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A newly married couple travels by train to New York for their honeymoon, but they are too afraid to talk about their expectations of physical intimacy. The story, written as dialogue, reveals their fears and misunderstandings through petty arguments and irony.
A list of 57 short stories by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, with links to their pages on Wikipedia. The stories cover various themes, genres, and historical periods, from satire and humor to philosophy and religion.
A science fiction story by Isaac Asimov about computerized homeschooling in the year 2157. It tells of two children who discover a book about the old school days and wonder what it was like to have fun together.
Learn about the plot, interpretations and legacy of "Charles", a 1948 story by Shirley Jackson, first published in Mademoiselle and later in The Lottery and Other Stories. The story explores the theme of a mother's denial of her son's misbehavior and the existence of a mysterious boy named Charles.
Anthony Fremont is a three-year-old boy with godlike powers in a horror science fiction story by Jerome Bixby. The story was adapted into a Twilight Zone episode and other media, and is considered a classic of the genre.
Learn about the publication history, themes, and style of Ernest Hemingway's first collection of short stories, In Our Time, published in 1925. The article covers the background, influences, and reception of the stories, as well as the lost manuscripts and the iceberg theory.
Kabuliwala is a Bengali story by Rabindranath Tagore about a Pashtun fruit seller from Kabul who loves a girl in Kolkata. The story explores the theme of filial affection and has been adapted into several movies and TV series.
A Dialogue Among Clever People" (AKA: "A Talk Among Leisured People") is a short story by Leo Tolstoy published in 1892. Aylmer Maude was one of the first translators. According to literary critic Robert Ellsberg , in this story, an aristocrat articulates about happiness and concludes that happiness can best be found in the ideal of the ...