Tempting Providence by Alexander Kuprin
Tempting Providence by Alexander Kuprin is part of his short story collection A Slav Soul, and Other Stories which was published in English in 1916.
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Goat Feathers by Ellis Parker Butler
Originally published in 1919, Goat Feathers by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous essay written in the early 20th century that explores the distractions and diversions that often prevent individuals from achieving their true potential.
Doctor Ox’s Experiment by Jules Verne
Doctor Ox’s Experiment by Jules Verne was published in 1872. The novella describes an experiment by one Dr. Ox, and is inspired by the real or alleged effects of oxygen on living things
The Signalman by Charles Dickens
The Signalman by Charles Dickens was first published as part of Mugby Junction, the 1866 Christmas edition of All the Year Round. It was titled “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signal-Man.”
Aunt Kipp by Louisa May Alcott
Originally published in 1868, Aunt Kipp by Louisa May Alcott  is a lively tale of family comedy and inheritance, in which a spirited young woman named Polly must navigate the whims of a difficult rich aunt while longing for freedom and fun.Â
Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick
Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick was first published in the January 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. A cuckoo clock takes on a life of its own in this darkly ironic tale of jealousy and suburban dysfunction.
Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky first appeared in 1873 in Diary of a Writer. The story consists of a dialogue between recently deceased occupants of graves in a cemetery, most of whom are fully conscious.
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy was first published in Longman’s Magazine and Harper’s Weekly in March 1883. It later it became the first of five stories in Hardy’s 1888 short story collection Wessex Tales.
The Story Of Ming-Y by Lafcadio Hearn
The Story of Ming-Y by Lafcadio Hearn is a mesmerizing Chinese ghost tale about love, illusion, and the supernatural. It was published in Hearn’s collection, Some Chinese Ghosts in 1887.
The Bookshop by Aldous Huxley
The Bookshop by Aldous Huxley appears in his first collection of short fiction Limbo published in 1920. The book consists of five short stories, a novelette and a play.