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  2. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man - Wikipedia

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    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man. " The Dream of a Ridiculous Man " ( Russian: Сон смешного человека, Son smeshnovo cheloveka) is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any value in the world. Slipping into nihilism with “terrible anguish”, he is ...

  3. Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol) - Wikipedia

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    Along with "The Overcoat" and "The Nose", "Diary of a Madman" is considered to be one of Gogol's greatest short stories. The tale centers on the life of a minor civil servant during the era of Nicholas I. The story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity. "Diary of a Madman", the only one of Gogol's works written in ...

  4. The Drover's Wife (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The Drover's Wife is a 1945 painting by Australian artist Russell Drysdale. While the painting does not specifically illustrate a scene from the story, it takes its title from it. Murray Bail 's story, "The Drover's Wife" (1975), is based on Drysdale's painting and is narrated by the woman's first husband. [1]

  5. The Outsider (short story) - Wikipedia

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    April 1926. " The Outsider " is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March and August 1921, it was first published in Weird Tales, April 1926. [1] In this work, a mysterious individual who has been living alone in a castle for as long as he can remember decides to break free in search of human contact and light.

  6. Short story cycle - Wikipedia

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    Short story cycle. A short story cycle (sometimes referred to as a story sequence or composite novel) [1] is a collection of short stories in which the narratives are specifically composed and arranged with the goal of creating an enhanced or different experience when reading the group as a whole as opposed to its individual parts. [2]

  7. Twenty-Three Tales - Wikipedia

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    Twenty-Three Tales. Twenty-Three Tales is a popular compilation of short stories by Leo Tolstoy. According to its publisher, Oxford University Press, the collection is about contemporary classes in Russia during Tolstoy's time, written in a brief, morality-tale style. [1] It was translated into English by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude .

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