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The Prairie Flower

The Prairie Flower

by Gustave Aimard

The Prairie Flower is a short story written by the author of French origin Gustave Aimard, who has written numerous books about Latin America.  Some of his most popular works are The Trappers of Arkansas, The Trail-Hunter a Tale of the Far West, The Pirates of the Prairies Adventures in the American Desert, The Queen of the Savannah: "A Story ..

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka is a fiction story based on the theme of Metamorphosis, a biological process and relatively abrupt change happens in the insects and animals while the hatch or become adults. Gregor Samsa a traveling salesman is living with his parents and Sister Grete Samsa in an apartment. The family leads reasonably comfor..

Dubliners

Dubliners

by James Joyce

Dubliners is a collection of short stories written by Irish writer James Joyce, during a period when people of the then Ireland was peaking at Irish Nationalism.  Based on the Middle class life of people around Dublin, some of these 15 stories were narrated by Child protagonists and moved on to older people. The stories are narrated and ref..

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper

by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story of a woman who has been forced to confine herself in a locked room in the pretended care for her motherhood. Jane, a young mother has been confined in a rented summer house by her husband John who is a physician. Jane goes through psychic problems inside the room and start..

Maupassant Short Stories

Maupassant Short Stories

by Guy de Maupassant

MAUPASSANT SHORT STORIES is written by Guy de Maupassant, a French writer and one of the finest exponents of modern short stories. MAUPASSANT SHORT STORIES written and set during the Franco-Prussian War. Most of the stories describe the innocent civilians suffering due to the war which resulted permanent changes to their life for which they do n..

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories

by Kate Chopin

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories is written by Kate Chopin an American author considered to be forerunner of twentieth century feminist authors.  She has written short stories and novels for adults and young children and most of her books have been published in magazines like Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Century Magazine, and The Yo..

Snap Dragons

Snap Dragons

by J.H. Ewing

Snap Dragons written by J.H. Ewing is the story of family members who agrees with only thing that none of them agree with each other. They often quarrel with big arguments for little disagreements in public and their family friends are worried about them. This attitude of disagreements is changed by entry of a Dragon in their life and the story is ..

2 B R 0 2 B

2 B R 0 2 B

by Kurt Vonnegut

2 B R 0 2 B written by Kurt Vonnegut, is a science fiction story; the title refers the famous phrase “To be Or Not To Be” from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. This short story is based on the theme, A society with indefinite life span with Aging is cured and every birth has to be compensated by a volunteering death. Edward K. Wehling, Jr is in a dilem..