Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-street

A woman's descent into madness while confined to a room by her husband. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's pioneering feminist story explores isolation, autonomy, and the dismissal of women's mental health.

Charlotte Perkins Stetson

Kate Chopin's devastating story about race, identity, and betrayal in antebellum Louisiana. A young wife is rejected after suspicions about her baby's racial heritage lead to a shocking revelation.

Kate Chopin

Chekhov's masterpiece about an extramarital affair at a Black Sea resort that becomes unexpected real love. Widely considered one of the greatest short stories ever written.

Anton Chekhov

Nikolai Gogol's absurdist masterpiece about a barber who finds a nose in his bread, and the nose's owner who discovers it living a life of its own. A cornerstone of satirical fiction.

Nikolai Gogol

Oscar Wilde's tragic fairy tale about a Spanish princess and a dwarf who dances for her birthday. A meditation on beauty, cruelty, and the distance between social classes.

Oscar Wilde