The short story “The Stupid Frenchman” by Anton Chekhov tells about the Frenchman who comes to Russia for the first time. He doesn’t know the mysterious Russian soul, or rather the mysterious Russian appetite.
The Frenchman even thought that the Russian peasant wanted to take his own life with the help of pancakes. He even tried to save him, to talk to him. What Russian man answered him, readers can find out after reading the story to the end.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://ajuna5.livejournal.com/1275.html
The story “The Hotel of the Idle Moon” by William Trevor represents a genre of story which can be interpreted as a horror story. It is not obviously that there were crimes but readers cab suspect so.
Here is the link to the text of the story (page 46):
https://libcat.ru/knigi/starinnaya-literatura/216693-46-william-trevor-the-collected-stories.html#text
The story “A Mayor and His People” by Theodore Dreiser reminds us of the current situation in political life of one very developed country.
It is sad that people have a bad memory for good deeds. What happened with the new mayor in this story and how his work affected the city, readers can know after reading this short story.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/14717/pg14717-images.html#A_Mayor_and_His_People
The short story "Girl" by O. Henry is like a riddle, and only in the finale readers can understand the true meaning of the title.
A small story that represents the writing skills of O. Henry and his sense of humor. Nobody expects a completely different ending.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/girl
