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Classic Reader: "A Bivouac of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce
This is the text of the short story "A Bivouac of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce, a story with an ironic twist set in the Allegheny mountains, in Pocahontas county, West Virginia.
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Classic Reader: "Boule De Suif" by Guy De Maupassant
This is the text of the short story "Boule de Suif" by Guy de Maupassant. The story is set in the Franco-Prussian War and follows a group of French residents of Rouen, recently occupied by the Prussian army. The 10 travelers sharing the...
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Classic Reader: "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
This is the text of the short story "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov. Imprisoned for life or ending life - which is the more humane? The lawyer truly believes in life at any cost so the banker sets a wager.
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Classic Reader: "Bulger's Reputation" by Bret Harte
This is the text of the short story "Bulger's Reputation" by Bret Harte, a classic western set in Rattlesnake Camp.
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Classic Reader: "A Bird in Hand" by George A. Birmingham
This is the text of the short story "A Bird in Hand" by George A. Birmingham, a story set in England in the early 1900s.
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Classic Reader: "Belhs Cavaliers" by James Branch Cabell
This is the text of the short story "Belhs Cavaliers" by James Branch Cabell, a fantasy tale set in England in 1210.
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Baldwin Library: Paul and Virginia by Bernardin De Saint Pierre
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1892), a novel set on the island of Mauritius under French rule tells the story of two friends who fall in love. It...