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Classic Reader: "Barring the Way" by Ralph Henry Barbour
This is the full text of the short story "Barring the Way" by Ralph Henry Barbour, an American author.
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Classic Reader: "Bartleby the Scrivener, a Story of Wall Street" by H. Melville
This is the full text of the short story "Bartleby the Scrivener, A Story of Wall Street" by Herman Melville. A successful lawyer on Wall Street hires Bartleby, a scrivener, to relieve the load of work experienced by his law firm. For...
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Classic Reader: "Batard" by Jack London
This is the full text of the short story "Batard" by Jack London. "Batard was a devil. This was recognized throughout the Northland. "Hell's Spawn" he was called by many men, but his master, Black Leclere, chose for him the shameful name...
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Classic Reader: "By the Rule of Contrary" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "By the Rule of Contrary" by Lucy M. Montgomery, a Canadian author, best known for her Anne of Green Gables books.
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Classic Reader: "Buried Treasure" by O Henry
This is the full text of the short story "Buried Treasure" by O Henry, an American author who is a master of surprise endings.
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Classic Reader: "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain
This is the full text of the short story "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain, an autobiography which has no relationship to Twain's real life.
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Classic Reader: "A Bush League Hero" by Edna Ferber
This is the full text of the short story "A Bush League Hero" by Edna Ferber, a story about a small town in America and the hopes and dreams of those people we meet every day, even now. Full of hope and dreams.
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Classic Reader: "The Butterfly That Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling
This is the full text of the short story "The Butterfly that Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling; the story is about a butterfly and his wife helping a mighty king control his quarreling wives. It is part of his Just So Stories.
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Classic Reader: "Butterflyflutterby and Flutterbybutterfly" by William Howells
This is the full text of the short story "Butterflyflutterby and Flutterbybutterfly" by William Howells, one of the five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy."
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Classic Reader: "By Advice of Counsel" by P. G. Wodehouse
This is the full text of the short story "By Advice of Counsel" by P. G. Wodehouse.
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Classic Reader: "By Courier" by O Henry
This is the full text of the short story "By Courier" by O. Henry, an American author famous for his surprise endings.
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Classic Reader: "By Grace of Julius Caesar" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "By Grace of Julius Caesar" by Lucy M. Montgomery, a Canadian author best known for her Anne of Green Gables books.
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Classic Reader: "By the Bayou St. John" by Alice Dunbar
This is the full text of the short story "By the Bayou St. John" by Alice Dunbar, an African American poet, journalist and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War.
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Classic Reader: Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen
This is the full text of the four-act play Pillars of Society by the Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen.
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Classic Reader: "Porcelain and Pink" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This is the full text of the one-act play Porcelain and Pink by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Classic Reader: "By the Waters of Paradise" by F. Marion Crawford
This is the full text of the short story "By the Waters of Paradise" by F. Marion Crawford.
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Classic Reader: Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge
This is the full text of the play Riders to the Sea by J. M. Synge including a detailed introduction, a list of characters, and the one-act play.
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Classic Reader: Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen
This is the full text of the four-act play Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright. It also includes a list of characters and the setting.
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Classic Reader: The Sea Gull by Anton Chekhov
This is the full text of the four-act play The Sea-Gull by Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright. It also includes a list of characters and the setting.
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Classic Reader: Swan Song by Anton Chekhov
This is the full text of the one-act play Swan Song by Anton Chekhov, a famous Russian author. Included in the introduction is a biography of Chekhov; a list of characters is also provided.
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Classic Reader: Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act play Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
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Classic Reader: Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
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Classic Reader: The Way of the World by William Congreve
This is the full text of the five-act play The Way of the World by William Congreve including a list of characters, a prologue, and an epilogue.
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Classic Reader: Critias by Plato
This is the full text of Critias by Plato including an introduction and analysis. This mythical conflict is prophetic or symbolical of the struggle of Athens and Persia.