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In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086
"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1…
Preface
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
Introduction, by Edward J. O'Brien, Editor
In The Best Short Stories of 1915
It seems advisable to undertake a study of the American short story from year to year as it is represented in the American periodicals which…
Introduction. By Edward J. O'Brien, Editor
In The Best Short Stories of 1917
I deny that the American short story is at a low ebb, and I offer the present volume as a revelation of the best that is now being done in t…
Writing Class
In Short Science Fiction Collection 081
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
A Farewell - Aelred
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 1
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
Selected works by Franz von Dingelstedt
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 12
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Summary
In Birds, Vol. II, No 4, October 1897
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems…
At the Post
In Short Science Fiction Collection 105
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
General Literature: The Final Word by Frank Swinnerton
In The Blue Review, Number 1
The Blue Review was a short lived monthly journal published in London between May and July 1913. The successor to Rhythm, The Blue Review wa…
The Answer By Harry Stillwell Edwards (Second Prize)
In Short Stories From Life
Life Magazine held a short story contest. Stories must be no more than 1500 words. Authors were paid for the number of words under that maxi…
Introductory Essay
In Manchester Poetry
Manchester's first published anthology of locally-written poetry was compiled by editor James Wheeler to show that Manchester, 'the most mec…
Introduction
In Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories; Second Series
Atlantic Narratives is a rich anthology featuring 24 short stories that capture the essence of early 20th-century American literature. Compi…
Preface
In Told in the Coffee House
In the course of a number of visits to Constantinople, I became much interested in the tales that are told in the coffee houses. These are u…
A Newspaper Story
In Short Story Collection Vol. 110
For our 110th Short Story Collection, we have a feast for fans of O. Henry, with several of his stories included. We also have stories from …
essay - The Philosophy of Composition
In The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe
In placing before the public this collection of Edgar Poe's poetical works, it is requisite to point out in what respects it differs from, a…
Rapunzel, ed. Andrew Lang
In Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 006
Full-cast readings of favorite short stories and chapters from beloved novels, brought to life for you by LibriVox readers. This collection …