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The Sleeper

Edgar Allan PoePoem

At midnight, in the month of June,I stand beneath the mystic moon.An opiate vapor, dewy, dim,Exhales from out her golden rim,And, softly dripping, drop by drop,Upon the quiet mountain top,Steals drowsily and musically…

The Smartest Man on the Flight

Story

A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started…

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Ernest HemingwayStory

THE MARVELLOUS THING IS THAT IT’S painless,” he said. “That’s how you know when it starts.” “Is it really?” “Absolutely. I’m awfully sorry about the odor though. That must bother you.” “Don’t! Please don’t.” “Look at …

The Solitary Reaper

William WordsworthPoem

The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth Behold her, single in the field,Yon solitary Highland Lass!Reaping and singing by herself;Stop here, or gently pass!Alone she cuts and binds the grain,And sings a melancholy s…

The Son of Rashmani

Rabindranath TagoreStory

Kalipada’s mother was Rashmani, but she had to do the duty of the father as well, because when both of the parents are “mother” then it is bad for the child. Bhavani, her husband, was wholly incapable of keeping his c…

The Spectacles

Edgar Allan PoeStory

Many years ago, it was the fashion to ridicule the idea of “love at first sight;” but those who think, not less than those who feel deeply, have always advocated its existence. Modern discoveries, indeed, in what may …