Stories
Insights, stories, and thoughts from the world of independent publishing.
Stories
Insights, stories, and thoughts from the world of independent publishing.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (2-3 hour read)
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (2-3 hour read)
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (2-3 hour read)
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley (20-25 minute read)
July 16, 1833.--This is a memorable anniversary for me; on it I complete my three hundred and twenty-third year!
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley (20-25 minute read)
July 16, 1833.--This is a memorable anniversary for me; on it I complete my three hundred and twenty-third year!
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley (20-25 minute read)
July 16, 1833.--This is a memorable anniversary for me; on it I complete my three hundred and twenty-third year!
The Bet by Anton Chekhov (20-25 minute read)
It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to corner of his study, recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
The Bet by Anton Chekhov (20-25 minute read)
It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to corner of his study, recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
The Bet by Anton Chekhov (20-25 minute read)
It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to corner of his study, recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years before.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (10-15 minute read)
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (10-15 minute read)
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (10-15 minute read)
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies.
Paul's Case by Willa Cather (50-60 minute read)
It was Paul's afternoon to appear before the faculty of the Pittsburg High School to account for his various misdemeanors.
Paul's Case by Willa Cather (50-60 minute read)
It was Paul's afternoon to appear before the faculty of the Pittsburg High School to account for his various misdemeanors.
Paul's Case by Willa Cather (50-60 minute read)
It was Paul's afternoon to appear before the faculty of the Pittsburg High School to account for his various misdemeanors.
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (15-20 minute read)
She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as if by an error of fate, into a family of clerks…
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (15-20 minute read)
She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as if by an error of fate, into a family of clerks…
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (15-20 minute read)
She was one of those pretty and charming girls born, as if by an error of fate, into a family of clerks…
The Signal Man by Charles Dickens (30-35 minute read)
“HALLOA! Below there!” When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole…
The Signal Man by Charles Dickens (30-35 minute read)
“HALLOA! Below there!” When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole…
The Signal Man by Charles Dickens (30-35 minute read)
“HALLOA! Below there!” When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole…
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain (15-20 minute read)
In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and…
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain (15-20 minute read)
In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and…
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County By Mark Twain (15-20 minute read)
In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and…