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The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large …
The Cactus by O. Henry The Cactus by O. Henry Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ The most notable thing about Time is that it is so purely relative. A large amount of reminiscence is, by common consent, conceded to the drowning man; and it is not past belief that one may review an …
A Horseman in the Sky A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ I One sunny afternoon in the autumn of the year 1861 a soldier lay in a clump of laurel by the side of a road in western Virginia. He lay at full length upon his …
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Far out in the ocean the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. But it is very deep too. It goes down deeper than any anchor rope will go, and many, …
The Skylight Room Fairy Tale The Skylight Room English Fairy Tale Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ First Mrs. Parker would show you the double parlours. You would not dare to interrupt her description of their advantages and of the merits of the gentleman who had occupied them for eight years. Then you would …
Cinderella – English Fairy Tale Cinderella – English Fairy Tale Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Once there was a gentleman who married for his second wife the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had by a former husband two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed, exactly like …
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 …