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The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke
Two white men. Gold on indigenous land. An indigenous chief who is tired of exploitation. Based upon Jack London’s own experiences with the Klondike gold rush in 1987, ‘The God of …
Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
Could you be Captain of a whaling ship if all the crew around you died in a tragedy? Would you even want to? And what would you do if the cook on board has plans of his own and …
Two Years' Vacation
What about an unexpected two years’ vacation on a desert island? It may sound appealing from nowadays perspective. But when a marooned ship drifts to sea with nobody but a group of …
Off on a Comet
Jules Verne’s ‘Off on a Comet’ is a science-fiction adventure first published in 1877. After a comet collides with planet earth, several inhabitants of earth are unknowingly …
The Mustache
When Jeanne’s husband shaves off his mustache, she sees it as a vile, rebellious act committed specifically to upset her, and becomes impatient to embark on a journey of praising …
Golden Treasure
The wife of the town drummer gave birth to a child with red hair that everyone called ‘the drummer’s redhead’. Except for his mother, who called him ‘golden treasure’. His father …
The Wishing-table, the Gold-ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
Can you imagine getting driven away from your home because of a lying goat? As impossible as it may sound, it happened to the three brothers in our story. Sadly only after the …
The Monkey's Paw
What would you wish for if you could have anything? William Wymark Jacobs raises this age-old question when the White family stumble upon a monkey’s paw with the power to grant …
The Governors
A short story from prolific author E. Phillips Oppenheim, ‘The Governors’ tells the story of Phineas Duge. The leader of a group of American millionaires, Duge becomes suspicious …
A View from Vartou's Window
There is an old house near the ramparts of Copenhagen. From its window, an old maid looks down on the children playing, who know nothing of the history of this place.Hans Christian …
The Adventure of the Second Stain
Trelawney Hope, secretary for European Affairs, reaches out to Holmes. A very important letter was stolen from Hope’s safe and he wants Holmes to track it down. The letter’s …
To Be Read at Dusk
“The silence was unbroken. I looked round, and the five couriers were gone: so noiselessly that the ghostly mountains might have absorbed them into its eternal snows.”Thought …