Jimmy Rose
by Herman Melville A TIME ago, no matter how long precisely, I, an old man,…
I and My Chimney
by Herman Melville I and My Chimney was published in 1856, in which Melville aptly…
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
by Herman Melville [AKA, The Crowing of the Noble Cock Beneventano] In all parts of…
BARTLEBY, THE SCRIVENER
A STORY OF WALL-STREET By Herman Melville I am a rather elderly man. The nature…
UNDERNEATH
By Herbert George Wells Under the stars one may reach upward and touch resignation, whatever…
UNDER THE KNIFE
By Herbert George Wells “What if I die under it!” The thought recurred again and…
THE WAYS OF THE CITY
By Herbert George Wells Prominent if not paramount among world-changing inventions in the history of…
THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS
By Herbert George Wells Towards mid-day the three pursuers came abruptly round a bend in…
THE TRIUMPHS OF A TAXIDERMIST
By Herbert George Wells Here are some of the secrets of taxidermy. They were told…
THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST
By Herbert George Wells The canoe was now approaching the land. The bay opened out,…