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Rosemary's Stepmother by Kathleen Norris

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Concerning a Dog-fight by Banjo Paterson

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A Deal in Wheat by Frank Norris

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A Child of the Rain by Elia W. Peattie

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The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty

The Sniper (1923) is a very popular short story set during the Battle of Dublin, a series of street fights that occurred between June 28th and July 5th, 1922, which marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. It was published in a socialist weekly while the war was ongoing. The protagonist is a sniper who takes a calculated risk; the consequences of that decision are lethal-- but for whom?

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Good Souls by Dorothy Parker

Good Souls is a biting character study which typifies Parker's searing wit. The story originally appeared in Vanity Fair in June, 1919. "A Good Soul thinks he is just like anyone else. Nothing could convince him otherwise. It is heartrending to see him, going cheerfully about, even whistling or humming as he goes, all unconscious of his terrible plight."

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One of These Days by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One of These Days is a great short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Unfortunately, the story was first published in 1962 and is not currently in the public domain and cannot be displayed.

Summary

A humble dentist, Aurelio Escovar, lives in a town where with a very corrupt, even murderous mayor. When the mayor arrives in his office the dentist refuses to treat him; preferring to continue to polish a set of false teeth rather than relieve the suffering of the corrupt mayor that he despises.

The mayor pulls a gun on the dentist and demands treatment. We learn that the mayor has been suffering from the severe toothache for five days. The dentist admits the mayor and treats him, removing the infected wisdom tooth. He does so without the aid of anesthesia saying, "Now you'll pay for twenty dead men" as he begins to pull the tooth.

As the mayor is leaving the dentist asks where he shall send the bill "To you or the town?," the mayor replies, "It’s the same damn thing."

А вот тут о том, как дружить с искусством, если нет времени ходить в музеи — @exponat

The Pale Man by Julius Long

The Pale Man (1934) is featured in our collection of Halloween Stories.
Something is odd about the man in Room 212 . . .

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The Wind Blows by Katherine Mansfield

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The Argonauts by Kenneth Grahame

The Argonauts was first published in Short Stories Magazine, volume 16, 1894. ""I'm Jason," he replied defiantly; "and this is the Argo. The other fellows are here too, only you can't see them; and we're just going through the Hellespont, so don't you come bothering."

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The Sphinx Without a Secret by Oscar Wilde

Two former classmates from Oxford meet by chance in Paris and discuss the mystery of a beautiful woman that one of them has known.

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My Ghost of a Chance by Madeline Yale Wynne

My Ghost of a Chance was published in Wynne's collection, The Little Room and Other Stories.

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Hanrahan And Cathleen The Daughter Of Hoolihan by William Butler Yeats

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Faithful Till Death by Charlotte M. Yong

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Tom, Dick, and Harry by P. G. Wodehouse

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When Papa Swore in Hindustani by P. G. Wodehouse

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