A Struggle With A Devil Fish by Victor Hugo
A Struggle With A Devil Fish by Victor Hugo is taken from his 1866 novel The Toilers of the Sea. A tale of a shipwreck in the English Channel and an encounter with an octopus.
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Verotchka by Anton Chekhov
Originally published in 1887, Verotchka by Anton Chekhov tells the tale of Ognev, who reminisces about a day in his past when he let his love, Vera Gavrilovna, slip away.
The Celestial Omnibus by E. M. Forster
The Celestial Omnibus by E. M. Forster is part of The Celestial Omnibus and Other Stories, a collection of short stories first published in 1911. Together with the collection The Eternal Moment it forms part of Forster’s Collected Short Stories.
The Namesake by Willa Cather
The Namesake by Willa Cather was first published in 1907 in McClure’s, an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century.
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe was published anonymously in 1706 and is usually attributed to Daniel Defoe. It has been described as “the first modern ghost story”.
The Informer by Joseph Conrad
The Informer by Joseph Conrad was originally published in Harper’s Magazine in 1906. It was later included in his collection A Set of Six in 1908.
The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton
The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton was published in 1911 and was the sixth of his stories to feature Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective Father Brown.
Phantoms by Ivan Turgenev
Originally published in 1864, Phantoms by Ivan Turgenev tells the story of Ellis, a female phantom who visits the narrator at night.
A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce
A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce was published in The San Francisco Examiner in 1889. The story follows Union soldier Carter Druse who faces a moral dilemma when he spots his own father, a Confederate soldier, while on sentry duty.
All Gold Canyon by Jack London
All Gold Canyon by Jack London was first published in 1905. It portrays the harsh conditions of life in a isolated canyon, where a prospector is searching for gold.