Hundred greatest short stories : collectable edition
Hundred greatest short stories : collectable edition
- New Delhi Fingerprint Classics 2022
- 568p.
Contents
AESOP
1. The Hare and the Tortoise 13
2. A Shepherd's Boy 14
3. The Lion in Love 15
4. The Mountains in Labour 16
AMBROSE BIERCE
5. A Man with Two Lives 19
6. The Boarded Window 22
ANTON CHEKHOV
7. The Death of a Government Clerk 29
8. The Looking Glass 33
9. Oh! The Public 38
10. The Lottery Ticket 43
11. A Chameleon 49
ARTHUR MACHEN
12. The Bowmen 55
ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH
13. The Omnibus 61
BJ0RNSTJERNE BJ0RNS0N
14. The Father 65
CHARLES DICKENS
15. A Child's Dream of a Star 71
16. The Noble Savage 75
17. Births. Mrs. Meek, of a Son 82
18. Prince Bull: A Fairy Tale 88
CONFUCIUS
19. A Story from Confucius 95
EDGAR ALLAN POE
20. The Tell-Tale Heart 99
21. Von Kempelen and His Discovery 105
22. Silence-A Fable 113
23. The Masque of the Red Death 117
24. The Imp of the Perverse 124
25. The Island of the Fay 131
FRANK STOCKTON
26. The Lady or the Tiger 139
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
27. The Heavenly Christmas Tree 147
28. The Peasant Marey 152
GEORGE ADE
29. The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So 159
GRACEJAMES
30. The Star Lovers 163
GUY DE MAUPASSANT
31. An Uncomfortable Bed 169
32. Two Friends 172
33. Two Little Soldiers 180
34. Father Milon 187
35. Lieutenant Lare's Marriage 194
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
36. The Wicked Prince 201
37. The Little Match Girl 204
38. Red Shoes 207
HG WELLS
39. The Red Room 215
H H MUNRO (SAKI)
40. The Open Window 227
41. Clovis on Parental Responsibilities 231
42. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger 235
43. The Music on the Hill 240
44. Down Pens 246
45. The Phantom Luncheon 251
HENRY VAN DYKE
46. A Handful of Clay 257
HP LOVECRAFT
47. Ex Oblivione 261 61.
JACOB GRIMM
WILHELM GRIMM LEO
48. The Children of Hamdn 265
JAMES JOYCE 65.
49. After the Race 269
50. Araby 276 LOUl
KATE CHOPIN
51. The Story of an Hour 285 MA
52. The Night Came Slowly 288.
53. An Idle Fellow 290
54. The Kiss 292
55. A Pair of Silk Stockings 296
KATHERINE MANSFIELD
56. The Fly 303
57. Mr. and Mrs. Dove 309 MA
58. The Young Girl 318
59. Miss Brill 325
LAFCADIO HEARN
60. Yuki-Onna 333
LFRANKBAUM
61 . The Box of Robbers 339
62. The Enchanted Types 348
LEO TOLSTOY
63. Work, Death and Sickness 357
64. Elias 360
65. Three Questions 366
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
66. Cousin Tribulation's Story 373
MARK TWAIN
67. Wit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds 377
68. The Five Boons of Life 381
69. A Fable 384
70. A Telephonic Conversation 387
71. Party Cries in Ireland 391
72. Concerning the American Language 393
MAXIM GORKY
73. Her Lover 399
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
74. Mrs. Bullfrog 407
75. Sunday at Home 415
OHENRY
76. The Cop and the Anthem 423
77. The Prisoner of Zembla 430
78. The Cactus 433
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
79. A Visit to the Asylum for
Aged and Decayed Punsters 439
OSCAR WILDE
80. The Model Millionaire 449
81. The Nightingale and the Rose 455
82. The Sphinx Without a Secret 462
83. A Selfish Giant 468
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
84. Saved 475
85. The Cabuliwallah 479
86. My Fair Neighbour 488
87. The River Stairs 493
88. Raja and Rani 498
89. The Postmaster 502
90. Subha 509
RUDYARD KIPLING
91. How the Leopard Got His Spots 517
92. The Amir's Homily 523
93. The Butterfly That Stamped 527
STSEMYONOV
94. The Servant 539
STEPHEN LEACOCK
95. My Financial Career 547
96. The New Food 551
97. Borrowing a Match 553
98. The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones 555
VIRGINIA WOOLF
