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Introduction What the bell saw and said is about six bell spirits gathering on Christmas Eve to assess the world’s state of affairs. Louisa May Alcott (1832 1888), she is one of the most famous American female authors, whose most famous work is Little Women. She also served as a nurse for six weeks during … Read more

Introduction “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” is a short story by American author Ernest Hemingway first published in August 1936, in Esquire magazine. It was republished in The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories in 1938, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories in 1961, and is included in The Complete Short Stories of Ernest … Read more

Louisa May Alcott wrote the endearing children’s book “Marjorie’s Three Gifts” in the late 1800s. Plot The story revolves around a little girl named Marjorie, who on her twelfth birthday has magical experiences that teach her important lessons about giving, kindness, and the value of finding beauty in the ordinary. In this charming story, Alcott, … Read more

“The Monkey’s Paw” is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs. It first appeared in Harper’s Monthly in September, 1902, and was reprinted in his third collection of short stories, The Lady of the Barge, later that year. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey’s Paw, … Read more

The Lottery is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948. The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as “the lottery”, which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. The lottery, … Read more

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (Danish: Kejserens nye klæder [ˈkʰɑjsɐns ˈnyˀə ˈkʰlɛːðə]) is a literary folktale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages. “The Emperor’s New Clothes” was first published with … Read more

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is a short story by American author Ernest Hemingway, first published in Scribner’s Magazine in 1933; it was also included in his collection Winner Take Nothing (1933). Plot synopsis Late at night, a deaf old man is the sole patron in a cafe. Nearby, two waiters, … Read more

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the 1948 film, see Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film). For the 2004 film, see Letter from an UnknownLetter from an Unknown Woman (German: Der Brief einer Unbekannten, sometimes appearing without the definite article “der”) is a novella by Austrian writer Stefan Zweig. The work first appeared in … Read more

Written by Henry Elliot Malden The Battle of Vienna[a] took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683[2] after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command … Read more

Overview: Charles Dickens’ short story “A Christmas Carol” was first released in 1843. The story centers on Ebenezer Scrooge, a cruel, wretched, and bitter old man who has no relatives and an unhealthy fixation with money. Scrooge is cruel to his worker Bob Cratchit, constantly harasses marketplace sellers who took cash to him, and is … Read more