These very short stories - the best of Story Bytes for 2004 - were chosen based entirely upon reader feedback. They appear in reverse chronological order (newest first). April / May The Grief Recovery Handbook by M. Stanley Bubien A short handbook indeed. 2 Words, Published April/...
30. A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Gabriel García Márquez “The light was so weak at noon that when Pelayo was coming back to the house after throwing away the crabs, it was hard for him to see what it was that was moving and groaning in the rear of the courtyard. He had...
The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac: Stories by Louise Kennedy Hardcover: Dec 2023 Paperback: Dec 2024 Brilliant, dark stories of women's lives by "a very major talent" (Joseph O'Connor,Irish Times) Summary Read an Excerpt Reader Reviews ...
but I remember that she looked just like Cleo from Pinocchio and I pledged to find a way to take her on adventures with me. Unfortunately, we never got that far, because my favorite thing to do with Cleo was feed her. I was--and still am--very fond of snacks, and it seemed only...
5 of the Best O.Henry Short Stories Everyone Should Read Below,we select and introduce five of O.Henry's very best short stories.Many of them are only five pages long in the average paperback reprint of his stories,so can be read in no more than ten minutes.What are you waiting for?
20 short stories for kids 1. Tales from Moominvalley – Tove Jansson Unlike all the other Moomin books, which were novels, this is a collection of nine short stories. Delightful and funny, the stories follow citizens of Moominvalley. “Some of the characters in these tales will be brand-ne...
Henry’s short stories is ‘sentimental’, and it is for this reason, perhaps, that he is no longer appreciated as he perhaps should be, despite the wit of O. Henry’s narrative style and the cleverness of his twist endings.Below, we select and introduce five of O. Henry’s very ...
They seemed very much in love.第二集一开篇就是见证了这三个家庭故事结尾的邻居独白。这里的知识点非常简单,因为我忽然发现自己不太懂怎么去表达隔壁住着什么人,所以就记一下。 02:58 They were young and seemed to have so much to live for.have so much to live for:有很多值得期待的在邻居的青年...
Sabina Knight, a professor at Smith College and author of Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction, recommends five of her favourite short story collections. The Best Russian Short Stories, recommended by Rosamund Bartlett Read 1 The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin ...
Discover the Best Short Stories for Kids in English, ideal for Class 1-10 children. Each 5-min small story comes with PDF, images, and videos for an engaging experience.