The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe
The horror short story, The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe was published in 1844 in The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. Its main character expresses understandable concern about being buried alive.
Short Stories
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The Man without a Temperament by Katherine Mansfield
The Man without a Temperament by Katherine Mansfield was first published in Arts and Letters in Spring 1920, and later included the collection Bliss and Other Stories.
The Holly Tree by Charles Dickens
The Holly Tree by Charles Dickens was published in 1855. A traveler finds himself snowed in at The Holly Tree and entertains himself by recording the stories he hears from his fellow tenants
Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope
Christmas at Thompson Hall by Anthony Trollope was originally published in The Graphic, Christmas edition in 1876. It later appeared in Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices and Other Stories, 1882.
The Undefeated by Ernest Hemingway
The Undefeated by Ernest Hemingway appears in Hemingway’s 1927 story collection, Men Without Women. The story tells of an ageing bullfighter’s return to the sport after an injury.
One Autumn Night by Maxim Gorky
One Autumn Night by Maxim Gorky was originally published in 1895. Its narrative delves into themes of love, personal conflict, and the impact of fleeting moments on the lives of its characters.
Men I’m Not Married To by Dorothy Parker
Men I’m Not Married To by Dorothy Parker was published in 1922. Dorothy Parker’s famous wit is on full display as she describes nine men that she did not marry.
A Coup D’Etat by Guy De Maupassant
A Coup D’Etat by Guy De Maupassant, published in 1883, examines the dramatic and often chaotic events surrounding a political upheaval.
The Man Who Married an Hotel by P. G. Wodehouse
The Man Who Married an Hotel by P. G. Wodehouse first appeared in The Strand Magazine, March 1920. The short story was later incorporated into the novel Indiscretions of Archie.
On the Divide by Willa Cather
On the Divide by Willa Cather was first published in Overland Monthly Magazine in January 1896.