He was born on the 23d of April, 1564.Of good farmer-class parents who could not read, could not write, could not sign their names. At
The spirit of enjoyment and desire,/And hopes and wishes, from all living things/Went circling, like a multitude of sounds.
The mummy itself, a horrid, black, withered thing, like a charred head on a gnarled bush, was lying half out of the case, with its
Five couriers recount uncanny premonitions and vanishings, blurring coincidence and supernatural, leaving the narrator unsettled in a haunting mountain setting.
Virginia Woolf, born 25 January 1882 was a literary icon on the 20th century who mastered the 'stream of consciousness' narrative device. In this critical
George reached for him, but was anticipated, for his brother sprawled flat on the pavement, oblivious to the dirt and to the curious glances of
The Heavenly Christmas Tree is a short story by the great Russian storyteller Fyodor Dostoyevsky. First published in 1876, the story is also known as
His voice was rasping, cold, and monotonous in a low key. He could not be called a talkative personality; but with his detached calm manner
Three Stories and Ten Poems by Ernest Hemingway was first published in 1923 in Paris. The book is now available in the public domain.
Short story by Maxim Gorky from the anthology 'Tales of Two Countries'. Gorky spent a few years (1906-1913) in Capri, Italy.
A blue sky hung over Babylon, and the sun rode in strength with Marduk and with Sharrâni the king. The sun and Marduk and Sharrâni
All the time now Liz was thinking about Jim Gilmore. He didn’t seem to notice her much. He talked about the shop to A. J.
“Stop the garden-party? My dear Laura, don’t be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. Don’t be
Read a Classic American Short Story The Little Frenchman and His Water lots with Original Illustration from 1839.
Read full text of Good and Evil by Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet is a collection of prose poem by American-Lebanese poet, thinker, philosopher.
When you meet your friend on the roadside or in the market place, let the spirit in you move your lips and direct your tongue.