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Classic Reader: "Barring the Way" by Ralph Henry Barbour
This is the full text of the short story "Barring the Way" by Ralph Henry Barbour, an American author.
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Classic Reader: "Bartleby the Scrivener, a Story of Wall Street" by H. Melville
This is the full text of the short story "Bartleby the Scrivener, A Story of Wall Street" by Herman Melville. A successful lawyer on Wall Street hires Bartleby, a scrivener, to relieve the load of work experienced by his law firm. For...
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Classic Reader: "Batard" by Jack London
This is the full text of the short story "Batard" by Jack London. "Batard was a devil. This was recognized throughout the Northland. "Hell's Spawn" he was called by many men, but his master, Black Leclere, chose for him the shameful name...
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Classic Reader: "By the Rule of Contrary" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "By the Rule of Contrary" by Lucy M. Montgomery, a Canadian author, best known for her Anne of Green Gables books.
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Classic Reader: "Buried Treasure" by O Henry
This is the full text of the short story "Buried Treasure" by O Henry, an American author who is a master of surprise endings.
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Classic Reader: "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain
This is the full text of the short story "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain, an autobiography which has no relationship to Twain's real life.
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Classic Reader: "A Bush League Hero" by Edna Ferber
This is the full text of the short story "A Bush League Hero" by Edna Ferber, a story about a small town in America and the hopes and dreams of those people we meet every day, even now. Full of hope and dreams.
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Classic Reader: "The Butterfly That Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling
This is the full text of the short story "The Butterfly that Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling; the story is about a butterfly and his wife helping a mighty king control his quarreling wives. It is part of his Just So Stories.
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Classic Reader: "Butterflyflutterby and Flutterbybutterfly" by William Howells
This is the full text of the short story "Butterflyflutterby and Flutterbybutterfly" by William Howells, one of the five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy."
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Classic Reader: "By Advice of Counsel" by P. G. Wodehouse
This is the full text of the short story "By Advice of Counsel" by P. G. Wodehouse.
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Classic Reader: "By Courier" by O Henry
This is the full text of the short story "By Courier" by O. Henry, an American author famous for his surprise endings.
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Classic Reader: "By Grace of Julius Caesar" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "By Grace of Julius Caesar" by Lucy M. Montgomery, a Canadian author best known for her Anne of Green Gables books.
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Classic Reader: "By the Bayou St. John" by Alice Dunbar
This is the full text of the short story "By the Bayou St. John" by Alice Dunbar, an African American poet, journalist and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War.
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Classic Reader: "By the Waters of Paradise" by F. Marion Crawford
This is the full text of the short story "By the Waters of Paradise" by F. Marion Crawford.
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Classic Reader: "An Adventure in the New Hebrides" by Louis Becke
This site features the full text of the short story "An Adventure in the New Hebrides" by Louis Becke.
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Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Red Circle" by Arthur Conan Doyle
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Red Circle" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Classic Reader: "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" by Arthur Conan Doyle
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Classic Reader: "An Adventure on Island Rock" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
This is the full text of the short story "An Adventure on Island Rock" by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of the Anne of Green Gables series.
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Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans" by A. C. Doyle
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.
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Classic Reader: "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle
This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Classic Reader: "Aepyornis Island" by h.g. Wells
This is the full text of the short story "Aepyornis Island" by H. G. Wells. It tells the story of a man who finds an egg from an extinct creature and hatches it.
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Reading Group Guide: Native Son
Have you ever read the book "Native Son" by Richard Wright? This site offers a reading group guide for this novel. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.