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Bartleby, the Scrivener Short Story by Herman Melville "A Story of Wall-street." I AM a rather elderly man. The nature of…

Hop-Frog Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe I NEVER knew anyone so keenly alive to a joke as the king was.…

Berenice Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe MISERY is manifold. The wretchedness of earth is multiform. Overreaching the wide horizon…

A Descent Into the Maelstrom Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe WE had now reached the summit of the loftiest…

The Cask of Amontillado Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best…

A Horseman in the Sky Short Story by Ambrose Bierce "In this Civil War story, Carter Druse, a young soldier from…

A Baffled Ambuscade Short Story by Ambrose Bierce Connecting Readyville and Woodbury was a good, hard turnpike nine or ten miles…

A Baby Tramp Short Story by Ambrose Bierce If you had seen little Jo standing at the street corner in the…

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Short Story by Ambrose Bierce "Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl…

The Angel of the Odd Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe It was a chilly November afternoon. I had just…

Never Bet the Devil Your Head Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe A Tale With a Moral. "Con tal que…

William Wilson Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe LET me call myself, for the present, William Wilson. The fair page now…

The Tell-Tale Heart Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe TRUE!-NERVOUS--very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why…

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Short Story by Mark Twain In compliance with the request of a friend of…

The Necklace (La Parure) Short Story by Guy de Maupassant The girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures…

A Matter of Prejudice Short Story by Kate Chopin MADAME Carambeau wanted it strictly understood that she was not to…

A December Day in Dixie Short Story by Kate Chopin The train was an hour and a half late. I failed…

"The Story of an Hour" Short Story by Kate Chopin! Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care…

"The Flying Trunk" Short Story by Hans Christian Andersen! There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have…

The Brave Tin Soldier Short Story by Hans Christian Andersen! THERE were once five-and-twenty tin soldiers, who were all brothers, for they…