Short Stories

The Schoolmaster by Anton Chekhov

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The Schoolmaster (1886) is Anton Chekhov’s take on the value of a good teacher and the powerlessness of ageing.

2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut

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2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut (pronounced “to be or not to be”), is an intentional reference to the famous line in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The short story was originally published in the Worlds of IF Science Fiction magazine and is referenced by author Kurt Vonnegut in his later novel, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.

A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf

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A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf depicts an unnamed character who perceives (or perhaps dreams) that a loving but long-deceased couple haunts the country house they inhabit.

The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick

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The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick is a humorous, early short story that first appeared in Science Fiction Stories in 1953. In it, a bus-riding reader of a discarded melodrama with an overactive imagination is persuaded by the hackneyed prose that the world has been taken over by aliens.

Jeeves and The Unbidden Guest by P. G. Wodehouse

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In the short story Jeeves and The Unbidden Guest by P. G. Wodehouse, Bertie is instructed to look after Motty, the sheltered son of an aristocratic friend of Aunt Agatha, but has difficulty keeping Motty out of trouble.

A Hitch in Time by Frederik Pohl

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Originally published under his pseudonym James MacCreigh, A Hitch in Time by Frederik Pohl appeared in the Thrilling Wonder Stories book released in 1947.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving also known informally as “The Headless Horseman” – The short story by the American author Irving was originally published in 1820. The plot is based on a German folk story transplanted to a New York setting.

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The Adventure of the Illustrious Client by Arthur Conan Doyle

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From The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Illustrious Client by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was written in 1924 and Published in Collier’s Magazine. It later was part of the 12 stories collected for The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes which appeared in 1927.

The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham

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Set against the exotic, vivid backdrop of the British colony at Singapore, The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham depicts the dishonorable effects of jealous passion and deceit while suggesting a subtle tension between the British colonists and their Eastern subjects.