"The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" by Dostoevsky ( www.podtrac.com )
This is a link to a podcast episode of 'the history of literature', great podcast. This episode includes the reading and analysis of ths brilliant short story....
“A Spark Neglected Burns the House” (“Quench the Spark”) by Leo Tolstoy
[Moral and Didactic literature]...
The Last Leaf by O. Henry ( librivox.org )
In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called "places." These "places" make strange angles and curves. One Street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints,...