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Various. Short Stories Old and New
Short Stories Old and New
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
SHORT STORIES
I. ESTHER[*]
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
CHAPTER I
THE STORY OF VASHTI
CHAPTER II
ESTHER MADE QUEEN
MORDECAI SAVES THE KING'S LIFE
CHAPTER III
THE CONSPIRACY OF HAMAN
CHAPTER IV
FASTING AMONG THE JEWS
THE GREAT APPEAL
CHAPTER V
THE COURAGE OF ESTHER
BETWEEN BANQUETS
CHAPTER VI
BETWEEN BANQUETS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER VII
ESTHER'S BANQUET: HAMAN HANGED
CHAPTER VIII
THE JEWS PERMITTED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
CHAPTER IX
THE JEWS DEFEND THEMSELVES
THE FEAST OF PURIM
CHAPTER X
MORDECAI PRIME MINISTER
II. THE HISTORY OF ALI BABA AND THE FORTY ROBBERS[*]
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
I
CASSIM, ALI BABA'S BROTHER, DISCOVERED AND KILLED BY THE ROBBERS
II
THE MANNER OF CASSIM'S DEATH CONCEALED
III
THE ROBBERS' PLOT FOILED BY MORGIANA
IV
THE ROBBERS, EXCEPT THE CAPTAIN, DISCOVERED AND KILLED BY MORGIANA
V
THE CAPTAIN DISCOVERED AND KILLED BY MORGIANA
III. RIP VAN WINKLE[*] (1819)
BY WASHINGTON IRVING (1783–1859)
IV. THE GOLD-BUG (1843)
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809–1849)
WILLIAM LEGRAND
V. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1843)
BY CHARLES DICKENS (1812–1870)
STAVE ONE
MARLEY'S GHOST
STAVE TWO
THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS
STAVE THREE
THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS
STAVE FOUR
THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS
VI. THE GREAT STONE FACE[*] (1850)
BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (1804–1864)
VII. RAB AND HIS FRIENDS (1858)[*]
BY DR. JOHN BROWN (1810–1882)
VIII. THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT[*] (1869)
BY BRET HARTE (1836–1902)
BENEATH THIS TREE LIES THE BODY OF JOHN OAKHURST, WHO STRUCK A STREAK OF BAD LUCK ON THE 23D OF NOVEMBER, 1850, AND HANDED IN HIS CHECKS ON THE 7TH DECEMBER, 1850
IX. MARKHEIM[*] (1884)
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850–1894)
X. THE NECKLACE[*] (1885)
BY GUY DE MAUPASSANT (1850–1893)
XI. THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING[*] (1888)
BY RUDYARD KIPLING (1865- )
XII. THE GIFT OF THE MAGI[*] (1905)
BY O. HENRY[*] (1862–1910)
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Published by Good Press, 2019
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2. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3. Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
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