In The Coach-House

In The Coach-House

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…
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

“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

Ex Oblivione

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…
In Exile

In Exile

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

The Coyotes’ Curse

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…
The Cage Man

The Cage Man

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

The Cuckoos’ Rebellion

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.…
In Passion Week

In Passion Week

Go along, they are ringing already; and mind, don’t be naughty in church or God will punish you. My mother thrusts a few copper coins…
Terrible Epps

Terrible Epps

I The blueprints and specifications in the case of Tidbury Epps follow: Age: the early thirties. Status: bachelor. Habitat: Mrs. Kelty’s Refined Boarding House, Brooklyn.…
The Boy And The Filberts by Aesop

The Boy And The Filberts by Aesop

The Boy And The Filberts by Aesop A Boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get some filberts. But he…
In A Strange Land

In A Strange Land

Sunday, midday. A landowner, called Kamyshev, is sitting in his dining-room, deliberately eating his lunch at a luxuriously furnished table. Monsieur Champoun, a clean, neat,…
Mr. Braddy’s Bottle

Mr. Braddy’s Bottle

I “This,” said Mr. William Lum solemnly, “is the very las’ bottle of this stuff in these United States!” It was a dramatic moment. He…
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