This month's story is Mark Twain's “The Californian's Tale,” published in 1893. Twain rates among the most celebrated and iconic of all American writers, and has achieved that rarified air of an author whose characters (Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer in particular) have come to embody the mythos of the country they reflect. with his
March's story is “Paul's Case” (1905) by Willa Cather. Cather is best known for her novels My Ántonia (1918) and O Pioneers! (1913), works which chronicle the lives of European settlers on the American frontier, in particular the prairies of Nebraska. Cather grew up in Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1895,
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Andrew Bennett as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories online. The meetings will take place in the library one Tuesday a month from 14:30 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. from september to
This month's story, William Faulkner's “A Rose for Emily,” first published in 1930, is a defining example of Southern Gothic writing. It is also the first Faulkner story ever published in a national magazine. For those of you familiar with Faulkner's work, the story takes place in the fictional city of Jefferson, Mississippi, in the
Our story for December, Truman Capote's “Miriam” (1945), is disquietingly similar to our story from November, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Once again, we, as readers, are invited into an uncomfortable space inhabited by characters who may or may not be figments of the imagination. Once again, we become witnesses to the ways in
Welcome one and all to the 2014-2015 cycle of the English Reading Circle at the International Institute. This year's theme is a bit of a mouthful: “Great Short Stories from Lesser Known Authors/Lesser Known Short Stories from Great Authors.” You'll find some famous and not-so-famous names on our list of authors; the same goes for
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Peter Savaiano as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites. The
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Andrew Bennett as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites. The
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Peter Savaiano as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites. The
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Andrew Bennett as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories from online literary magazines, which can be read for free over the Internet on the magazines' websites. The