The Father by Björnstjerne Björnson
The Father by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s was originally written in Norwegian and published in 1860. The story is set in rural Norway and appeared in The Bridal March and Other Stories
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The History of England by Jane Austen
The History of England by Jane Austen was written when she was just 15. It’s a lively and somewhat disrespectful overview of the history of England’s monarchy.
An Italian Dream By Charles Dickens
An Italian Dream by Charles Dickens is taken from his travelogue Pictures from Italy published in 1846.
The Man And The Cannon by Victor Hugo
The Man and the Cannon by Victor Hugo tells of the effort to deal with a wayward cannon destroying a French warship. It is also referred to as A Fight with a Cannon, written in 1874 it is noted as his last published work.
The Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit
Written in 1893, The Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit tells of a young man perplexed when his lover fails to show up for a half-clandestine meeting and passes her house on the way home.
The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley
The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley is a Gothic tale first published in The Keepsake for 1833. The story is set in Wales, and tells of a young woman named Rosina, who lives with her guardian, Sir Peter Vernon, and is secretly engaged to his son, Henry.
My Friend by Kahlil Gibran
My Friend by Kahlil Gibran is a parable published in 1918 and is taken from his book The Madman: His Parables and Poems. Kahlil Gibran is a distinguished Lebanese American writer, poet, and visual artist.
Abandoned by Guy De Maupassant
Abandoned by Guy De Maupassant describes a time when giving up a child for adoption meant forsaking his or her existence. A haunting short story of love, loss, and betrayal
Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert
Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert is a short story which first appeared in Galaxy magazine in 1958 and later in Herbert’s 1985 short story collection The Worlds of Frank Herbert.
Napoleon and the Spectre by Charlotte Brontë
Written when she was just 17, Napoleon and the Spectre by Charlotte Brontë was taken from her novella Green Dwarf in 1833. It was later republished in The Twelve Adventurers and other stories in 1925.