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【小学館の名作文芸朗読】お父さんの大事にしている植木鉢のゆずが、今年も大きな実を二つ付けた。これを見ると、年雄君はまだ小さかった日を思い出し、悲しくなる。

Hundreds of books and articles have been written about Edgar Allan Poe. Even so, no one is really sure who Poe was. Many people say that he was as crazy as the characters he wrote about. Others say that Poe was a driven man with a simple wish. He wanted to write and to make a living by his writing. Even though Poe lived a miserable life, he wrote some of the most interesting and original literature ever created.

"The dull ones would never understand Cass. To the men she was simply a sex machine and they didn't care whether she was crazy or not." Bukowski's alter ego finds himself in a slow dance with the most beautiful girl in town, who also happens to be its saddest; a tale of loss and what might have been.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】著者が、芝や麻布を中心にした過去の住居や体験を語る。芝明舟町では、火災を機に引っ越した家で南京虫の被害にあったこと。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】その夜、省線電車で寒さに震えていた「僕」は、ある男から外套を貰う。男は人から貰う側より与える方になりたいという。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

お種が谷川で洗濯をしていると、何者かに名前を呼ばれた。水面に目をやると、お種の影の上に”蟹の鋏のようにも見える”気味の悪い大きな影が映っている。しかし、振り返るとそこに立っていたのは紫色の振袖を着た少年だった。少年はお種を知っているようだが、お種には見覚えがない。そして「今に判ります、それでは、また近いうちにお眼にかかります」と告げ、少年は行ってしまう──。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

中国文学研究会編集の「春桃」という本との出会いを通じて中国文学の特質を考察したエッセイ。情報局や出版会が良書を追放していた時代、宮本は偶然「春桃」という本を神明町の本屋で見つける。この本は支那現代文学叢書として1939年に出版され、落華生「春桃」など七篇の作品が収められていた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】

ある朝、夫を見送った小夜子のもとに、一通の奇妙な手紙が届く。差出人の名もなく、ただ「牛込区富久町」とだけ書かれた封書。中には、「九年前、小夜子の夫との間に子をもうけた」と語る“花”という元小間使からの、切実で長い告白が綴られていた。彼女は、嫡男として育てられている達也と、自らの子・松吉をすり替えたのだという――。

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賴光が大江山の鬼を退治してから後、今度は京都の羅生門に鬼が出るという噂が立った。賴光の屋敷で平井保昌と四天王達は酒を飲んでいたが、綱が一人でその鬼を退治に行くことになる。真っ暗な中、馬に乗って羅生門の前で待っていると、愛宕山の茨木童子と名乗る鬼が現れる。鬼は綱の襟首をもって空に引き上げたが、綱は刀を抜いて鬼の腕を切り落とす。

“There have never been as many exquisitely built stories in existence than there are now,” proclaims guest editor Lauren Groff in her introduction. This abundance led to a volume of robust stories with the nerve to push against narrative expectations. The Best American Short Stories 2024 boasts a collection of twenty stories that “buzz with their own strange logic.” Daring and resonant, the stories in this volume invite in Groff “a feeling that both the author and I were simultaneously discovering something together.”

The tale of a man who unwittingly angers a sorcerer, who is assumed by some Monty scholars to be based on the self-styled 'Great Beast,' occultist Aleister Crowley. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

Colin Dexter’s Chief Inspector Morse - the cranky, heavy-drinking, and exasperatingly brilliant sleuth of the Thames Valley Police - has become one of the most beloved detectives in fiction. Now, with this collection of 11 short stories, we can savor choice examples of his dry wit, devious cunning, and psychological insight at its best. Colin Dexter tantalizes us with six Inspector Morse adventures, ranging from bite-size morsels of intrigue to longer stories for listeners to sink their teeth into.

In Lisa Gardner’s first-ever short story following 13 best-selling novels, "The 7th Month" takes listeners between the books and into a day in the life of Boston Detective D. D. Warren.

In her seventh month of pregnancy, D.D. should be taking it easy. Instead, she accepts a small consulting role on the set of a serial-killer film shooting in Boston. D.D. figures she’ll be useful to someone for at least one night, serving as a police expert and making a little extra money in the bargain. It seems like a simple task—until the previous film consultant, a former Boston cop, is found beaten to death.

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

Motive. Means. Opportunity. Without proof of all three, the guilty can walk free. But even with an alibi, the innocent can still be condemned. For six award-winning, bestselling authors of psychological suspense, truth and lies weave together in a tangle of conflicting loyalties, hidden crimes, and dark secrets. Pull one thread, and there’s no telling what will unravel.

Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israel's siege and blockade. Their experiences, especially during and following Israel's 2008-2009 offensive known as Operation Cast Lead, have fundamentally impacted their lives and their writing.

The stories collected in the twelve volumes of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors have captivated generations of readers. In The Blue Fairy Book, the first in his legendary series, Lang compiled and edited tales from the Brothers Grimm, Madame d’Aulnoy, and French, Scandinavian, and Middle Eastern sources. He captured the folkloric traditions and dark origins of dozens of the world's best-known fairy-tale characters, including Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow-White, Cinderella, and Rumpelstiltskin.

O. Henry, the pseudonym of the American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), is best known for writing stories full of wit, wordplay, and warm characterizations, and particularly for their clever twist endings. This volume contains 20 of O. Henry's best and best-loved stories. They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as the compassion and high humor that have made O. Henry's stories popular for the last century.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】明治～昭和期に活躍した日本画家の上村松園が幼少期を回顧する母の思い出を綴る随筆。母は二十六歳の時に私を生んだが、茶舗を始めた父は亡くなったばかり。

All of Edgar Allan Poe’s great short stories in one 16-hour collection.