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.
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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.
Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac
Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac is a novella first published in 1830 in the Revue de Paris. It is part of his Comédie humaine.
The Storm by Kate Chopin
The Storm by Kate Chopin was written in 1898 but not published during her lifetime. The story takes place during a huge storm in the Southern United States
Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker
Gibbet Hill by Bram Stoker was first published in Dublin’s Daily Express in 1890. This gothic horror tale was forgotten about until its rediscovery in 2016.
God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy
God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1872. The tale, about a man wrongly imprisoned for murder, takes the form of a parable of forgiveness.
Mr. Lismore and the Widow by Wilkie Collins
Mr. Lismore and the Widow by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1883. The story follows the life of Mr. Lismore, a wealthy and successful businessman, who falls in love with a beautiful widow named Mrs. Farnaby.
Up in Michigan by Ernest Hemingway
Up in Michigan by Ernest Hemingway was written in 1921 and revised in 1938. It is collected in Three Stories and Ten Poems.
Jikininki by Lafcadio Hearn
Jikininki by Lafcadio Hearn appears in his collection Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things published in 1904. In this strange folktale, the Jikininki are corpse eating Japanese ghosts.