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The Cold, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Cold, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

A few young physicists are engaged in a light-hearted chat about the movement of heat between objects.

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories8 Minutes Read

A Pair Of Silk Stockings, By Kate Chopin

A Pair Of Silk Stockings, By Kate Chopin

Little Mrs. Sommers comes to life in a “pair of silk stockings”, just like Edna Pontellier, the protagonist of Chopin’s famous and ground-breaking The Awakening.

Posted on November 29, 2020November 28, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories8 Minutes Read

He And She, By Anton Chekhov

He And She, By Anton Chekhov

This story analyzes one married couple, a sensational singer and her manager-husband in late-nineteenth-century Europe.

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories12 Minutes Read

Over The Hills And Far Away, By Mary Webb

Over The Hills And Far Away, By Mary Webb

Mary Webb’s work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people whom she knew.

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories6 Minutes Read

The Bowmen, By Arthur Machen

The Bowmen, By Arthur Machen

Faced with inevitable death and defeat in WWI, a battalion of English soldiers is saved by the mysterious and miraculous.

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories5 Minutes Read

The Rose Garden, By Leah Goldberg

The Rose Garden, By Leah Goldberg

Leah Goldberg was a prolific Hebrew-language poet, author, playwright, literary translator, and comparative literary researcher.

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories8 Minutes Read

The Wizard, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

The Wizard, By Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Akutagawa was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the “Father of the Japanese short story.”

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories6 Minutes Read

An Unexpected Bender, By Daniil Kharms

An Unexpected Bender, By Daniil Kharms

Daniil Kharms was an early Soviet-era avant-gardist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories2 Minutes Read

The Son, By Horacio Quiroga

The Son, By Horacio Quiroga

A father sends his 13-year-old son to hunt alone for the first time. As he awaits his child’s safe return, his minds starts playing tricks on him… will he find his son on time?

Posted on February 23, 2020February 22, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories7 Minutes Read

Condensed Milk, By Varlam Shalamov

Condensed Milk, By Varlam Shalamov

Narrated in the first person, this short story is one episode in the life of a Russian labour-camp inmate.

Posted on January 19, 2020January 18, 2020 by Featured WriterIn Classic Literature, Classic Short Stories6 Minutes Read

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Category: Classic Short Stories

If you’re a fan of classic literature you’ll enjoy this section. Here we focus on some of the most famous short stories in history and the lesser known classics. If it’s good, we’ll share it.

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