"Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore" by W. R. S. Ralston is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. This anthology presents variou
Walden first published in 1854 as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon the author's simp
This collection brings together Fyodor Dostoyevsky's finest short fiction, showcasing his mastery of psychological depth and existential themes. From dark satire to haunting psycho
From the book:The idea that the extraordinary narrative which has been called the Joyce-Armstrong Fragment is an elaborate practical joke evolved by some unknown person, cursed by
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night is Sir Richard Francis Burton's celebrated English translation of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), a collection of Middle E
The two brothers (Anpu and Bata) / Anonymous --
Setna and the magic book / Anonymous --
Eumæus' : talk / Homer --
The country mouse and the town mouse / Æsop --
King Rhampsinit
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