a little girl befriending a travelling fruit salesman.
Ma'ame Pelagie by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin portrait of a woman on a plantation adjusting after the American Civil War.
Tarquin of Cheapside by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s strange Elizabethan-set tale of a young writer is seeking refuge.
The Christening by DH Lawrence
DH Lawrence’s story of a young unmarried mother, her baby and her stern collier father.
The Cone by HG Wells
HG Wells’ twisted tale about a man taking revenge on an adulterer.
The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry
O. Henry’s parable about a homeless man seeking shelter, and the lengths he goes to.
The Fly by Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield’s 1922 story about a boss and his old employee reliving old times.
The Interlopers by Saki
Saki's fable about warring neighbours.
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s macabre tale of Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague.
The Mesmeric Mountain by Stephen Crane
Stephen Crane’s fantastical tale of a man who thinks he’s being followed – by a mountain.
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant’s story about a woman devoting her life to repay a debt she never owed.
The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of a morbidly absorbing painting and the sacrifices made for art.
The String Quartet by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s sketch of woman finding emotions and storylines in music.
The Toys of Peace by Saki
Saki’s satire about children given toys representing normal life rather than war.
El Verdugo by Honore de Balzac
Balzac’s tale of French troops taking over a Spanish town during the Napoleonic war.
The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant’s fable of a villager who finds a piece of string & is accused of thieving.
The Recruit by Honore de Balzac
Balzac’s tale of maternal love & mistaken identity during the French Revolution.
Two Friends by Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant’s tragic wartime tale of the friendship and loyalty that binds two friends.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s feminist masterpiece about madness and women breaking out.
Tobermory by Saki
In Saki’s story a guest at Lady Blemley’s houseparty says he has taught her cat to talk.
At The Barbers by Anton Chekhov
In Anton Chekhov’s tale a barber cuts the old man’s hair.. but also dates his daughter
The Man of No Account by Bret Hart
1850’s California. A group of young men are heading out to make their names and money.
The Open Window by Saki
Saki’s story about a suggestible man who is left reeling by a little girl’s spooky joke
The Siren by Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov’s tale of hungry court officials taunting each other with visions of food.
