The Pendulum
By: O. Henry
4.06
Format: 4 pages, None
"Time was not important, the journey of the soul was." The story starts in Orwell near Cambridge wi…
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1. The Intoxicated
By: Shirley Jackson
2.98
Format: 11 pages, Kindle Edition
A terrifying short story from Shirley Jackson, the master of the macabre tale.Shirley Jackson's chi… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
2. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
By: Fredrik Backman
4.33
Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition
A little book with a big heart! From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove,… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"And I don’t think you need to be scared of forgetting me,"-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
"You never became ordinary to me, my love. You were electric shocks and fire."-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
"Your grandma always had a terrible sense of direction. She could get lost on an escalator."-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
"Most of all it’s about time. While we still have it. Thank you for giving this story yours."-Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
3. Taras Bulba
By: Nikolai Gogol , David George Hogarth
3.72
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Nicolas Gogol (1809-1852) "« Voyons, tourne-toi. Dieu, que tu es drôle ! Qu’est-ce que cette r… read more
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- fiction
"I brought you into this world. It is on me to take it away."-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba
"Our country is the one our soul longs for, the one which is dearest of all to us. My country is—you! That is my native land, and I bear that country in my heart."-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba
"It does not need much wisdom to utter words of reproof; but much wisdom is needed to find such words as do not embitter a man's misfortune, but encourage him, restore to him his spirit, put spurs to …"-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba
"Ukrayna'nın benim yurdum olduğunu kim söylüyor? Kim, ne adına orayı bana yurt olarak vermiş? Ruhumu okşayan, beni sevgiyle kucaklayan her yer ya da her şey benim yurdumdur. Benim yurdum, varlığım her…"-Nikolai Gogol, Taras Bulba
4. The Polar Express
By: Chris Van Allsburg
4.32
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”… read more
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- fiction
"The bell still rings for all who truly believe"-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express
"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express
"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've gro…"-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express
5. The Overcoat
By: Nikolai Gogol
4.15
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
The Overcoat which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg st… read more
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- fiction
"In the department of...but it would be better not to say in which department."-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
"وخلت بطرسبرغ من أكاكيڤيتش وكأنما لم يكن موجودًا فيها أبدًا، اختفى وغاب ذلك المخلوق الذي لم يكن له من يحميه، والذي لم يكن عزيزًا على أحد ولا شيقًا بالنسبة لأحد."-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
"Moreover, he had a peculiar knack, as he walked along the street, of arriving beneath a window just as all sorts of rubbish were being flung out of it: hence he always bore about on his hat scraps of…"-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
"Así desapareció un ser humano a quien nadie defendió, a quien nadie había querido, por quien nadie se interesó… Fue un ser que soportó humildemente las burlas de sus colegas y que bajó a la tumba sin…"-Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat
6. Twelfth Night
By: William Shakespeare , Folger Shakespeare Library
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays w… read more
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- fiction
"a raven's heart within a dove."-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
"I pity you That's a degree to love"-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
"Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit."-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
"Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage."-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
7. Araby
By: James Joyce
3.65
Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition
A short story from James Joyce's Dubliners. The unnamed protagonist in "Araby" is a boy who is just… read more
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- fiction
"My body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires."-James Joyce, Araby
"What innumerable follies laid waste my waking and sleeping thoughts after that evening! I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days. I chafed against the work of school. At night in my bedroo…"-James Joyce, Araby
8. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
By: Nikolai Gogol
4.35
Format: 26 pages, Paperback
Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more
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- fiction
9. Tartuffe
By: Martin Sorrell , Molière , Curtis Hidden Page
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Condemned and banned for five years in Moliere's day, Tartuffe is a satire on religious hypocrisy. … read more
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- fiction
10. Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas , Elizabeth Osborne
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?" Sopho… read more
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- fiction
11. The Cop And The Anthem
By: O. Henry , Mark Bucci , O'Henry
2.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When all of Soapy's efforts to get himself arrested fail, overhearing a hymn at a nearby church cau… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
12. The Master Builder
By: Henrik Ibsen
4.82
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
First performed in 1892, this psychological drama is one of the great Norwegian playwright's most s… read more
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- fiction
13. The Lottery
By: Shirley Jackson
4.05
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery
14. Memorial
By: Shaun Tan , Gary Crew
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A Moreton Bay Fig tree, planted as a memorial to Australian soldiers killed in World War I, is slat… read more
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15. The Natural Superiority of the Left-Hander
By: James Tertius de Kay
3.44
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
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16. 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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17. The Pale Blue Eye
By: Louis Bayard
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Timothycomes an ingenious tale of murder and revenge, f… read more
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18. A Doll's House
By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer
3.76
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more
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- fiction
"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
19. Who Moved My Cheese?
By: Spencer Johnson , Kenneth H. Blanchard
4.15
Format: 130 pages, Hardcover
Written by Spencer Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager, this enlightening and amusing story… read more
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20. Pippi Longstocking
By: Astrid Lindgren , Louis S. Glanzman , Florence Lamborn
4.41
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. Tommy and his sister Annika h… read more
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21. Salomé
By: Oscar Wilde , Aubrey Beardsley , Robert Baldwin Ross , Alfred Bruce Douglas
4.10
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
Outraged by the sexual perversity of this one-act tragedy, Great Britain's Lord Chamberlain banned … read more
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22. The Monkey's Paw
By: W.W. Jacobs
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they… read more
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- fiction
"But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
23. An Ideal Husband
By: Oscar Wilde
4.33
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Although Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one n… read more
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24. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
By: Kobi Yamada
4.65
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more
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"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
25. Everything Is OK
By: Debbie Tung
4.31
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant col… read more
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26. Everything She Feared
By: Rick Mofina
3.76
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
When a teen falls off a cliff while taking a selfie, the last thing she sees before plummeting to h… read more
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- fiction
27. Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin
By: Andrew S. Weiss
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer… read more
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28. How to Turn Into a Bird
By: María José Ferrada
3.77
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
From the award-winning author of How to Order the Universe, María José Ferrada beautifully details … read more
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29. The Nightmare Before Christmas
By: Lauren Clauss
4.55
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
Tim Burton's classic film The Nightmare Before Christmas-retold for the first time as a Little Gold… read more
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30. Love by Night: A Book of Poetry
By: S.K. Williams
3.88
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
More of a story than a collection of poetry, Love by Night will whisk you away from your world and … read more
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31. The Pendulum
By: O. Henry
4.06
Format: 4 pages, None
"Time was not important, the journey of the soul was." The story starts in Orwell near Cambridge wi… read more
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