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Moby Dick; or, The Whale - a novel by Herman Melville
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - a short story by Ambrose Bierce
A Dark Brown Dog / The Red Badge of Courage - by Stephen Crane
The Luck of Roaring Camp / The Outcasts of Poker Flat / Miggles - by Bret Harte
Araby / Eveline / Clay / Ulysses - by James Joyce
The Necklace / The Adopted Son / The Wreck - by Guy de Maupassant
Vanka / A Boring Story / The Cherry Orchard - by Anton Chekhov
To Build a Fire / The Call of the Wild / White Fang - by Jack London
The Story of An Hour / A Pair of Silk Stockings / The Awakening - by Kate Chopin
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