His Last BowHis Last Bow
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The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Tales of the Jazz AgeTales of the Jazz Age
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodSinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodBy Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is a sermon written by the noted Colonial American theologian Jonathan Edwards
The NecklaceThe Necklace
The NecklaceBy Guy de Maupassant Madame Mathilda Loisel, the protagonist of The Necklace, aspires to the life of an aristocrat. Born into a family of clerks, she is married to
Le HorlaLe Horla
Le HorlaBy Guy de Maupassant Le Horla is a short horror story published in 1887 by Guy de Maupassant. Written in the form of a journal by an upper-class, unmarried
Boule de SuifBoule de Suif
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The Diamond as Big as the RitzThe Diamond as Big as the Ritz
The Diamond as Big as the RitzBy F. Scott Fitzgerald In “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” a young man from the south, John T. Unger, is sent north
The NoseThe Nose
The NoseBy Nicoloai Gogol In 1722 Peter the Great introduced a system of positions and ranks for the military, the government, and the Russian court which enabled commoners to gain
War is a RacketWar is a Racket
After his retirement from the Marine Corps in the early 1930's, General Smedley D. Butler embarked on a national lecture tour, where he gave his speech about how commercial interests