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Montressor invites -- rather tricks --his friend, Fortunato , into tasting some wine stored back at his pallazo in the wine cellar. Mark Twain's take on the battle of the sexes is funny and witty and brilliant as he writes once from Eve's perspective and then follows-up from Adam's.

A sample observation from Eve, "He talks very little. Perhaps it is because he is not bright The Story of an Hour. This dramatic short story -- an early entrant in feminist literature -- was very controversial when published in It suggests a possibility that people of that era were more comfortable rejecting rather than considering.

The story still has the power to make modern readers uncomfortable. But please note that it is possible and sometimes even desirable to criticize an aspect of something to point out a nuanced feature; a quick mind can illuminate part of an arrangement without condemning the entire arrangement. I believe that is what Chopin did here. This suspenseful and climactic story will take you on an emotional journey. The hard-luck life of hard-hearted miners changes with the birth of Thomas Luck who draws on the heart strings of the rough and tumble miners of Roaring Camp.

Featured in our Civil War Stories. A beautiful story hinting at the depths of a woman's emotional complexity. A great short story, one that could easily be misunderstood by modern feminists.

Another interesting story from Ambrose Bierce. This one is also set during the American Civil War. I classify this one under man versus himself. One of the early American classics, and don't forget its famous companion Rip Van Winkle. All three of these stories are important examples of Hawthorne's contribution to the genre of Dark Romanticism, and should be read. The first one is my favorite of the three. A classic dose of O. Henry coming straight at you. Short and direct. Communication is important.

Not at all. Let me prove my sanity by describing how carefully and ingeniously I murdered my victim! The Celebrated Jumping Frog. The famous story of Dan'l Webster the frog, and his anticipated performance in the jumping contest. Plantagenet says it's fast.

Lennox is helpless to resist. A sentimental story about love and kindness: "A bond had already corded itself around them both, and love was springing into life. A widely read story, one of Melville's finest examples of Dark Romanticism, whose interpretation has been widely debated.

If you figure out what it means, please let us know! Poe again, this time with an early entry into the genre of detective stories.

This short story is based on a murder story that Glaspell covered as a young reporter. It's adapted from her play Trifles which is a selection on the High School list. Read the story and please share it if you like it, Glaspell deserves to be more widely known. The Split Cherry Tree. A comprehensive summary of The Lottery , Jackson's dramatic and suspenseful short story. Carela rated it liked it Sep 03, Nafis rated it really liked it Jan 16, Kmy Lun rated it did not like it Sep 13, Carol Dampf rated it really liked it Jun 27, Susan Andrade rated it it was ok Jun 30, Mariana Silva rated it really liked it Feb 01, Anna rated it it was amazing Sep 08, Sharaf rated it it was amazing Feb 26, John rated it it was amazing Dec 24, Jul 03, Sonia marked it as to-read.

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