[Samuel Langhorne Clemens, pen name Mark Twain(1835-1910) was an American writer. Considered one of the greatest humorist, Mark Twain by another great writer William Faulkner was awarded the title “Father of American Literature.”] THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the […]
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[George Pope Morris (October 10, 1802 – July 6, 1864) was an American poet and writer of repute. He has written funny stories also.] THE LITTLE FRENCHMAN AND HIS WATER LOTS Look into those they call unfortunate,And, closer view’d, you’ll find they are unwise.—Young. Let wealth come in by comely thrift,And not by any foolish
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[Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman.] MY DOUBLE; AND HOW HE UNDID ME It is not often that I trouble the readers of The Atlantic Monthly. I should not trouble them now, but for the importunities of my wife, who “feels to insist” that a duty to society is
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[Richard Malcolm Johnston (1822-1898) was an American educator and author.] THE HOTEL EXPERIENCE OF MR. PINK FLUKER MR. PETERSON FLUKER, generally called Pink, for his fondness for as stylish dressing as he could afford, was one of that sort of men who habitually seem busy and efficient when they are not. He had the bustling
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[George Randolph Chester (January 27, 1869 – February 26, 1924) was an American writer and screenwriter, film editor, and director]. BARGAIN DAY AT TUTT HOUSE IJUST AS THE stage rumbled over the rickety old bridge, creaking and groaning, the sun came from behind the clouds that had frowned all the way, and the passengers cheered
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[Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet and writer. He is known as the inventor of detective fiction and contributed in the science fiction also.] THE ANGEL OF THE ODD It was a chilly November afternoon. I had just consummated an unusually hearty dinner, of which the dyspeptic
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[Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American writer and poet. He is known for his talents in various literary fields- stories, poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials, and magazine sketches.] COLONEL STARBOTTLE FOR THE PLAINTIFF IT HAD BEEN a day of triumph for Colonel Starbottle. First, for his personality, as
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[George William Curtis, (Feb. 24, 1824-Aug. 31, 1892) was an American writer, editor, and leader in civil service reform.] TITBOTTOM’S SPECTACLES In my mind’s eye, Horatio. PRUE AND I do not entertain much; our means forbid it. In truth, other people entertain us. We enjoy that hospitality of which no account is made. We see
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SHE sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odor of dusty cretonne. She was tired.Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home; she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement
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Book Review The art of fiction is not a particular kind of skill you can acquire by practice. Something called “God gift” filled with mysterious chemistry of creativity embedded in your frontal cortex, giving you a third eye to observe the hidden meaning of life and the world which is not observable with eyes occupying
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