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Stories in Light and Shadow written by Bret Harte is collection of seven short stories by Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1836–May 6, 1902) ...but Poker Jack of Shasta had hurriedly declared that he wanted to speak to a man who was passing, and had disappeared...

In the latter part of the last century there lived a man of science, an eminent proficient in every branch of natural philosophy, who not long before our story opens had made experience of a spiritual affinity more attractive than any chemical one.

The Darling, Ariadne, Polinka, Anyuta, The Two Volodyas, The Trousseau, The Helpmate, Talent, An Artist's Story, Three Years.

Tales of Hearsay by Joseph Conrad.

Saki (pseudonym of H. H. Munro), English author, is best known for his witty, sometimes whimsical, often cynical and bizarre short stories; they are collected in Reginald.

This delightful collection of lesser-known gems by Mark Twain begins with the story of a town called Hadleyburg, which prides itself on the honesty of its citizens. One day a citizen of Hadleyburg offends a stranger passing through, who vows to take his revenge by revealing just how corruptible...

It is a wonderful tale of a man who thinks his wife is a witch. She actually is. It's comical. But then the comedy turns bad when you see how miserable they are.

Page's Short Stories by Thomas Nelson Page.

A collection of stories from the prolific English writer of novels dealing with Victorian life. Contents: The Mistletoe Bough; A Ride Across Palestine; The Courtship of Susan Bell; The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne; Returning Home; and The House of Heine Brothers, in Munich.

Occasionally a writer creates a story that is both horrible and wonderful. THE RED ONE is one of these stories.