The Star Child by Oscar Wilde
The Star Child by Oscar Wilde is short fantasy story for children. It was first published in 1891 as part of the anthology House of Pomegranate.
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Whiskaboom by Alan Arkin
Few people realize it today, but famed actor Alan Arkin wrote two science fiction short stories in the 1950s, beginning with “Whiskaboom” in 1955 and “People Soup” in 1958. Enjoy Whiskaboom by Alan Arkin
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle, is the seventh story of twelve in the collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand magazine, January 1892.
The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in 1865 in his magazine Epoch. It is a work of satire, an unusual but amusing tale about a man swallowed by a crocodile with a serious message about economics and communism.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson was first published in 1886. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde.
The Horse Dealer’s Daughter by D. H. Lawrence
The Horse Dealer’s Daughter by D. H. Lawrence was collected in his short story collection England, My England and Other Stories published in 1922.
A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert
A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert appears in his collection Three Tales (1877). It also was published as A Simple Heart.
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol
The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol was first published in 1842 (sometimes translated as The Cloak). Vladimir Nabokov described “The Overcoat” as “the greatest Russian short story ever written”.
Year of Meteors by Walt Whitman
Year of Meteors by Walt Whitman appeared in the poetry collection Leaves of Grass. Though it was first published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and rewriting Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times.
Enter a Dragoon by Thomas Hardy
Enter a Dragoon by Thomas Hardy appeared in the short story collection A Changed Man and Other Tales which was published in 1913.