Kirdjali by Alexander Pushkin
Published in 1834, Kirdjali by Alexander Pushkin tells the tale of the soldier Kirdjali and his swashbuckling adventures.
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The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway by Baroness Orczy
The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway by Baroness Orczy was originally published in 1901. When a young woman is poisoned on a London subway train, the police searching for her killer appear to be on the wrong track.
The Mantle by Nikolai Gogol
The Mantle by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1842. It describes how Russian bureaucracy turns everyone into a ghost of each other.
The Man in the Passage by G. K. Chesterton
The Man in the Passage by G. K. Chesterton was published in 1913. When a man’s body is found in a passage, the suspect must be found and Father Brown is on the case.
A Report For An Academy by Franz Kafka
A Report For An Academy by Franz Kafka was written and published in 1917. It tells the tale of an ape explaining his slow and painful domestication to the level of a cultured European.
The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury
The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury was first published in Planet Stories in 1946. The story is about short-lived humans on a planet similar to Mercury.
Counterparts by James Joyce
Counterparts by James Joyce was published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. The story follows an evening on the town of a frustrated copy clerk.
The Locket by Kate Chopin
The Locket by Kate Chopin was composed in 1897 but not published until 1969. The story is about two young lovers during the American Civil War and the locket that binds them together.
The Piazza by Herman Melville
The Piazza by Herman Melville was first published in the short story collection The Piazza Tales in 1856.
Bill the Bloodhound by P. G. Wodehouse
Bill the Bloodhound by P. G. Wodehouse was originally published in Century magazine in 1915, and later appeared in the short story collection The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories.