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| Anderson, Sherwood |
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| | Hands
Tender portrait of a man known as Wing Biddlebaum who's hands have played a particularly significant role in his life. |
- Date Added: July 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Balzac, Honore De |
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| | An Episode of the Reign of Terror
During the French Revolution, three nuns and a priest live in fear of a man who appears to be watching them. |
- Date Added: August 2001
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Bierce, Ambrose |
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| | A Baby Tramp
In the town of Blackburg - home of raining frogs, crimson snow and Hettie Parlow's ghost - a young tramp stands on a street corner in the rain. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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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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| | A Jug Of Syrup
A compilation of the facts and testimonies of witnesses following the return of a dedicated shop keeper from the dead. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | A Resumed Identity
Late one night, a mysterious man witnesses the strangely silent movement of a large army. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | A Tough Tussle
At night, in the autumn of 1861, a brave but sensitive Federal officer sits alone in the heart of a forest in western Virginia. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 8 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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| | Haita The Shepherd
A shepherd who lives a simple but happy life under the watchful eye of the god Hastur begins to question the meaning of his existence. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | John Mortonson's Funeral
John Mortonson was dead. His body rested in a fine mahogany coffin fitted with a plate of glass ... |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Boarded Window
'I fancy there are few persons living today who ever knew the secret of that window, but I am one, as you shall see.' |
- Date Added: July 1999
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Death Of Halpin Frayser
What do an horrific dream and the name 'Catharine Larue' have to do with a man found dead in the hills around the Nappa Valley? |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 15 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Haunted Valley
A man uncovers the dark secret of a mysterious valley owned by a xenophobic drunkard. |
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Black, William |
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| | Queen Tita's Wager
On holiday in the Black Forest, a matchmaking couple involve a beautiful local girl in a bet concerning the marital status of a young friend. |
- Date Added: September 2002
- Length: 21 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| Castle, Egerton |
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| | The Baron's Quarry
A man takes up an offer to stay with a charming but ferocious baron - who promises some unusual hunting near his cold Carpathian home. |
- Date Added: September 2002
- Length: 22 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | The Enchanted Bluff
On an island in a Nabraskan river, six boys build their last watch fire of the year and tell stories of extinct civilisations. |
- Date Added: July 2000
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | A Boring Story
A frank extract from the notebook of an eminent - but aging - Russian professor. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 63 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Agafya
A late night encounter between an intelligent but lazy village dropout and the peasant wife of a signalman. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 12 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Ariadne
A man falls in love with the sister of a ruined landowner, a predatory woman turned cold by a lust for money and status. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 26 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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| | Grief
Grief has a sobering effect on a drunkard craftsman as he takes his sick wife to hospital during a blizzard. |
- Date Added: June 2001
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
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