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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is celebrated for his tales of the macabre and the supernatural. “The Tell-Tale Heart” is one of his most famous. In it, the narrator tells how, without any motive, but merely because he is obsessed with his eye (“The eye of a vulture”), he murders an old man, and of the consequences when the murdered man's heart seeks revenge.

Horror and the supernatural are the background of Bierce's short stories. His style is marked by vivid description, grim situations, and sardonic twists of fate. In terms of technique, he was far ahead of his time and his short stories are among the very best in American literature.

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.

Revenge, death, and destruction abound in this early short story by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family, including his manservant, die an early death. But when his time comes and he is exploring the castle in wait, he manages to successfully end the curse by deflecting the fatal blow of Charles - the son of the man who was killed so many years ago.

In this acclaimed collection of short stories, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Stephen Millhauser shares the dark suspense and humor that have gained him a cult following. Millhauser’s imagination and creativity are on full display with stories featuring artists gone mad, egomaniacal architects, and a historical society that’s given up its chronicling of history. Characterized by “phenomenal clarity and rapacious movement” each story “focuses on the misery wrought by misdirected human desire and ambition.” ( Publishers Weekly)

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梶井基次郎の短編小説。実体験を基にした、6つの話から成っている。峻は妹の死後、「可愛盛りで死なせた妹のことを落ちついて考えてみたい」という思いから、姉夫婦の家へやってきていた。城跡のある風景を眺めていると、彼女がこと切れた時よりも、火葬場での時よりも、「失った」という思いが強く刻まれた。そしてある日、姉が病気に罹ってしまう。

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原っぱで捨てられた二匹の子猫を見つけた二郎さん。誠さんと話し合い、誰か飼ってくれる家がないか、町へ出て探すことに。一匹は、お菓子屋のきみ子さんの家がもらってくれた。もう一匹は、荒物屋の若いおばさんが赤ちゃんの喜ぶ顔を見て飼うことを決めた。ところが、きみ子さんが子猫を返しに来た。お父さんがだめだというのだ。

Here is the second audio volume of an eclectic, eccentric, and altogether brain-bending new collection of short stories from the best-selling Japanese author. Included are "Hunting Knife", "Birthday Girl", "A Perfect Day for Kangaroos", "Man-Eating Cats", "The Rise and Fall of Sharpie Cakes", "Firefly", "A 'Poor Aunt' Story", "Nausea 1979", "Dabchick", "Tony Takitani", "New York Mining Disaster" and "Where I'm Likely to Find It".

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】近江国の余呉湖の漁師、伊香刀美はある春の日、湖で白い鳥が現れるのを目撃する。鳥を追いかけた彼は湖で泳ぐ八人の少女たちを見つけた。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】1948年の新年を迎え、日本社会は戦後の困難な状況に直面していた。宮本百合子は、戦争の影響で大切な人々を失いながらも、平和な新年を願う人々の心情を語る。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】本庄恒夫は友人の辰馬久と共に賭場からの逃走中、偶然乗り込んだタクシーで若い女性の遺体を発見する。

"The Black Cat" tells an unforgettable tale of obsession, murder...and revenge! Poe's narrator, who admits to horribly mistreating the eponymous house pet, is forced to deal with the bizarre and unexplainable repercussions of his own vicious cruelty.

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor.

Barry Hannah's death on March 1 brought writers and fans out of the woodwork to mourn an irrevocable loss to American letters. Now, combining the best of the four story collections he published during his lifetime - Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, and High Lonesome - and drawing from his final, never-before-seen manuscript, Long, Last, Happy will cement his legacy and serve as the definitive collection of his finest work in the story form.

Imagine… Ghosts, gods, and devils - heavens and hells - cities in the sky and cities beneath the sea. Time machines, spaceships - certainly you can imagine Martians, but what about interplanetary vampires? Or a mouse that isn't a mouse? Honeymoon in Hell proves that Fredric Brown has a special vision, a sight beyond our wildest nightmares, a perception of things we couldn't even begin to imagine.

Collected for the first time, here are the New York stories of one of the 20th century’s definitive chroniclers of the city - the speakeasies and highballs, social climbers and cinema stars, mistresses and powerbrokers, unsparingly observed by a popular American master of realism. Spanning his four-decade career, these more than 30 refreshingly frank, sparely written stories are among John O’Hara’s finest work, exploring the materialist aspirations and sexual exploits of flawed, prodigally human characters and showcasing the snappy dialogue.

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】寺田は京都生まれの歴史教師で、一途で生真面目な性格だった。

【小学館の名作文芸朗読】戦時下の社会情勢が結婚に及ぼす影響と、それに直面する人々の心理について語る。

International best-selling author Jeffrey Archer has spent the last five years gathering spellbinding stories from around the globe. There are tales from India, Germany, the Channel Islands, England, Italy, and many other countries, all brought back with care. Some of these stories will make you laugh; others will bring you to tears, but, once again, every one of them will demand that you keep listening until you finally discover what happens to this remarkable cast of characters.

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ある秋の夜、王石谷(おうせきこく)は軍※(「りっしんべん＋軍」)南田(うんなんでん)と茶を飲みながら、黄大癡(こうたいち)の「秋山図」について語り始める。元宰(げんさい)先生から秋山図の存在を聞いた煙客(えんかく)翁は、潤州(じゅんしゅう)の張(ちょう)氏の家を訪れ、その神秘的な絵を目にする。