Where to Read: Classic Short Stories. Anton Chekhov in his study ... Henry’s The Gift of the Magi follows the heartwarming story of love and sacrifice, centering on a young, poor couple, Jim ...

Tim O’Brien’s modern classic centers on the Vietnam ... One of his most famous short stories, “For Esmé—with Love and Squalor,” is a heartbreaking account of a shell-shocked sergeant ...

As our readers’ stories attest,... In this true short love story, a party girl meets her match as she passes through Montana with a traveling ...

New beginnings don’t always work out as we hope they will. Chris Power in an author based in London. His short story collection Mothers is out now. Explore more Classic Stories here.

Award-winning author Elly Griffiths discusses the long art of the short story, including how it offers opportunities that ...

Short stories in the horror genre can be more terrifying than novels due to their ability to hold readers in haunting suspense and push their imagination. Classic short stories by authors like ...

Throughout his career, Poe wrote literature that focused on themes of love ... enjoys classic mystery and cryptography-themed stories. This is one of Poe’s most anxiety-inducing short stories ...

With the success of the resulting TV series, A Game of Thrones has become a household name and the book is perfect for those who love ... s classic Gothic novel charts the story of Victor ...

In this space, as each week’s Modern Love column, we are republishing four “classic” essays from earlier ... because his words summed up the love story that had defined my life.