The Black Cat is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe which was published in 1843. The story explores many of the same dark themes such as murder, guilt and insanity that Poe covers in many of his other…
The Tell-Tale Heart was published in 1843 and it is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s shortest and most famous stories (download a free copy of The Tell-Tale Heart PDF by clicking the button down below). The story is told by…
The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe, is a classic gothic-style horror story that was published in 1839 (download a free copy of The Fall Of The House Of Usher PDF by clicking the button found…
Just like The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado is a gothic-style short story written by Edgar Allan Poe that was first published in 1846. The story is about a man named Montresor who plots to murder his friend, Fortunato, over…
Wuthering Heights was written by Emily Brontë and was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Interestingly Emily Bronte is the sister of Charlotte Bronté, the author of Jane Eyre. Wuthering Heights introduces the reader to themes of…
The story of The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Anderson and was published for the first time in 1843 (download a free copy of The Ugly Duckling PDF by clicking the button down below). Hans Christian Anderson was…
Jack London wrote The Call of the Wild in 1903. It is a short action-adventure story that takes place in Canada in the 1890s. The story originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post as installments and was released a year…
The Invisible Man is a science fiction suspense novel that was written by H.G. Wells in 1897. Just like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man is also a classic in the science fiction genre. The book follows the story of…
Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1884 and it is the sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (download a free copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn PDF by clicking the button below). The book was…
Kate Chopin wrote The Awakening in 1899. The story is set in New Orleans towards the end of the 19th century when society was quite different, especially for women. The Awakening was one of the first English novels to explore…
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a short story that was written by Ambrose Bierce in 1890. The story takes place during the American Civil war and focuses on the thoughts of a man who has been sentenced to…
The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story is one of the most famous fairy tales in the world. It has been told and retold millions of times and has been translated into dozens of languages – You can download a…