Raspberry Spring by Ivan Turgenev
Raspberry Spring by Ivan Turgenev is the third story in Ivan Turgenev’s collection of short stories, A Sportsman’s Sketches. Published in 1852, it was his first published work.
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The Hammer of God by G. K. Chesterton
The Hammer of God by G. K. Chesterton features his detective, Father Brown, and was published in the short story collection The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911.
The Punctiliousness of Don Sebastian by W. Somerset Maugham
The Punctiliousness of Don Sebastian by W. Somerset Maugham is an ancient tale of revenge as the title character confronts his wife’s infidelity and manipulates his way to a position of power.
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin was published in 1897. The story follows Mrs. Sommers who prefers spending a windfall on herself, rather than on her children.
The Last Lesson By Alphonse Daudet
Originally published in 1880, The Last Lesson By Alphonse Daudet is a poignant short story set in an unnamed town in Alsace during the early days of the Prussian occupation, around 1873.
The Woman in the Big Hat by Baroness Orczy
Originally published in 1910, The Woman in the Big Hat by Baroness Orczy features Molly Robertson-Kirk otherwise known as Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.
Jeeves and the Chump Cyril by P. G. Wodehouse
Jeeves and the Chump Cyril by P. G. Wodehouse was published in the Saturday Evening Post in New York in June 1918, and in The Strand Magazine in London in August 1918.
The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov
Written in 1887, The Lottery Ticket by Anton Chekhov tells the tale of Ivan Dmitritch and his wife, who mistakenly believe they have won the lottery.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was first published in 1925. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, New York, the novel tells the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
The New Racket by Dashiell Hammett
The New Racket by Dashiell Hammett was published in Black Mask, February 15, 1924, Collected Stories. The story also appears elsewhere with the title Judge Laughed Last.