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Glass Dog
Baum, Lyman F.Faligi Editore 2011 1. painosLyman Frank Baum’s The Glass Dog is a fairy tale. A wizard is always interrupted during his studies and experiments so he thinks a dog could ward off intruders, but the dog he want...
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Pansies
Alcott, Louisa M.Faligi Editore 2011 1. painosIn the story Pansies and waterlilies Louisa May Alcott tells about three girls, very different but also very close friends, who are the guests of a gentlewoman. The maidens spend t...
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The Violinist's Story
Alcott, Louisa M.Faligi Editore 2011 1. painosA violinist tells the story of his involuntary sacrifice for love, for the Love of Art. His girlfriend, a sensitive being, becomes the inspiration, almost a mystical one, for anoth...
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The critic's story tale of an actress
Aldrich, MildredFaligi 2010Mildred Aldrich’s The Critic's Story opens as a Chinese box. A young woman, Margaret Dillon, sacrifices her love to dedicate herself to her profession as an actress. When she becom...
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The fall of the House of Usher
Poe, Edgar AllanFaligi 2010In Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher the narrator receives a letter from his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher who asks for his help. The protagonist goes to the house of Usher, di...
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The Invisible man
Chesterton, Gilbert KeithFaligi 2010In Chesterton’s The Invisible Man a murder enters and leaves his house, even though he is under constant observation. One day John Turnbull Angus goes to the bakery where Laura wor...
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The purloined letter
Poe, Edgar AllanFaligi 2010The Purloined Letter is a detective story by Poe about the theft of a compromising letter that the French Minister has perpetuated before the eyes of the recipient, who was unable...
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The portrait of Mr. W. H
Wilde, OscarFaligi 2010His first attempted murder victim is his elderly Aunt Clementina, but in the end she died from natural causes and he finds himself in need of a new victim. After some deliberation,...
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The sculptor's story the tale of a virgin
Aldrich, MildredFaligi 2010Aldrich’sThe Sculptor's Story is the tale of two friends who love the same woman and the Arts. The beautiful young girl marries the protagonist, but she platonically and secretly l...
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The story of It
James, HenryFaligi 2010In James’ The Story of It two ladies and a gentleman talk about fiction and its relation to real life. They wonder if a story may be of interest without being focused on an actual...
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The stranger
Mansfield, KatherineFaligi 2010Katherine Mansfield The Stranger This story by Katherine Mansfield, is set in Auckland, where Mr. Hammond is waiting for his wife, returning from Europe. After talking to other peo...
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Metella
Sand, GeorgeFaligi editore 2011Les sentiments, la chaleur du coeur sont partout dans Nodier avec le bon sens et la simplicité. Il est irréprochable dans sa pensée comme dans son style. Dans ses contes Nodier par...
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The Canterville ghost
Wilde, OscarFaligi Editore 2011The Canterville Ghost is a popular short novel by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has...
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The middle toe of the right foot
Bierce, AmbroseFaligi Editore 2011The Middle Toe of the Right Foot is a story by Ambrose Bierce about a house haunted by strange ghosts: in fact, there is clear evidence about the fact that Manton house is haunted....
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The Mysterious Key and What It Opened
Alcott, Louisa M.Faligi Editore 2011 1. painosAlcott’s The Mysterious Key and What It Opened is a classic tale for children about a person who must look for a familytomb to find love: she has, indeed, a mysterious key that wil...
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Pauline's Passion and Punishment
Alcott, Louisa M.Faligi Editore 2011 1. painosIn Alcott’s Pauline’s Passion and Punishment, the main character, Pauline, receives a letter from Gilbert: he tells her he does not love her anymore, therefore he cannot marry her....