Love, society, and inner lives
27 books
A brother to dragons, and other old-time talesAmélie Rives · 1888An 1888 collection of three short stories by Amélie Rives, previously published in magazines. The title story, narrated by an old servant, tells of a Warwickshire family quarrel over a supposed castle ghost and a prank with lasting consequences.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
A Chosen Few: Short StoriesFrank R. Stockton · 1895A collection of short stories by Frank R. Stockton, published in 1895, gathered by the author as representative examples of his best-known work, including "The Lady, or the Tiger?" along with humorous and fantastic tales of invention, ghosts, shipwrecks, and everyday mishaps.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
A London Life, and Other TalesHenry James · 1889A collection of four short stories by Henry James, first published in 1889, including the title novella about Laura Wing, a young American woman living in England who becomes troubled by the unhappy marriage and rumored misconduct of her sister Selina.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
A Modern Cinderella; Or, The Little Old Shoe, and Other StoriesLouisa May Alcott · 1908A 1908 collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, including the title story, a Cinderella-style tale about a dutiful young woman named Nan who toils for her family in a New England household while a kind friend comes to her aid.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
A Young Man in a Hurry, and Other Short StoriesRobert W. Chambers · 1904A 1904 illustrated collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers. The title story follows a hurried young man who mistakenly leaps into a stranger's cab and must share a rush to catch a train with the startled young woman inside.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Americans All Stories of American Life of To-DayBenjamin A. Heydrick · 1920A 1920 anthology of American short stories edited by Benjamin A. Heydrick, collecting works by writers such as O. Henry, Edna Ferber, and Dorothy Canfield to portray varied aspects of American life, with author sketches and study notes.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Changeling, and Other StoriesDonn Byrne · 1923A 1923 short story collection by Irish-born writer Donn Byrne. The title story follows a murder trial in which a New York criminal lawyer refuses to cross-examine the enigmatic woman accused of killing her former lover.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
EmbarrassmentsHenry James · 1896A collection of four stories by Henry James, first published in 1896, including "The Figure in the Carpet," about a young critic who comes to believe a famous novelist's work conceals a hidden meaning.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Fairy Prince and Other StoriesEleanor Hallowell Abbott · 1922A 1922 collection of short stories by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, narrated largely by a nine-year-old child. The title story follows a family's whimsical Thanksgiving visit from a young stranger, their mute brother Carol, and their tradition of budding the Christmas tree early.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Georgina's ReasonsHenry James · 1884A short novel by Henry James, published in 1884, about the romance between Georgina Gressie, a singular New York heiress, and Raymond Benyon, a young navy lieutenant whom her family opposes, prompting the couple to consider marrying against their wishes.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
If You Touch Them They VanishGouverneur Morris · 1913A 1913 illustrated novel by Gouverneur Morris about a wealthy young man wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to prison, and the devoted old nurse who prepares a mountain cottage for his return and stands by him.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
In the Border CountryJosephine Daskam Bacon · 1909A 1909 novel by Josephine Daskam Bacon, told in three parts, about a woman who recounts a strange experience: while under anesthesia, she apparently leaves her body and becomes caught up in another woman's life before finding herself in a mysterious border country.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Men without womenErnest Hemingway · 1927A 1927 collection of short stories by Ernest Hemingway, including "The Killers" and "Hills Like White Elephants." The title story follows an aging bullfighter who returns to the ring for one more fight.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Tales of Fantasy and FactBrander Matthews · 1896An 1896 collection of short stories by Brander Matthews blending fantasy and realism, opening with a tale in which a narrator voyages with the Flying Dutchman through imaginary lands and encounters figures from legend and literature.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The £1,000,000 bank-note, and other new storiesMark Twain · 1893A collection of short stories by Mark Twain, published in 1893. The title story follows a poor American stranded in London who is given a million-pound bank note as part of a bet between two wealthy brothers.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Beast in the JungleHenry James · 1903A novella by Henry James, first published in 1903, about John Marcher, a man who reunites with May Bartram, an acquaintance from years past, and confides in her his lifelong belief that some extraordinary fate awaits him.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short storyEdward J. O'Brien · 1918An annual anthology edited by Edward J. O'Brien, collecting twenty or so American short stories first published in 1917 magazines, along with a yearbook section surveying the year in American short fiction.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The best short stories of 1918, and the yearbook of the American short storyEdward J. O'Brien · 1919An annual anthology edited by Edward J. O'Brien collecting short stories published in American magazines in 1918, by writers including Sinclair Lewis and Wilbur Daniel Steele. It also includes a yearbook survey of the year's short fiction, with indexes and critical commentary.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The best short stories of 1919, and the yearbook of the American short storyEdward J. O'Brien · 1919An anthology edited by Edward J. O'Brien collecting short stories published in American magazines in 1919, with a yearbook section surveying the American short story from November 1918 to September 1919.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The best short stories of 1920, and the yearbook of the American short storyEdward J. O'Brien · 1921An annual anthology edited by Edward J. O'Brien collecting eighteen short stories published in American magazines in 1920, by authors including Sherwood Anderson and Wilbur Daniel Steele, along with a yearbook of indexes, roll of honor lists, and critical commentary on the year's short fiction.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short storyEdward J. O'Brien · 1923An anthology edited by Edward J. O'Brien collecting nineteen short stories published in American magazines during 1922, by authors including Sherwood Anderson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ring W. Lardner, with a yearbook index of American short fiction.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The best short stories of 1925, and the yearbook of the American short storyEdward J. O'Brien · 1926A 1926 anthology edited by Edward J. O'Brien collecting short stories by American writers published in magazines from October 1924 to September 1925, with an introductory essay and a yearbook surveying the year's American short fiction.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Figure in the CarpetHenry James · 1896A novella by Henry James, first published in 1896, in which a young literary critic becomes obsessed with uncovering the hidden secret, or "figure in the carpet," that he believes underlies the fiction of the celebrated novelist Hugh Vereker.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Finer GrainHenry James · 1910A 1910 collection of short stories by Henry James, beginning with the tale of a celebrated author whose literary success brings him into contact with a charming young English lord in Paris.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Man Without a Country, and Other TalesEdward Everett Hale · 1863A collection of short stories by Edward Everett Hale, first published in 1863, featuring the title tale of Philip Nolan, a fictional naval officer condemned to spend his life at sea without a country, along with eleven other tales on varied American subjects.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية