The Leopard and The Cunning Fox
An adaptation of The Leopard A leopard hunting in the woods found a fox. He immediately grabbed the fox to eat. The inevitable fate of the fox was evident, but the fox showed no fear.
Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell
Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell was published by New Writing, 2, Autumn 1936. Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people – the
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe. The Premature Burial THERE are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction. These the
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe. The Pit and the Pendulum I WAS sick, sick unto death, with that long agony, and when they at length unbound me, and I was
A Voyage to the Moon
A Voyage to the Moon by Edgar Allan Poe. A Voyage to the Moon After a long and arduous devotion to the study of physics and astronomy, I, Hans Pfaal of Rotterdam, at length
A Predicament
A Predicament by Edgar Allan Poe, 1842. A Predicament IT was a quiet and still afternoon when I strolled forth in the goodly city of Edina. The confusion and bustle in the streets were terrible.
Ways Out
Ways Out by William Dean Howells. Ways Out In 1893 Jacob S. Coxey, a respectable citizen of Massillon, started a movement in favor of good roads which took the form of a pilgrimage to Washington
The Birthday of the Infanta
The Birthday of the Infanta is a short story by Oscar Wilde. The Birthday of the Infanta It was the birthday of the Infanta. She was just twelve years of age, and the sun was
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime by Oscar Wilde, 1891. Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime I A Study on Duty It was Lady Windermere’s last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six
The House of Judgement
“The House of Judgement” is a story by Oscar Wilde written in 1893. The House of Judgement And there was silence in the House of Judgment, and the Man came naked before God. And God