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'The Story of an Hour' is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894. It was originally published in Vogue on December 6, 1894, as "The Dream of an Hour". It was later reprinted in St. Louis Life on January 5, 1895, as "The Story of an Hour".

The title of the short story refers to the time elapsed between the moments at which the protagonist, Louise Mallard, hears that her husband, Brently Mallard, is dead, and then discovers that he is alive after all. Featuring a female protagonist who feels liberation and ponders her identity at the news of her husband's death, "The Story of an Hour" was controversial by American standards in the 1890s. (Read more on Wikipedia .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_an_Hour)

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How to pick the Derby winner. One house guest may have the answer.

(Culinary note: it was often the fashion, at least in the UK, to serve whitebait with a slice or two of buttered brown bread.)

A short story by Saki. 

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Just two chaps having a chat on a park bench. Or so it seems. The art of spinning a story from the master story teller himself.

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A testing time for Theodoric as he travels with an unwanted additional passenger. Saki, as ever, keeps us guessing.

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Is there a better way to write Christmas 'Thank You' letters? Egbert thinks so. Janetta needs convincing. Saki in delightfully inventive mode.

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The Year's Awakening is a poem by Thomas Hardy, published in his 1914 collection Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Remedies. 

Written in February 1910, the poem reflects on the subtle, almost imperceptible signs of spring emerging after a long winter.

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Whar price imagination? Or good manners? Saki flexes his short story muscles to telling effect. A master of the genre.

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How dark do you like your short stories? Edgar Allen Poe does not disappoint in this short but poignant tale of short-sightedness and hubris.

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