The story shelf
Follow your curiosity.
A name you know. A mood you’re in. Ten minutes to yourself. Start anywhere.
What would you like to read about?
5 stories · Selected from the catalog
O. HenryTwo tireless New York spectators find romance in their shared appetite for accidents and other people's misfortunes.
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A burglar's command to raise both hands meets an unexpected objection from the man in the bed.
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A gifted sailor takes command of a one-boat navy created as a cabinet joke, and waits for his country to need him.
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On Easter, a weary young worker searches for the holiday’s meaning while his blind father waits at home.
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An admiral's first orders bring his little navy into the escape plans of a defeated revolutionary.
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