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An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (15-20 minute read)
One morning, just as I was about to set off to my office, Agrafena, my cook, washerwoman and housekeeper, came in to me and, to my surprise, entered into conversation.
An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (15-20 minute read)
One morning, just as I was about to set off to my office, Agrafena, my cook, washerwoman and housekeeper, came in to me and, to my surprise, entered into conversation.
The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe (20-25 minute read)
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens
The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe (20-25 minute read)
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens
The Secret Rose by W.B. Yeats (45-60 minutes)
A man, with thin brown hair and a pale face, half ran, half walked, along the road that wound from the south to the town of Sligo. Many called him Cumhal, the son of Cormac, and many called him the Swift, Wild Horse
The Secret Rose by W.B. Yeats (45-60 minutes)
A man, with thin brown hair and a pale face, half ran, half walked, along the road that wound from the south to the town of Sligo. Many called him Cumhal, the son of Cormac, and many called him the Swift, Wild Horse
King Arthur's Knights by Henry Gilbert (3–4 hour read)
This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures.
King Arthur's Knights by Henry Gilbert (3–4 hour read)
This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures.
Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats (60-90 minute read)
Hanrahan, the hedge schoolmaster, a tall, strong, red-haired young man, came into the barn where some of the men of the village were sitting on Samhain Eve.
Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats (60-90 minute read)
Hanrahan, the hedge schoolmaster, a tall, strong, red-haired young man, came into the barn where some of the men of the village were sitting on Samhain Eve.
Lady Susan by Jane Austen (60-90 minute read)
MY DEAR BROTHER,—I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation when we last parted of spending some weeks with you at Churchhill...
Lady Susan by Jane Austen (60-90 minute read)
MY DEAR BROTHER,—I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation when we last parted of spending some weeks with you at Churchhill...
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Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) British novelist, journalist, and social reformer who rose from childhood poverty to become the most celebrated writer of the Victorian era.
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) British novelist, journalist, and social reformer who rose from childhood poverty to become the most celebrated writer of the Victorian era.
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) British novelist, journalist, and social reformer who rose from childhood poverty to become the most celebrated writer of the Victorian era.
Leo Tolstoy
(1828-1910) Russian novelist, short-story writer, and moral philosopher, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Best known for epic novels like War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Leo Tolstoy
(1828-1910) Russian novelist, short-story writer, and moral philosopher, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Best known for epic novels like War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Leo Tolstoy
(1828-1910) Russian novelist, short-story writer, and moral philosopher, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Best known for epic novels like War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) American writer, poet, and critic who essentially invented the modern detective sotry, perfected psychological horror, and pioneered science fiction. Despite lifelong poverty, addiction, and personal tragedy, his influence on literature remains colossal-shaping everyone from Dostoevsky to Stephen King and modern horror cinema.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) American writer, poet, and critic who essentially invented the modern detective sotry, perfected psychological horror, and pioneered science fiction. Despite lifelong poverty, addiction, and personal tragedy, his influence on literature remains colossal-shaping everyone from Dostoevsky to Stephen King and modern horror cinema.
Katherine Mansfield
(1862-1937) New Zealand-born modernist short-story writer whose innovative, impressionistic style revolutionized the genre in the early 20th centry. Dying of tuberculosis at just 34, she left a small but flawless body of work that continues to be studied as the gold standard of the modern short story.
Katherine Mansfield
(1862-1937) New Zealand-born modernist short-story writer whose innovative, impressionistic style revolutionized the genre in the early 20th centry. Dying of tuberculosis at just 34, she left a small but flawless body of work that continues to be studied as the gold standard of the modern short story.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) American writer, poet, and critic who essentially invented the modern detective story, perfected psychological horror, and pioneered science fiction. Despite lifelong poverty, addiction, and personal tragedy, his influence on literature remains colossal-shaping everyone from Dostoevsky to Stephen King and modern horror cinema.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) American writer, poet, and critic who essentially invented the modern detective story, perfected psychological horror, and pioneered science fiction. Despite lifelong poverty, addiction, and personal tragedy, his influence on literature remains colossal-shaping everyone from Dostoevsky to Stephen King and modern horror cinema.