99. Solid Objects 559
100. A Haunted House 566
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Contents
AESOP
1. The Hare and the Tortoise 13
2. A Shepherd's Boy 14
3. The Lion in Love 15
4. The Mountains in Labour 16
AMBROSE BIERCE
5. A Man with Two Lives 19
6. The Boarded Window 22
ANTON CHEKHOV
7. The Death of a Government Clerk 29
8. The Looking Glass 33
9. Oh! The Public 38
10. The Lottery Ticket 43
11. A Chameleon 49
ARTHUR MACHEN
12. The Bowmen 55
ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH
13. The Omnibus 61
BJ0RNSTJERNE BJ0RNS0N
14. The Father 65
CHARLES DICKENS
15. A Child's Dream of a Star 71
16. The Noble Savage 75
17. Births. Mrs. Meek, of a Son 82
18. Prince Bull: A Fairy Tale 88
CONFUCIUS
19. A Story from Confucius 95
EDGAR ALLAN POE
20. The Tell-Tale Heart 99
21. Von Kempelen and His Discovery 105
22. Silence-A Fable 113
23. The Masque of the Red Death 117
24. The Imp of the Perverse 124
25. The Island of the Fay 131
FRANK STOCKTON
26. The Lady or the Tiger 139
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
27. The Heavenly Christmas Tree 147
28. The Peasant Marey 152
GEORGE ADE
29. The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished to Do So 159
GRACEJAMES
30. The Star Lovers 163
GUY DE MAUPASSANT
31. An Uncomfortable Bed 169
32. Two Friends 172
33. Two Little Soldiers 180
34. Father Milon 187
35. Lieutenant Lare's Marriage 194
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
36. The Wicked Prince 201
37. The Little Match Girl 204
38. Red Shoes 207
HG WELLS
39. The Red Room 215
H H MUNRO (SAKI)
40. The Open Window 227
41. Clovis on Parental Responsibilities 231
42. Mrs. Packletide's Tiger 235
43. The Music on the Hill 240
44. Down Pens 246
45. The Phantom Luncheon 251
HENRY VAN DYKE
46. A Handful of Clay 257
HP LOVECRAFT
47. Ex Oblivione 261 61.
JACOB GRIMM
WILHELM GRIMM LEO
48. The Children of Hamdn 265
JAMES JOYCE 65.
49. After the Race 269
50. Araby 276 LOUl
KATE CHOPIN
51. The Story of an Hour 285 MA
52. The Night Came Slowly 288.
53. An Idle Fellow 290
54. The Kiss 292
55. A Pair of Silk Stockings 296
KATHERINE MANSFIELD
56. The Fly 303
57. Mr. and Mrs. Dove 309 MA
58. The Young Girl 318
59. Miss Brill 325
LAFCADIO HEARN
60. Yuki-Onna 333
LFRANKBAUM
61 . The Box of Robbers 339
62. The Enchanted Types 348
LEO TOLSTOY
63. Work, Death and Sickness 357
64. Elias 360
65. Three Questions 366
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
66. Cousin Tribulation's Story 373
MARK TWAIN
67. Wit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds 377
68. The Five Boons of Life 381
69. A Fable 384
70. A Telephonic Conversation 387
71. Party Cries in Ireland 391
72. Concerning the American Language 393
MAXIM GORKY
73. Her Lover 399
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
74. Mrs. Bullfrog 407
75. Sunday at Home 415
OHENRY
76. The Cop and the Anthem 423
77. The Prisoner of Zembla 430
78. The Cactus 433
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
79. A Visit to the Asylum for
Aged and Decayed Punsters 439
OSCAR WILDE
80. The Model Millionaire 449
81. The Nightingale and the Rose 455
82. The Sphinx Without a Secret 462
83. A Selfish Giant 468
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
84. Saved 475
85. The Cabuliwallah 479
86. My Fair Neighbour 488
87. The River Stairs 493
88. Raja and Rani 498
89. The Postmaster 502
90. Subha 509
RUDYARD KIPLING
91. How the Leopard Got His Spots 517
92. The Amir's Homily 523
93. The Butterfly That Stamped 527
STSEMYONOV
94. The Servant 539
STEPHEN LEACOCK
95. My Financial Career 547
96. The New Food 551
97. Borrowing a Match 553
98. The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones 555
VIRGINIA WOOLF
99. Solid Objects 559
100. A Haunted House 566
9789388810548
808.85