The Schartz-Metterklume Method
At a railway station, an arrogant and overbearing woman (Mrs. Quabarl) mistakes the mischievous Lady Carlotta (who has been inadvertently left behind by Carlotta's train) for the governess Miss Hope s…
If you like book The Schartz-Metterklume Method here is the list of books you may also like
Buy this book on AmazonSimilar books (20)
-
The Storm
"The Storm" is a short story by the American writer Kate Chopin, written in 1898. It did not appear in print in Chopin's lifetime; it was published in 1969. This story is the sequel to Chopin's At the…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Masque of the Red Death
The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his large converted abbey home. He and many other wealthy nobles, hold a masquerade ball us…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Garden Party and Other Stories
Written during the final stages of her illness, "The Garden Party and Other Stories" is full of a sense of urgency and was Katherine Mansfield's last collection to be published during her lifetime. Th…
Buy this book on Amazon -
That Evening Sun
Quentin Compson narrates the story of his family’s African-American washerwoman, Nancy, who fears that her husband will murder her because she is pregnant with a white-man’s child. The events in the s…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Door
Everything (he kept saying) is something it isn't. And everybody is always somewhere else.
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Death of a Bachelor
The story speaks of the betrayal of wives to their husbands. A rich and sick bachelor wrote a letter, before nine years of his death, to be delivered to his friends by his servant after his death. Thi…
Buy this book on Amazon -
An Upheaval
Однажды, возвратившись с прогулки, она становится свидетельницей того, как ее комнату обыскивает хозяйка, у которой пропала дорогая брошь. В отличие от прочих слуг, принявших неприятное происшествие к…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Catbird Seat
Short story first published in The New Yorker, Nov. 14, 1942.
Buy this book on Amazon
Mr. Martin, a man of exemplary habits, planned to murder Mrs. Barrows, the special adviser to the president of his firm. The woman had disr… -
The Apostate
“The Apostate” is a short story written by George Milburn in 1937, published in The New Yorker (June 4, 1932) and later on in No More Trumpets and Other Stories (1933), one of his most renowned and po…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Chrysanthemums
Elisa Allen is tending her chrysanthemums. Strong, with a handsome face she skilfully and proudly cultivates the best in the valley. Tonight, her husband is taking her to town. While she works, a sque…
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" is a short story by William Saroyan, published within the collection My Name Is Sattu mc. It tells the story of two boys, Aram and Mourad, who belong to a very…
Buy this book on Amazon -
Ivy Day in the Committee Room
One of Irelands most famous writers was James Joyce, a novelist and poet whos best known for his avant garde classic Ulysses, which was inspired by The Odyssey but written in a completely modern, stre…
Buy this book on Amazon -
-
-
-
Daisy Miller
It was in Rome during the autumn of 1877; a friend then living there but settled now in a South less weighted with appeals and memories happened to mention -- which she might perfectly not have done -…
Buy this book on Amazon -
-
The Gioconda Smile and Other Stories
Eighteen short stories from the 1920s, compiled from his earlier short story collections.
Buy this book on Amazon -
The Alchemist
The story is recounted by the protagonist, Count Antoine de C-, in the first person. Hundreds of years ago, Antoine's noble ancestor was responsible for the death of a dark wizard, Michel Mauvais. The…
Buy this book on Amazon -