Mrs. Manstey’s View
by Edith Wharton The view from Mrs. Manstey’s window was not a striking one, but to her at least it was full of interest and
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by Edith Wharton The view from Mrs. Manstey’s window was not a striking one, but to her at least it was full of interest and
by H.H. Munro (SAKI) It was Mrs. Packletide’s pleasure and intention that she should shoot a tiger. Not that the lust to kill had suddenly
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by Alice Dunbar-Nelson Slowly, one by one, the lights in the French Opera go out, until there is but a single glimmer of pale yellow
MS. Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe Qui n’a plus qu’un moment a vivre N’a plus rien a dissimuler. — Quinault — Atys.
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by Richard Harding Davis This is a true story of a search for buried treasure. The only part that is not true is the name
by Mark Twain The dreams of my boyhood? No, they have not been realised. For all who are old, there is something infinitely pathetic about
by Mark Twain In those early days I had already published one little thing (‘The Jumping Frog’) in an Eastern paper, but I did not
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by Charlotte M. Yonge 1308 One of the ladies most admired by the ancient Romans was Arria, the wife of Caecina Paetus, a Roman who
by W. W. Jacobs “Come and have a pint and talk it over,” said Mr. Augustus Teak. “I’ve got reasons in my ‘ead that you
by Joseph Conrad Several of us, all more or less connected with the sea, were dining in a small river-hostelry not more than thirty miles
by Zane Grey “Fate has decreed more bad luck for Salisbury in Saturday’s game with Bellville. It has leaked out that our rivals will come
by W. W. Jacobs “Of course, there is a deal of bullying done at sea at times,” said the night-watchman, thoughtfully. ‘The men call it
by Rudyard Kipling To-night God knows what thing shall tide, The Earth is racked and faint–Expectant, sleepless, open-eyed;And we, who from the Earth were made,
by William Dean Howells First among these I count the great chief Pontiac, who led the rebellion of the mid-western tribes against the English after
by Charles Dickens MY CHILD, To recount with what trouble I have brought you up–with what an anxious eye I have regarded your progress,–how late