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Hansel and Gretel Fairy Tale Hansel and Gretel Fairy Tale Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. He had little to bite and to break, and once when great dearth …
Regret by Kate Chopin Regret by Kate Chopin Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ MAMZELLE AURLIE possessed a good strong figure, ruddy cheeks, hair that was changing from brown to gray, and a determined eye. She wore a man’s hat about the farm, and an old blue army overcoat when it was cold, and …
The Luck of Roaring Camp The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ There was commotion in Roaring Camp. It could not have been a fight, for in 1850 that was not novel enough to have called together the entire settlement. The ditches and claims were not only …
The Money’s Paw The Money’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Part I. Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about …
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A …
The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Grapes Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org One hot summer’s day a fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. Watch this video on YouTube “Just …
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Podcast of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Watch this video on YouTube Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I …
The Cask of Amontillado The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that …
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town …
The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin was originally published in Vogue in December 6, 1894. It is in the public domain and was accessed through Wikisource. Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as …