Katherine Mansfield
(1888-1937) New Zealand-born modernist short-story writer whose innovative, impressionistic style revolutionized the genre in the early 20th century. Dying of tuberculosis at just 34, she left a small but flawless body of work that continues to be studied as the gold standard of the modern short story.
Katherine Mansfield
(1888-1937) New Zealand-born modernist short-story writer whose innovative, impressionistic style revolutionized the genre in the early 20th century. Dying of tuberculosis at just 34, she left a small but flawless body of work that continues to be studied as the gold standard of the modern short story.
Anton Chekhov
(1860-1904) Russian physician, playwright, and short-story master who revolutionized both forms by replacing melodramatic plots with quiet, everyday moments that reveal the comedy and tragedy of ordinary lives. Wrote over 600 stories and left a body of work that Tolstoy called second only to Shakespeare.
Anton Chekhov
(1860-1904) Russian physician, playwright, and short-story master who revolutionized both forms by replacing melodramatic plots with quiet, everyday moments that reveal the comedy and tragedy of ordinary lives. Wrote over 600 stories and left a body of work that Tolstoy called second only to Shakespeare.
Anton Chekhov
(1860-1904) Russian physician, playwright, and short-story master who revolutionized both forms by replacing melodramatic plots with quiet, everyday moments that reveal the comedy and tragedy of ordinary lives. Wrote over 600 stories and left a body of work that Tolstoy called second only to Shakespeare.
Guy de Maupassant
(1850-1893) French master of the short story who, in just over a decade wrote more than 300 stories that laid bare the vanity, cruelty, and hidden desires of bourgeois life. He earned the title "the greatest short-story writer who ever lived"
Guy de Maupassant
(1850-1893) French master of the short story who, in just over a decade wrote more than 300 stories that laid bare the vanity, cruelty, and hidden desires of bourgeois life. He earned the title "the greatest short-story writer who ever lived"
Guy de Maupassant
(1850-1893) French master of the short story who, in just over a decade wrote more than 300 stories that laid bare the vanity, cruelty, and hidden desires of bourgeois life. He earned the title "the greatest short-story writer who ever lived"
An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (15-20 minute read)
One morning, just as I was about to set off to my office, Agrafena, my cook, washerwoman and housekeeper, came in to me and, to my surprise, entered into conversation.
The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe (20-25 minute read)
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens
The Secret Rose by W.B. Yeats (45-60 minutes)
A man, with thin brown hair and a pale face, half ran, half walked, along the road that wound from the south to the town of Sligo. Many called him Cumhal, the son of Cormac, and many called him the Swift, Wild Horse
King Arthur's Knights by Henry Gilbert (3–4 hour read)
This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures.
Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats (60-90 minute read)
Hanrahan, the hedge schoolmaster, a tall, strong, red-haired young man, came into the barn where some of the men of the village were sitting on Samhain Eve.
Lady Susan by Jane Austen (60-90 minute read)
MY DEAR BROTHER,—I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation when we last parted of spending some weeks with you at Churchhill...
An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (15-20 minute read)
One morning, just as I was about to set off to my office, Agrafena, my cook, washerwoman and housekeeper, came in to me and, to my surprise, entered into conversation.
The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe (20-25 minute read)
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens
The Secret Rose by W.B. Yeats (45-60 minutes)
A man, with thin brown hair and a pale face, half ran, half walked, along the road that wound from the south to the town of Sligo. Many called him Cumhal, the son of Cormac, and many called him the Swift, Wild Horse
King Arthur's Knights by Henry Gilbert (3–4 hour read)
This book is an attempt to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures.
Stories of Red Hanrahan by W.B. Yeats (60-90 minute read)
Hanrahan, the hedge schoolmaster, a tall, strong, red-haired young man, came into the barn where some of the men of the village were sitting on Samhain Eve.
Lady Susan by Jane Austen (60-90 minute read)
MY DEAR BROTHER,—I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation when we last parted of spending some weeks with you at Churchhill...
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