Short Stories

Counterparts by James Joyce

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Counterparts by James Joyce was published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. The story follows an evening on the town of a frustrated copy clerk.

The Locket by Kate Chopin

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The Locket by Kate Chopin was composed in 1897 but not published until 1969. The story is about two young lovers during the American Civil War and the locket that binds them together.

The Piazza by Herman Melville

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The Piazza by Herman Melville was first published in the short story collection The Piazza Tales in 1856.

Bill the Bloodhound by P. G. Wodehouse

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Bill the Bloodhound by P. G. Wodehouse was originally published in Century magazine in 1915, and later appeared in the short story collection The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories.

In The Virginia Room by Arlo Bates

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In The Virginia Room by Arlo Bates appears in the short story collection The Intoxicated Ghost and Other Stories, published in 1908.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy was first published in 1886, it tells the story of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia and his sufferings and death from a terminal illness.