After devoting their energies and income for ten years to replacing a borrowed diamond necklace which they have lost, a woman and her husband learn the irony of their efforts.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - after 1913) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist. Today, he is best known for his short story, "An Occurrence at…
"El brevísimo "Camino a Leavenworth" es -qué duda cabe- una pequeña obra maestra de observación psicológica y destreza narrativa. O. Henry toda su capacidad para construir una historia con un mínimo d…
When a man receives a promotion and a raise, he finds himself forced to face an uncomfortable situation that he has avoided all his visiting a bank and opening a bank account.
A romance with a sailor gives Eveline a chance to escape from her dreary life caring for her widowered father, but when the time comes she hesitates to take the plunge
When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do—they succumb to vanity and wish for the unneeded. But every wish has a …
