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Start with Fantasy Stories from Around the World or explore Detective & Mystery Stories. Both collections preserve each story’s original language rather than forcing English keywords onto non-English writing.
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The Hand That Riles the World
Complete original English short story from The Gentle Grafter (1908).
The Guilty Party
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
The Gold That Glittered
Complete original English short story from Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million (1910).
The Girl and the Habit
Complete original English short story from Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million (1910).
The Girl and the Graft
Complete original English short story from Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million (1910).
The Foreign Policy of Company 99
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
The Fifth Wheel
Complete original English short story from Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million (1910).
The Ferry of Unfulfilment
Complete original English short story from The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million (1907).
The Exact Science of Matrimony
Complete original English short story from The Gentle Grafter (1908).
