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Nov. 16, 2022

AN ADJUSTMENT OF NATURE and THE LOVE PHILTRE OF IKEY SCHOENSTEIN by O…

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by O.Henry

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July 17, 2022

CONFESSIONS OF A HUMORIST by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by O.Henry

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Jan. 2, 2022

GARM-A HOSTAGE by RUDYARD KIPLING

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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Aug. 10, 2020

A YELLOW DOG by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte

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April 13, 2020

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and 3 ELEPHANT POWER by BANJO PATERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Banjo Paterson

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Nov. 12, 2018

THE MERINO SHEEP by BANJO PATERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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May 19, 2018

THE CAT by BANJO PATTERSON

"The Cat" by Australian writer Banjo Patterson is a humorous piece for your enjoyment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Nov. 27, 2017

THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF by O.HENRY

Here's the hilarious "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O.Henry- Ever wonder what inspired the movie "Home Alone"?. It was probably this story by O.Henry, in which two bungling small-time crooks decide to kidnap a precocious ten-year-old boy and hold him...

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