Literature

The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers (I) Toward the end of the year 1920, the Government of the United States had practically completed…

Moistening the tip of his immaculate handkerchief, M. Alphonse Marie Louis Camille Pettipon deftly and daintily rubbed an almost imperceptible speck of dust from the…

A fly of medium size made its way into the nose of the assistant procurator, Gagin. It may have been impelled by curiosity, or have…

The Baker’s String (A Jewish Tale) Herschel the baker lived in the village of Chelm, and like all his fellow townspeople, he was more than…

“Rather thirsty this morning, eh, Mr. Addicks?” inquired Cowdin, the chief purchasing agent. The “Mister” was said with a long, hissing “s” and was distinctly…

It was between nine and ten o’clock in the evening. Stepan the coachman, Mihailo the house-porter, Alyoshka the coachman’s grandson, who had come up from…

“Off there to the right somewhere is a large island,” said Whitney.” It’s rather a mystery” “What island is it?” Rainsford asked. “The old charts…

Ex Oblivione by H. P. Lovecraft When the last days were upon me, and the ugly trifles of existence began to drive me to madness…

Old Semyon, nicknamed Canny, and a young Tatar, whom no one knew by name, were sitting on the river-bank by the camp-fire; the other three…

The Coyotes’ Curse (A Native American Tale From the Caddo) When the world began, death did not exist. Everyone lived forever. As time passed, more…

All-day long they kept Horace Nimms in a steel-barred cage. For twenty-one years he had perched on a tall stool in that cage, while various…

The Cuckoos’ Rebellion (An Australian Aboriginal Legend) In the land, we know as Australia, spring is arriving as it does each year at this time.…