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June 25, 2019
The Rondoli Sisters by Guy de Maupassant
Maupassant was a 19th century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form. He was a representative of the Naturalist school,...
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June 10, 2019
Two Stories by Katherine Mansfield
“The Garden Party” and “Mr. and Mrs. Dove”. Mansfield once said “Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others ... Do...
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June 03, 2019
Two Stories by Robert Barr: “The Understudy” and “Two Florentine Balconies”
A crime story writer during the Sherlock Holmes era, Barr wrote the first Holmes parody, "The Adventures of "Sherlaw Kombs", a spoof that was...
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May 20, 2019
The Hanging Stranger and Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick.
Dick was an under-rated master of Science Fiction, in which he gravitated to writing dystopian stories. His cautionary tales, often featuring witty and gothic...
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May 13, 2019
The Teacher of Literature by Anton Chekhov
Chekhov studied to be a Dr. He once said "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one,...
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May 07, 2019
In the Pavillion by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Rinehart is known for murder mysteries, in the style of Agatha Christie. She is credited with coining the phrase “the butler did it!” She...
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