"The Scent" is a short story by Leo Tolstoy that explores themes of desire, love, and the complexity of human relationships. The narrative revolves around a character who becomes enamored with the ... | Rate it: | |
The Schartz-Metterklume Method "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" is a satirical novella by Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name Saki. The story revolves around the unconventional approach of a fictional character, Miss... | Rate it: | |
The School-Boy, the Pedant, and the Nursery Gardener The School-Boy, the Pedant, and the Nursery Gardener is a children's book by Jean de La Fontaine that includes three tales. The school boy's story covers themes of education and learning, allowing ... | Rate it: | |
"The Schoolboy’s Story" is a poignant short story by Charles Dickens that reflects on the experiences of a young schoolboy. Set in a grim educational environment, the narrative captures t... | Rate it: | |
"The Schoolhouse" by Sarah Orne Jewett is a short story that explores themes of education, community, and the relationships between teachers and students in a rural setting. Set in the late 19th ce... | Rate it: | |
"The Schoolmaster," a short story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, explores the life of a village schoolteacher who grapples with his unfulfilled dreams and the challenges of his profession. The narrati... | Rate it: | |
"The Schoolmaster's Letters" by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a charming collection of correspondence written by a schoolmaster in a small community. Through his letters, the schoolmaster shares his obse... | Rate it: | |
"The Schoolmistress" is a short story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov that delves into the life of a dedicated yet unfulfilled schoolteacher in a remote village. The narrative explores her emotional str... | Rate it: | |
The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter The Sculptor and the Statue of Jupiter is a fable by Jean de La Fontaine that teaches moral lessons through an allegorical story. In this tale, a sculptor creates a magnificent statue of Jupiter, o... | Rate it: | |
"The Sea-Gull Monument" by Elizabeth Gordon is a poignant exploration of themes such as loss, identity, and the passage of time, set against a backdrop of coastal landscapes. The narrativ... | Rate it: | |
"The Sea-Wolf" by Jack London is a thrilling psychological adventure novel published in 1904. The story follows Humphrey van Weyden, an intellectual and literary critic who is shipwrecked... | Rate it: | |
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialization in The American Magazine. Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular ... | Rate it: | |
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The Secret of the Growing Gold "The Secret of the Growing Gold" is a lesser-known work by Bram Stoker, best recognized for his iconic novel "Dracula." In this story, Stoker weaves a tale that explores themes of greed, ambition, ... | Rate it: | |
The Secret of the Two Plaster Casts "The Secret of the Two Plaster Casts" by Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic Gothic tale that intertwines elements of mystery and the supernatural. The story revolves around a young man who... | Rate it: | |
The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope "The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope" is a short story by Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki. Set in the early 20th century, it explores themes of social expectations, hypocrisy, and the absurditie... | Rate it: | |
THE SELF CRITICISM OF SCIENCE: ALEXIS KARPOUZOS The essays that follow are taken from a series of lectures given by the spiritual teacher and author, alexis karpouzos, in autumn of 2010 in Athens. | Rate it: | |
THE SELF-CRITICISM OF SCIENCE - ALEXIS KARPOUZOS The metaphysical and idealist distinction between the ‘formal-logical’ and the ‘strictly psycho-spiritual’ falls in the wider Western metaphysical-idealist tradition that discerns the material from... | Rate it: | |
"The Selfish Giant" is a poignant fairy tale by Oscar Wilde that tells the story of a giant who selfishly isolates his garden from children, believing it to be a place of solitude and bea... | Rate it: | |
"The Sensitive Colonel Jay" is a short story by O. Henry that explores themes of pride, sensitivity, and the complexities of human emotions. The narrative revolves around Colonel Jay, a man of hono... | Rate it: | |
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"The Serpent and the Eagle" is not a book, but a fable from Aesop, a storyteller from ancient Greece. The fable tells the story of an eagle who carries a sleeping serpent into the sky, on... | Rate it: | |
"The Serpent and the File" is an illustrated version of the fable by Jean de La Fontaine. The storyline presents a snake that sets out to bite a file. The file informs the snake that it would get n... | Rate it: | |
"The Setness of Theodosia" by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a captivating tale that revolves around the life of Theodosia, a spirited and imaginative young woman. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-c... | Rate it: | |
"The Seven Cream Jugs" is a short story by Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki. The tale combines humor with a satirical examination of human nature and societal norms. It revolves around a group... | Rate it: | |
"The Seven Ravens" is a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, in which a young girl embarks on a daunting quest to rescue her seven brothers who have been transformed into ravens. After their... | Rate it: | |
"The Seventh Pullet" is a short story by Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name, Saki. Set in a rural English context, it explores themes of absurdity, human nature, and the complexities o... | Rate it: | |
"The Sex That Doesn't Shop" is a collection of witty and satirical short stories by Hector Hugh Munro, also known as Saki. Throughout these tales, Saki explores themes of love, desire, and the comp... | Rate it: | |
"The Shadow" is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a scholar who gets separated from his shadow. In a peculiar twist, the shadow gains a life of its own, becomes rich, and takes over the... | Rate it: | |
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