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Classic Reader: "The Wolf" by Guy De Maupassant
"The Wolf" is a tall tale about two brothers who go hunting for a well-known and violent wolf. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wolves of Cernogratz" by h.h Munro
H.H. Munro is well known for his stories of magic and mystery. In "The Wolves of Cernogratz" the Cernogratz family has to sell off their castle when they fall on hard times. Read the full text of the short story on this site.
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Classic Reader: "A Woman Is Only a Woman" by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of the short story "A Woman is Only a Woman" by P.G. Woodhouse on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber
The themes of hypocrisy and intolerance characterize the short story "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wood of the Dead" by Algernon Blackwood
In this classic horror story, will a traveler be lured into the wood of the dead? Read the full text of the short story by Algernon Blackwood.
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Classic Reader: "Wood Magic" by Henry Van Dyke
"Wood-Magic" is written in fable mode about a man named Luke who seems to live parallel lives. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The World and the Door" by O Henry
A night of socializing with friends takes a violent turn in the short story "The World at the Door" by O. Henry. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "Wratislav" by h.h. Munro
H.H. Munro, also known as Saki, is best known for his whimsical short stories. Read his story "Wratislav" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wreck" by Guy De Maupassant
George Garin spends a terrifying time stranded aboard a wrecked ship. Read the full text of "The Wreck" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" by Charles Dickens
In "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" passengers that were saved from a shipwreck are stranded at sea in lifeboats. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wreck of the Leonora: A Memory of 'Bully' Hayes
Louis Becke was aboard the Leonora with Bully Hayes when it wrecked in a harbor. He lived among the villagers of Leasse until rescued 7 months later. Read about "The Wreck of the Leonora: A Memory of 'Bully'Hayes" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wrong House" by Guy De Maupassant
Quartermaster Varajou is visiting his sister and becoming bored he decides to look for adventure. Read the full text of "The Wrong House" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Wrong Sign" by Melville Davisson Post
Melville Davisson Post was known for writing mysteries. Read one of his short stories "The Wrong Sign" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "X Ing a Paragrab" by Edgar Allan Poe
Read the comical story "X-ing a Paragrab" by Edgar Allan Poe about a main character named "Mr. Touch and go Bullet Head".
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Classic Reader: "Xingu" by Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton's "Xingu" satirizes high society women in her witty short story that revolves around an exclusive literary lunch club meeting. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "Yah! Yah! Yah!" by Jack London
This short story is part of a collection of stories about adventures around the South Seas inspired by Jack London's travels. Read the full text of the short story "Yah! Yah! Yah!" on this site.
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Classic Reader: The Yarkand Manner by H. H. Munro
H.H. Munro, also known as Saki, was a British writer known for his short stories. Read "The Yarkand Manner" short story as an example of his writing style.
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Classic Reader: A Yellow Dog by Bret Harte
Read the full text of "A Yellow Dog". This is a short story about an irrepressible dog by the author Bret Harte.
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Classic Reader: The Young King by Oscar Wilde
"The Young King" is a short story about a prince who is about to become the king who has dreams the night before his coronation about the suffering of those less fortunate. Read the full text of this Oscar Wilde short story.
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Classic Reader: Young Si by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for writing "Anne of Green Gables", wrote several short stories including "Young Si". Read the full text of this short story about a summer boarder on this site.
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Classic Reader: A Young Turkish Catastrophe by H. H. Munro
"Women have no souls and no intelligence; why on earth should they have votes?", so begins the short story "A Young Turkish Catastrophe". This story centers around the debate of women voting. Read the full text of this H.H. Munro short...
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Classic Reader: The Youngest Miss Piper by Bret Harte
"The Youngest Miss Piper" is a short story revolving around a woman of marrying age who is "a little deaf". Read the full text of this story written by Bret Harte.
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Classic Reader: Youth by Joseph Conrad
"Youth" is an autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad. Read the full text of "Youth" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "Zinotchka" by Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov has been viewed as one of the greatest short story fiction writers in history. Read "Zinotchka" as an example of his fictional short story work.