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  The Bet - And Other Stories

  Anton Chekhov

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  A classic collection of tales by the acclaimed Russian playwright and author universally recognized as a master of the modern short story. In “The Bet,” partygoers strike up a debate regarding the humanity of capital punishment versus life imprisonment, which causes a two-million-ruble wager to be struck between a lawyer and a banker. The lawyer, arguing in favor of life imprisonment, agrees to spend fifteen years in total isolation in a guest room on the banker’s property. Granted only basic necessities, he staves off loneliness and depression by reading, studying, playing piano, and drinking wine. Meanwhile, the banker experiences the follies of fortune, leading him to a desperate and dastardly decision . . .   Other stories in this volume include “A Tedious Story,” “The Fit,” “Misfortune,” “After the Theatre,” “That Wretched Boy,” “Enemies,” “A Trifling Occurrence,” “A Gentleman Friend,” “Overwhelming Sensations,” “Expensive Lessons,” “A Living Calendar,” and “Old Age.”

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  Apology for Idlers An (Unabridged)

  Robert Louis Stevenson

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  "An Apology for Idlers" is a story by Robert Louis Stevenson: 1 Just now, when every one is bound, under pain of a decree in absence convicting them of lèse-respectability, to enter on some lucrative profession, and labour therein with something not far short of enthusiasm, a cry from the opposite party, who are content when they have enough, and like to look on and enjoy in the meanwhile, savours a little of bravado and gasconade.

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  Hunger

  Knut Hamsun

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  "Hunger" by Knut Hamsun 
  Explore the human psyche's extremes in Knut Hamsun's renowned novel, "Hunger." Set in 19th-century Oslo, this modernist masterpiece follows a starving artist's struggle for survival and self-expression. The novel intricately portrays the protagonist's inner turmoil, balancing between sanity and madness, as he wanders through the city's streets, battling hunger and pursuing his artistic vision. 
  Hamsun's sharp, introspective writing vividly captures the ebb and flow of the narrator's mental state, making "Hunger" a profound exploration of isolation, existential angst, and human resilience. This influential work marked a significant shift in literary narrative, introducing psychological depth that paved the way for future writers. 
  "Hunger" is an unforgettable journey into the depths of human nature and a testament to the indomitable human spirit. It remains a vital read for understanding the complexities of artistic pursuit and human condition. 
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  The Return of the Soldier

  Rebecca West

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  Rebecca West’s stunning debut novel: The classic story of a soldier’s amnesia and its effect on the women in his life  A strange woman arrives at the door with unsettling news for Jenny and her sister-in-law Kitty: Jenny’s husband has lost his memory while fighting in the war. As their solider returns home, the women discover that his mind is stuck on the woman he loved fifteen years before—the same woman who first delivered the news of his memory loss and whom Jenny and Kitty regard as socially beneath them. As they care for him and react to this news, they come to understand the power of love—past, present, unrequited, and unconditional. Psychologically astute, West’s unforgettable first work of fiction reveals her innate skill at understanding the constructs of class that hamper people’s attempts to connect with one another.

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  Old Yeller

  Fred Gipson

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  Awarded the Newbery HonorWhen a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience. 
    
  When his father sets out on a cattle drive for the summer, fourteen-year-old Travis is left to take care of his family and their farm, and he faces new, unanticipated and often perilous responsibilities in the wilderness of early fronteir Texas. But Travis is not alone. He finds help and comfort in the courage and unwavering love of the stray animal who comes to be his most loyal and very best friend: the big yellow dog Travis calls ""Old Yeller."" 
  An enduring and award-winning American classic, Fred Gipson's Old Yeller stands as one of the most beloved novels ever produced in this country, and one that will live in the hearts and minds of readers for generations to come.  
    
   

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Edgar...

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  The top 10 short stories of all time written by Edgar Allan Poe. 
   
  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  Among those we call the dark masters, one name glimmers with a more ready menace: Edgar Allan Poe who can, in an instant, unleash and surround our fears with unspeakable torment. His words also bring careful consideration as his detective stories reveal the hidden clues.  Whatever the genre Poe is almost unrivalled in both story and solution. 
  1 - The Top 10 - Edgar Allan Poe - An Introduction 
  2 - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 
  3 - The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe 
  4 - The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe 
  5 - By the Facts in the Case of Monsieur Valdemar by Edgar Allan Poe 
  6 - Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe 
  7 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe 
  8 - The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe 
  9 - The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe 
  10 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 
  11 - The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

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