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Alyosha the Pot by Leo Tolstoy
An Attempt At Reform by August Strindberg
Briar Rose by The Brothers Grimm
A Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
The Champion of The Weather by O. Henry
The Cop and The Anthem by O.Henry
The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
Denis by Guy de Maupassant
Devil's Little Brother-In-Law by Parker Fillmore
The Dog and the Sparrow by The Brothers Grimm
Dusk by Saki – H.H. Munro
An Encounter with an Interviewer by Mark Twain
Faithful John by The Brothers Grimm
The Fisherman and His Wife by The Brothers Grimm
The Frog Prince or Iron Heinrich by The Brothers Grimm
The Gift of The Magi by O. Henry
A Grain as Big as a Hen’s Egg by Leo Tolstoy
The Golden Bird by The Brothers Grimm
The Hand by Guy de Maupassant
Hans in Luck by The Brothers Grimm
Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm
A Happy Ending by Anton Chekhov
His First Flight by Liam O’Flaherty
I Am A Champion by Coach Flowers
The Imp and the Crust by Leo Tolstoy
Jorinda and Jorindel by The Brothers Grimm
King Midas’ Ears by Jeanie Lang
King Midas’ Golden Touch by Jeanie Lang
The Lady or The Tiger by Frank Stockton
The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Minds in Ferment by Anton Chekhov
Misery by Anton Chekhov
The Mouse by Saki
The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
The Night Before Thanksgiving by Sara Orne Jewett
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
The Office Bore by Mark Twain
Old Sultan by The Brothers Grimm
The Other Wise Man by Henry van Dyke
Overreached by Edward Sylvester Ellis
a selection from The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
Pygmalion by Jeanie Lang
The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry / William Sydney Porter
The Red-headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry / William Sydney Porter
Romeo and Julia by August Strindberg
The Robber Bridegroom by The Brothers Grimm
A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber
The Straw, the Coal and the Bean by The Brothers Grimm
A Technical Error by O. Henry
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
Three and One are One by Ambrose Bierce
Three Golden Hairs by Parker Fillmore
Three Letters From Teddy by Elizabeth Silence Baynard
To Raise Poultry by Mark Twain
The Travelling Musicians by The Brothers Grimm
Twelve Dancing Princesses by The Brothers Grimm
Two Thanksgiving Gentlemen with introduction by O. Henry / William Sydney Porter
Two Thanksgiving Gentlemen without introduction by O. Henry / William Sydney Porter
The War Prayer by Mark Twain
We Are All Insane by Mark Twain
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids by The Brothers Grimm
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus by Francis P. Church
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