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A collection of four short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the common theme of which is New Hampshire's White Mountains. Consists of: The Great Stone Face , written in 1850 and revolves around the 'Old Man of the Mountain (Cannon Mtn.) in New Hampshire which sadly collapsed on May 3, 2003; The Ambitious Guest , written in 1835; The Great Carbuncle , written in 1837; and Sketches From Memory , written sometime prior to The Great Carbuncle as will become obvious. (Summary by Roger Melin)...
Short stories
’s Short Story Collection 046: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
’s Short Story Collection 042: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors. (Summary by David Wales)
Short stories by a colleague of Jerome K. Jerome, and friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Barr probably wrote the first parody of Sherlock Holmes (included in this collection). He co-edited The Idler with Jerome. [written by Czechchris ]...
’s Short Story Collection 039: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
’s Short Story Collection 048: a collection of 19 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
’s Short Story Collection 015: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of members.
’s Short Story Collection 038: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In Bernice Bobs Her Hair, wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In Benediction, a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in The Camel's Back. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a poignant fantasy about a man who ages backward. And tragedy befalls a young couple in The Lees of Happiness. (summary by Laurie Anne Walden)...
’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of members.
Three fellow travelers on a train enter into a discussion concerning what they would call an 'indiscreet letter.' The discussion albeit short, produces some rather interesting revelations during the journey and at journey's end. (Summary by Kehinde)...
’s Short Story Collection 050: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
’s Short Story Collection 052: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of members.
A collection of interrelated short stories concerning the townfolk of a few small New England villages at the turn of the last century. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...
’s Short Story Collection 012: a collection of 11 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of members.
’s Short Story Collection 009: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of members.
The Gift of the Magi is an O. Henry short story in which a young couple are very much in love with each other but can barely afford their one-room apartment. For Christmas, they each make a sacrifice to purchase a gift for the other, with ironic results. The moral of the story is that physical possessions, however valuable they may be, are of little value in the grand scheme of things. The true unselfish love that the characters, Jim and Della, share is greater than their possessions. O. Henry ends the story by clarifying the metaphor between the characters in the story, Della and James (or Jim), and the Biblical Magi. The Gift of the Magi features O. Henry's characteristic twist ending and use of flowery diction. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia.org)...