The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Grey Woman by Elizabeth Gaskell appears in her Tales of Mystery and the Macabre collection. It was first published in January 1861 in volume IV of Charles Dickens’ All the Year Round.
Short Stories
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was first published in 1899. It tells the story of the sailor Charles Marlow as he tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior.
Master Zacharius by Jules Verne
Master Zacharius by Jules Verne was written in 1854 but not published until 1874. It appeared in the short story collection A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer. It was originally published in 1923.
Oysters by Anton Chekhov
The short story Oysters by Anton Chekhov was published originally in the Dec 1884 issue of Budilnik magazine. It was later included into Chekhov’s 1886 collection Motley Stories.
Rain by W. Somerset Maugham
Rain by W. Somerset Maugham was originally published as “Miss Thompson” in the April 1921 issue of the American literary magazine The Smart Set, and was included in the collection of stories The Trembling of a Leaf.
The Man with Two Left Feet by P. G. Wodehouse
The Man with Two Left Feet by P. G. Wodehouse was published in 1917 in the short story collection The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F Scott Fitzgerald
Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, he achieved fame as one of America’s most gifted short story writers. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F Scott Fitzgerald, a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories.
A Painful Case by James Joyce
A Painful Case by James Joyce was published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. The story details a platonic affair between an isolated man and a married woman, the breaking off of the affair, and its aftermath.
3 Poems by Emily Dickinson
For these 3 Poems by Emily Dickinson we feature, In a Library, Psalm of the Day and The Butterfly’s Day. Like most of her work, these were published after her death in 1886.