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Aug. 6, 2023

AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN (PT 2) by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Bret Harte

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Aug. 2, 2023

AN EPISODE OF FIDDLETOWN (PT 1) by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte

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Dec. 21, 2017

PAPA PANOV'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS by LEO TOLSTOY

In "Papa Panov's Special Christmas" from Leo Tolstoy, a cobbler in a little village in Russia finds the true meaning of Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Nov. 10, 2016

MY RED CAP by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT

This story from American writer Louisa May Alcott recalls her personal experience with a wounded Maine veteran while was serving as a nurse in Washington D.C. during the Civil War. Alcott was a prolific writer and one of the first successful American...

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