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| | A Horseman in the Sky
An incident that takes place during the American civil war begins with a sentry asleep at his post. Neatly examines the personal amongst the duty and professionalism of war. |
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
A man stands on a railroad bridge; his wrists are bound with a chord, a rope encircles his neck. This story was adapted into the most popular ever episode of The Twighlight Zone. |
- Date Added: March 2000
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Desiree's Baby
The events surrounding the birth of a child - the father a member of an important Louisiana family; the mother a woman found abandoned as a baby. |
- Date Added: November 2000
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Story of an Hour
A woman hears news of her husband's death. |
- Date Added: November 2000
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Case of Lady Sannox
A case which leaves a Lady of notoriously loose morals in a nunnery and her lover - a brilliant physician - in a vegetative state. |
- Date Added: February 2000
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Furnished Room
A young man searches for his lost love around the filthy bedsits of New York. |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Gift of the Magi
A trigic, ironic Christmas for one hard up couple. |
- Date Added: July 1999
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Last Leaf
It is not Pneumonia alone that is killing Johnsy - for some reason, she has resigned herself to death. |
- Date Added: July 1999
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Miss Brill
An older woman goes for a walk in the park. |
- Date Added: January 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Necklace
A poor woman borrows a necklace from a rich friend. Classic twisty tale. |
- Date Added: September 2000
- Length: 10 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Cask of Amontillado
A man takes his enemy to taste a rare wine - which he happens to keep at the far end of a vast, damp cellar. |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | A Venetian Night's Entertainment
A renowned judge recalls a youthful adventure in Venice that began with an encounter with the beautiful Polixena Cador. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 20 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Sphinx Without a Secret
The story of a man's encounter with a painstakingly mysterious girlfriend. |
- Date Added: May 1999
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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