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Classic Reader: "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, a tale of horror.
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Classic Reader: "Black Joe" by Henry Lawson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Black Joe" by Henry Lawson, a story in which Aborigines play a major part.
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Classic Reader: "The Blind Man" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Blind Man" by Guy de Maupassant, a short piece that examines the experience of the blind man and the severe treatment he experienced at the hands of his family and the community.
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Classic Reader: "The Blind Spot" by H. H. Munro

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Blind Spot" by H. H. Munro, a murder mystery.
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Classic Reader: "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce, a scary story with a startling ending.
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Classic Reader: "The Boarding House" by James Joyce

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Boarding House" by James Joyce, a tale of misdirection.
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Classic Reader: "A Boating Adventure in the Carolines" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "A Boating Adventure in the Carolines" by Louis Becke, a shipwreck story.
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Classic Reader: "Bobaran" by Louis Becke

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Bobaran" by Louis Becke, a story of an adventure on the South Sea.
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Classic Reader: "Bon Bon" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story Bon-Bon by Edgar Allan Poe, the story of Pierre Bon-Bon, a chef and philosopher who was visited by the devil.
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Classic Reader: "The Bones of Kahekili" by Jack London

For Students 4th - 8th
This is the text of the short story "The Bones of Kahekili" by Jack London; It is part of a collection published after Jack London's death in 1916. The story is set in Hawaii in the year 1880.
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Classic Reader: "A Boring Story" by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the novella "A Boring Story" by Anton Chekhov (also known as "A Dreary Story"). It is narrated by a dying professor of medicine charting his own decline as he approaches death.
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Classic Reader: "Breaking a Spell" by w.w. Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Breaking a Spell" by W.W. Jacobs; it is part 6 of a larger collection entitled Odd Craft.
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Classic Reader: "The Brief Debut of Tildy" by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "The Brief Debut of Tildy" by O Henry; a chance encounter helps a young waitress come out of her shell.
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Classic Reader: "The Bristol Bowl" by Edith Nesbit

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the text of the short story "The Bristol Bowl" by Edith Nesbit. What do you do if you break a valuable piece of China belonging to a crotchety elderly aunt who you hope will make you her heir?
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Classic Reader: "The Brogue" by H. H. Munro

For Students 5th - 8th
This is the text of the short story "The Brogue" by H. H. Munro, a story of an infamous horse named Brogue.
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Classic Reader: "The Bronckhorst Divorce Case" by Rudyard Kipling

For Students 9th - 10th
This it the text of the short story "The Bronckhorst Divorce-Case" by Rudyard Kipling, a story about a divorce trial with a twist.
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Classic Reader: "Brown of Calaveras" by Bret Harte

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Brown of Calaveras" by Bret Harte, a classic western featuring the intrigue of a gambler, a friend, and a wife and the intertwining of their relationships with comical overtones.
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Classic Reader: "The Building of the Taj Mahal" by L. Adams Beck

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the story "The Building of the Taj Mahal" by L. Adams Beck, a beauty of expression, aside from the beauty of the creation.
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Classic Reader: "Bulger's Reputation" by Bret Harte

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Bulger's Reputation" by Bret Harte, a classic western set in Rattlesnake Camp.
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Classic Reader: "Bunches of Knuckles" by Jack London

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the short story "Bunches of Knuckles" by Jack London, a story about a Christmas dinner on the yacht Samoset which turned ugly after the captain had too much to drink.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bed Time Stories: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Publishers

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Bed-Time Stories published by Thomas Nelson and Sons (1888). These stories focus on appropriate behaviors.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Faithful Fritz and Other Stories by Nims & Knight

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Faithful Fritz and Other Stories by Nims & Knight (1888). This is a collection of illustrated short stories and poems.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Five Minute Stories by Mrs. Molesworth

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Five Minute Stories by Mrs. Molesworth (1888), a book of illustrated short stories designed to be read in five minutes.
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Classic Reader: Author: Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Mary Roberts Rinehart including the full text of 19 novels and 21 short stories.