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1. The Steadfast Tin Soldier
By: Hans Christian Andersen , David Jorgensen
3.99
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
"Было когда-то двадцать пять оловянных солдатиков, родных братьев по матери... Все солдатики были с… read more
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"He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still managed to keep himself erect, shouldering his gun bravely. A door was suddenly opened, the d…"-Hans Christian Andersen, The Steadfast Tin Soldier
2. The Pedestrian: A Fantasy in One Act
By: Ray Bradbury
3.77
Format: 22 pages, Paperback
A short story by Ray Bradbury, the prequel to "Fahrenheit 451". First published in The Reporter, Au… read more
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"Business or profession?' 'I guess you'd call me a writer.' No profession,' said the police car, as if talking to itself. The light held him fixed, like a museum specimen, needle thrust through chest."-Ray Bradbury, The Pedestrian: A Fantasy in One Act
3. Papa Panov's Special Christmas
By: Leo Tolstoy
4.24
Format: 16 pages, Paperback
Papa Panov's Christmas wish is to worship the Christ Child and give Him the finest pair of shoes he… read more
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4. Charles
By: Shirley Jackson
3.72
Format: 5 pages, Hardcover
In 'Charles,' the main character, Laurie, and his alter ego, Charles, are loosely based on Jackson'… read more
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- humor
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5. The Journey to Atlantis (Thea Stilton: Special Edition #1)
By: Thea Stilton
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An all-new hardcover adventure featuring Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters!At the beach by Mousefor… read more
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- humor
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6. The Lady or the Tiger? And, the Discourager of Hesitancy
By: Frank R. Stockton
3.94
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Story summary: In ancient times, a king devised a system of justice where guilt or innocence was de… read more
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7. 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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8. 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
9. The Catbird Seat
By: James Thurber
3.26
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Short story first published in The New Yorker, Nov. 14, 1942. Mr. Martin, a man of exemplary habits… read more
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11. The Model Millionaire
By: Oscar Wilde
3.80
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
First published in The Worldin June 1887. Hughie Erskine is in love and wants to marry, but the gir… read more
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12. A Pair of Silk Stockings
By: Kate Chopin
3.64
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Désirée's baby -- Miss McEnders -- The story of an hour -- Nég Créol -- A pair of silk stocking… read more
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14. The Selfish Giant
By: Oscar Wilde , S. Saelig Gallagher
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This magnificent new edition of Oscar Wilde's beloved tale tells the story of the selfish giant who… read more
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17. 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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18. Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
By: Richard J. Maybury
5.00
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
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19. 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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20. The Veldt
By: Ray Bradbury , Gary Kelley
5.00
Format: 32 pages,
The advanced technology of a house first pleases then increasingly terrifies its occupants. read more
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21. A Story Without A Title
By: Anton Chekhov
3.82
Format: 4 pages,
An isolated monastery is visited by a rare traveller who criticizes the hospitable monks, telling t… 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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"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. The Hallo-Wiener
By: Dav Pilkey
4.21
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, c… read more
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24. The Scarlet Ibis
By: Philippe Dumas , James Hurst
3.84
Format: 36 pages, Library Binding
Our narrator, a grown man, tells us about his memories of Doodle, his younger brother. We jump into… read more
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"Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!"-Philippe Dumas, The Scarlet Ibis
"All of us must have something or someone to be proud of."-Philippe Dumas, The Scarlet Ibis
"Oh yes you can, Doodle,' I said. 'All you got to do is try."-Philippe Dumas, The Scarlet Ibis
"There is within me a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction ..."-Philippe Dumas, The Scarlet Ibis
25. A Sound of Thunder
By: Ray Bradbury
4.08
Format: 15 pages, ebook
Free online fiction. The short story, A Sound of Thunder, involves a Time Travel Safari where ri… read more
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26. The Necklace
By: Guy de Maupassant , Gary Kelley
3.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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27. The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories
By: O. Henry
3.71
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a ce… read more
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28. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
By: Cindy Rollins
4.75
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more
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"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
29. All Summer in a Day
By: Ray Bradbury
4.00
Format: 4 pages, ebook
Margot is a nine-year-old girl whose family moved from Earth to Venus when she was four. She rememb… read more
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"I think the sun is a flower. That blooms for just one hour."-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day
"It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days..."-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day
"Sabía que creían recordar un calor, un ardor en las mejillas, en el cuerpo, en los brazos y las piernas, en las manos temblorosas. Pero luego despertaban siempre al tamborileo trepidante, al intermin…"-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day
"It was as if, in the midst of a film concerning an avalanche, a tornado, a hurricane, a volcanic eruption, something had, first, gone wrong with the sound apparatus, thus muffling and finally cutting…"-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day
30. Jim Baker's Blue Jay Yarn
By: Mark Twain
2.79
Format: 46 pages, Hardcover
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31. Aloha Oe
By: Jack London
3.61
Format: 8 pages, None
Aloha Oe was first published in 1908. It is a story about a subtly powerful evocation of the race-b… read more
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