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The Fall of Edward Barnard by W. Somerset Maugham published in 1921 in the collection The Trembling of a Leaf. It is a satirical and philosophical tale contrasting Western materialism with a simple, contented life in the South Pacific.
In Another Country by Ernest Hemingway was published in Hemingway’s 1927 short story collection, Men Without Women. The story deals with WWI soldiers receiving treatment in Italy during the war.
The Guilty Secret by Paul de Kock tells the tale of Nathalie whose new husband Armand has a secret that Nathalie will stop at nothing to find it out!
Bliss by Katherine Mansfield Bliss captures a single evening in the life of Bertha Young, who is seized by an almost unbearable feeling of happiness. It was published in the English Review in August 1918 and later reprinted in Bliss and Other Stories.
Lazarus by Leonid Andreyev was first published in 1906. This tale changes the traditional biblical resurrection story into a tale of dread and indifference.
First published in 1902, The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs tells the tale of a family that receives a cursed talisman that grants three wishes with horrifying consequences.
Belphagor, or the Marriage of the Devil by Niccolò Machiavelli was written between 1518 and 1527, and first published with his collected works in 1549. Belphagor, an Arch-devil, is sent into this World by Pluto, and obliged to marry. He takes a wife, but not being able to support her insolence and extravagance, chooses to return to Hell than to live any longer with her.
Published in 1887, The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde was Wilde’s first published work. This is the tale of an American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of its tired ghost.
The Nameless City by H. P. Lovecraft was written in January 1921 and first published in the November 1921 issue of the amateur press journal The Wolverine. It is often considered the first Cthulhu Mythos story.
A Room of One’s Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1929. It became a landmark work of feminist thought and remains a passionate assertion for female creativity and independence in a world dominated by men.
