Ferdinando Eboli
Mary ShelleyA Neapolitan officer's secret mission makes him a stranger to everyone he loves.
32 min · Suspenseful
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The Dream
Mary ShelleyAn embattled French countess seeks a dream that will decide whether she can forgive the man she loves.
25 min · Romantic
The False Rhyme
Mary ShelleyA king's cruel rhyme inspires his sister to prove a missing lady's fidelity.
5 min · Playful
The Heir of Mondolfo
Mary ShelleyA despised prince secretly marries the peasant woman who restores his faith in the world.
56 min · Suspenseful
The Invisible Girl
Mary ShelleyA grieving traveler follows an unexplained beacon to an abandoned Welsh tower.
26 min · Eerie
The Pole
Mary ShelleyA Polish exile in Naples finds love while carrying papers that could imperil an empire.
55 min · Suspenseful
The Swiss Peasant
Mary ShelleyA Swiss orphan torn between gratitude and love must reckon with a revolution gathering in her valley.
36 min · Romantic
By Courier
O. HenryA young man sends a street boy to plead his case to the woman who has forbidden him to write or speak to her.
6 min · Romantic
Lost on Dress Parade
O. HenryA young architect spends his carefully saved evening posing as a wealthy clubman when he invites a stranger to dinner.
11 min · Romantic
Mammon and the Archer
O. HenryA millionaire father bets that money can solve his son's romantic dilemma, while the young lover searches for one uninterrupted moment.
11 min · Romantic
Springtime à la Carte
O. HenryA struggling typist finds spring, memory, and a lost love hiding among the daily dishes on a restaurant menu.
10 min · Romantic
The Count and the Wedding Guest
O. HenryA boarder in mourning attracts a would-be suitor with a tale of a dead count, but wedding plans bring other secrets to light.
11 min · Humorous
The Green Door
O. HenryA young man devoted to adventure follows a mysterious green door and finds a chance to make romance matter.
13 min · Romantic
Transients in Arcadia
O. HenryTwo working New Yorkers spend a week pretending to be wealthy guests at a Broadway hotel and find an unexpected kindred spirit.
9 min · Romantic
While the Auto Waits
O. HenryA chance meeting in a city park lets two strangers imagine love beyond the boundaries of wealth and social rank.
9 min · Romantic
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