43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

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From Washington Irving to Kristen Roupenian W. W. Jacobs, “The Monkey’s Paw” (1902). So iconic—be careful what you wish for, is the gist—that you probably didn’t... O. Henry, “The Gift of the Magi” (1905). According to Wikipedia, there …

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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The 25 Best, Most Iconic Short Stories of All Time - Reader's …

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The 25 Best, Most Iconic Short Stories of All Time Dawn Raffel Updated: Dec. 01, 2022 Indisputable proof that good things come …

The 9 Most Popular Fairy Tale Stories of All Time - Reader's Digest

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The 100 stories that shaped the world - BBC Culture

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The most popular authors of the top 100 stories were Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf and Franz Kafka, with three stories each.

Most Famous Legends of the World and How to …

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Most Famous Legends of the World and How to Explore Them By Dawn Clancy, updated on November 23, 2022 Getty Images Legends, as opposed to fictional myths, contain a seed of truth. They are …

Top 10 books by Charles Dickens - the Guardian

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The bundles turn out to be women, of course. One of his strongest pieces. Or read Lying Awake, the justly famous account of the joint public hanging of the Mannings, a married pair of murderers. 2 ...

10 of the Best Stories from the Arabian Nights - Interesting …

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The story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is, after the tale of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (of which more below), the best-known of the Arabian Nights stories. The words …

The 10 Best Sherlock Holmes Stories | The Art of Manliness

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The most memorable of those is the story of Charles Augustus Milverton. He’s a wealthy loner whose primary income comes from the business of blackmailing. He …

31 Best and Most Famous Short Stories Of All Time - Medium

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A favorite amongt a collection of famous Russion stories. Many of the stories are romance driven and this story in particular features a love relationship between a Russian Banker and a young lady.