A Pair of Silk Stockings is a short story by 19th century American author Kate Chopin.
The arts have failed; fewer people are interested in them every generation. The mere business of living, of making money, of amusing oneself, occupies people
The Assault on Mount Everest 1922 was written after the 1922 expedition, which was man's first attempt to scale the highest peak on earth. A
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
Mr. James and I were to start for Germany in about a week. The exact day depended on business. Mr. John came to Poland Street
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
Arthur Symons in his seminal work The Symbolist Movement in Literature (1899) introduced and analysed French Symbolist authors. In this essay he discusses the style
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
Poems by Victorian author Emily Bronte. Emily wrote poems under the pen name Ellis Bell.
Three Stories and Ten Poems by Ernest Hemingway was first published in 1923 in Paris. The book is now available in the public domain.
His smile was luminously kind/Like glint of ivory enshrined,/Like a home longing undivined,
What happy moments did I count! Blest was I then all bliss above!