How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
By: Zora Neale Hurston
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
'Ik voel me het meest van kleur wanneer ik tegen een schrille witte achtergrond word geworpen.' …
Want to Read $ 1.99"He has only heard what I felt."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"He has only heard what I felt."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"I do not weep at the world—I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"I do not weep at the world—I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
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1. A Rose for Emily
By: William Faulkner
3.83
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Emily is a member of a family in the antebellum Southern aristocracy; after the Civil War, the fami… read more
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"So the next day we all said, “She will kill herself"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
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"When the Negro opened the blinds of one window, they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down, a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs, spinning with slow motes in the s…"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
"We did not say she was crazy then. We believed she had to do that. We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that whic…"-William Faulkner, A Rose for Emily
2. The Battler
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.48
Format: 144 pages,
"The Battler" is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway, published in the 1925 New York edition … read more
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3. The Open Boat
By: Stephen Crane
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Four men struggle for survival after escaping from a sinking ship and into a small open boat. read more
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4. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
By: Stephen Crane
3.59
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1892 Stephen Crane (1871-1900) published Maggie, Girl of the Streetsat his own expense. Consider… read more
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5. The Story of an Hour
By: Kate Chopin
4.07
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In these four stories, Kate Chopin subtly captures the intricate interior lives of a generation of … read more
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"Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be…"-Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour
"there would be no powerful will binding hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature…And yet she had loved him- so…"-Kate Chopin, The Story of an Hour
6. Roman Fever
By: Edith Wharton
3.33
Format: 170 pages,
While visiting Rome with their daughters, two middle-aged women reminisce about their romantic riva… read more
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7. Everyday Use
By: Alice Walker , Barbara T. Christian
3.74
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Alice Walker's early story, "Everyday Use," has remained a cornerstone of her work. Her use of quil… read more
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8. Desiree's Baby
By: Kate Chopin , None
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Audiobook
Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly with a Louisiana Creole back… read more
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10. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
By: Ambrose Bierce
3.50
Format: 262 pages, ebook
The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more
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11. Young Goodman Brown
By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
3.17
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
Hawthorne's classic tale of a young Puritan's meeting with the Devil. read more
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12. To Build a Fire
By: Jack London
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
To Build a Fire is one of Jack London's most beloved short stories. A heartbreaking tale set in the… read more
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13. Barn Burning
By: William Faulkner
4.25
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
"Barn Burning" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner which first appeared in Har… read more
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14. Girl
By: Jamaica Kincaid
3.97
Format: 480 pages,
Girlwas originally published in the June 26, 1978 issue of The New Yorkerand subsequently included … read more
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15. Lost in the Funhouse
By: John Barth
4.27
Format: 197 pages,
Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fict… read more
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17. Trifles
By: Susan Glaspell
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Trifles is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. Her short story, "A Jury of Her Peers", was adapted fr… read more
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18. Good Country People
By: Flannery O'Connor
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
Originally published in Harper's Bazaar, June 1955. This story is now available in the anthologies … read more
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"True genius can get an idea across even to an inferior mind."-Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
19. How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
By: Zora Neale Hurston
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
'Ik voel me het meest van kleur wanneer ik tegen een schrille witte achtergrond word geworpen.' … read more
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"He has only heard what I felt."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"I do not weep at the world—I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"No, I do not weep at the world – I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"But I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
20. Hills Like White Elephants
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.85
Format: 6 pages, Kindle Edition
A conversation in a Spanish cafe between a man and a woman that is not as simple as it seems. Hi… read more
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21. The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
By: Orson Welles
4.47
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
One of the most memorable programs in broadcast history, the Halloween Eve 1938 broadcast of The Wa… read more
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