Poetry Classics: If, By Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling [1865-1936] was born in Bombay on December 30th, son of John Lockwood Kipling, an artist and teacher of architectural sculpture and his wife Alice. His mother was one of the talented and beautiful Macdonald sisters, four of whom married remarkable men: Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Poynter, Alfred Baldwin and John Lockwood Kipling himself.
Short Story Classics: To Build A Fire, By Jack London
A classic Man versus Nature story set in the Yukon Territory in Northwestern Canada. "The dog did not know anything about thermometers" but it had the sense to know "that it was no time for travelling." A brilliant story to read in the depth of winter when a freezing spell is in the forecast or gripping your region.
Poetry Classics: Invictus By William Ernest Henley
'Invicitus' is sweeping; passionate; larger than life in a way that few modern poems can get away with. It is also an oft quoted poem, lines of it having almost passed into the language.
Short Story Classics: The Lady, or the Tiger? By Frank Stockton
"The Lady, or the Tiger?" is a much-anthologized short story written by Frank R. Stockton for publication in the magazine The Century in 1882. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" has entered the English language as an allegorical expression, a shorthand indication or signifier, for a problem that is unsolvable.
Short Story Classics: The Night Came Slowly, By Kate Chopin
Only a few hundred words yet this classic is as beautiful as it is poignant.
Short Story Classics: Thank You, M’am, By Langston Hughes
When a young boy named Roger tries to steal the purse of a woman named Luella, he is just looking for money to buy stylish new shoes. After she grabs him by the collar and drags him back to her home, he's sure that he is in deep trouble. Instead, Roger is soon left speechless by her kindness and generosity.
Poetry Classics: I Cannot Live With You, By Emily Dickinson
Things take on a somber note with this classic poem by Emily Dickinson.
Short Story Classics: Regret, By Kate Chopin
In Regret by Kate Chopin, we have the theme of loss, loneliness, detachment, commitment, love, independence, and responsibility. Taken from her A Night in Acadie collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator.
Poetry Classics: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, By Maya Angelou
This is one of the most famous and recognizable poems ever written by the great Maya Angelou.
Short Story Classics: The Monkey’s Paw By W. W. Jacobs
From the Simpsons to movies, The Monkey's Paw is a classic short story that has been told over and over through the last hundred plus years.
Short Story Classics: The Gift of the Magi, By O. Henry
Jim has sold his watch in order to buy the combs for Della even as she has sold her hair to buy the watch chain for Jim. Like the Magi, those wise men who invented the tradition of Christmas giving, both Della and Jim have unwisely sacrificed the greatest treasures of their house for each other.
Poetry Classics: The Haunted Palace, By Edgar Allan Poe
For today's classic poem, we have Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace.
Poetry Classics: Annabel Lee, By Edgar Allan Poe
The timeless poem, Annabel Lee, by Edgar Allan Poe.
Classic Fiction: The Body Snatcher, By Robert Louis Stevenson
Inspired by the Burke and Hare murders of 1828, ‘The Body Snatcher’ is a gothic tale that follows two med students, involved in crimes of grave robbing, in order to keep their anatomy professor supplied with instructional cadavers.
Classic Horror Tales: The Call of Cthulhu, By H.P. Lovecraft
For you classic horror story fans out there, we have for you one of the best: The Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. Lovecraft.
Poetry Classics: The Raven, By Edgar Allan Poe
As we close out National Poetry Month, we felt it a good idea to share one of the most famous poems of all time. This one will forever be labeled as a classic.
