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William Wymark Jacobs was an english novella and short story writer, novelist, and dramatist. One of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century, Jacobs is best remembered today for his classic tale of horror, “The Monkey's Paw.” He also wrote comic stories set on the London...

One day on the board of ship was a sudden uproar - the man with big knife haunted the loudly barking dog. The dog saw its owner and run towards him. The dog, with a satisfied air, sat down nearby chair. The dog was tired. Well, what is it roared the skipper, patting his favorite's head. “This dog...

One days there were a man and his seven daughters. One morning he called them all and said that he and their mother leaving the home for three years. He prohibited opening the door and letting inside strangers. But after two years sisters had a quarrel. In a result of their quarrel, a witch entered...

Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang gave many of the tales their first appearance in English.  Andrew Lang's Fairy Books — are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales. Each volume is distinguished by...

Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.‪ Wharton combined her insider's view of America's privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer, became one of the leading writers of his time. "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is the short story first published anonymously as "The Fountain of Youth" tells about Dr. Heidegger, a strange old man, who once invited...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer, became one of the leading writers of his time. "The Ambitious Guest" is the short story based on the Willey tragedy of Crawford Notch. A young traveler stopped for the night with a family that lived in a "notch"...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was a famous American writer born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. His first novel Fanshawe was published anonymously in 1828. Some short stories were published in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. Hawthorne's works belong to the cultural movement called romanticism. His novels and short...

One day I have visited Niagara waterfall and on my way back to New England I stopped on a bank of a lake. A pretty white tavern stood near the lake. Close to this tavern stood some shops and wharf. It was a nice place at all. I waited for a ferry-boat arriving. But the best showplace in this area...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. His works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically,Dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity,...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer, became one of the leading writers of his time. "Roger Malvin's Burial" is one of the best-known short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, tells about two colonial survivors named Roger Malvin and Reuben Bourne returning home...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. It is a short story about a carver of tombstones, who travels and voyages from the interior...

It is a beautiful story about the young artist Owen Warland  who dedicates his life to the search of beauty.  Even as a child, Owen Warland enjoys carving intricate figures of birds and flowers and shows mechanical ability. Hence, he is apprenticed to Peter Hovenden, a master watchmaker,...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the first american writers who obtained world-wide recognition. His perception of the world as well as his writing style was highly affected by his origin as his ancestors were puritans. Hawthorne wrote short-stories, stories for children and novels. 'The Haunted Mind'...