Vanka by Anton Chekhov
Vanka by Anton Chekhov was published in 1886. It tells the story of a young orphan boy, Vanka, who has been apprenticed to a cobbler in Moscow.
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5 Wonderful Japanese Short Story Collections to Read
We’ve selected 5 Wonderful Japanese Short Story Collections featuring some of Japan’s most notable contemporary authors.
The Madman by Kahlil Gibran
The Madman by Kahlil Gibran was published in in 1918. The Madman, His Parables and Poems is a thought provoking and inspiring collection of 35 short moral stories and poems.
Book of the Month November 2024
Quizlit’s Book of the Month November 2024 is the rip-roaring The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry. Set in the American West of the 1890s, it tracks the dangerously forbidden affair between a torrid young balladeer and the wife of a devout and powerful mine captain.
The Courtship of Susan Bell by Anthony Trollope
The Courtship of Susan Bell by Anthony Trollope was written in 1859. Set in Saratoga Springs, New York, it tells the tale of young Susan Bell who lives there with her widowed mother and sister.Â
Red by W. Somerset Maugham
Red by W. Somerset Maugham appears in the short story collection, The Trembling of a Leaf which was published in 1921.
Three Guesses by David Goodis
Three Guesses by David Goodis was published in the magazine Hooded Detective in 1942. It tells the story about a Private Investigator fishing for clues to the murder of a lawyer.
5 Marvelous New Books for November 2024
November marks the release of the long waited new novel from Haruki Murakami and a stunning novel from Tom Newlands. Enjoy 5 Marvelous New Books for November 2024!
The Great Stone Face by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great Stone Face by Nathaniel Hawthorne was first published in 1850. The story later appeared in the collection, The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales in 1852.
A Slav Soul by Alexander Kuprin
A Slav Soul by Alexander Kuprin is the title story of the short story collection A Slav Soul, and Other Stories which was published in English in 1916