“The Hanging Stranger” is a horror story written by Philip K. Dicisk.
In a small provincial American town, strange, inexplicable events begin to occur. The main character of the story, the owner of a home appliance store, sees a man hanged on a lamppost, but discovers with horror and surprise that no one else notices it. Trying to figure out what is happening, he comes to an unexpected conclusion: this is an invasion of Earth, and it is impossible to predict what awaits earthlings!
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41562/41562-h/41562-h.ht
"Tobermory” is a humorous story written by British writer Saki (H.H. Munro). The plot is about a cat who is taught to talk by one of the guests at a country house party.
He speaks to the hosts and guests with a tone of arrogance. He knows all the secrets of the inhabitants of this place.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://fountainheadpress.com/expandingthearc/assets/sakitobermory.pdf
The story "Student" by Anton Chekhov contains a philosophical and deep reflection on the meaning of life and the connection of times.
Student Ivan Velikopolsky looks in on his acquaintances, a mother and daughter, and talks about what happened before, and we look into the eyes of these women, and try to understand whether his words about the past touched them. As it turns out, yes, no matter how much the past is the past, it intersects with our present.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/the-student/
The short story “Robbie” by Isaac Asimov is about a girl who loved her robot very much. It was irreplaceable for her, doing everything possible for the child.
She became so attached to the robot that she even stopped playing with her friends., Her mother was very worried about this and decided to help her daughter.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/machine/files/2014/09/1940-Isaac-Asimov-Robbie.pdf
“The Light Of The World” by Ernest Hemingway is a short story that critics consider to be the most pessimistic and ruthless of all that Hemingway works.
The time of action is the Great Depression. The writer managed to fully convey the hopelessness of that time.
The heroes of this story are more easily called antiheroes. Life, love, friendship - all this, according to Hemingway, is not worth a penny in difficult times.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://short-stories.co/@ernesthemingway/the-light-of-the-world-6k8vrerpznmj
“The White Quail” by John Steinbeck is A dramatic story. It can be classified as a love story. But this is a story of loneliness in a relationship between a man and a woman, a relationship in marriage. The main character is a woman obsessed with her garden near her house.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20220557
