Paula’s Comments (group member since Dec 11, 2014)

Paula’s comments from the Read a Classic Challenge group.

The Dreamed Phantom! Stop by Reading Fiction Blog for a 14-minute FREE short story (audio too) by the remarkable Jorge Luis Borges "The Circular Ruins." Great little piece of fiction for lunchtime or cocktail time! A classic short for sure.

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Let's make January ghost story reading month! Are you an M.R. James fan? He's the best for quiet horror and "Rats, A Thin Ghost" is one of his best if you like literary horror.

Stop by Reading Fiction Blog to read the 20-minute short story, listen to the audio, or watch the 20-minute film.

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Have you read Northanger Abbey? July 18 2017 marks the bicentennial of Jane Austen's Death.

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Who are you reading for Women In Horror Month this February? I'm digging up our classic authors this week and featuring Mary Shelley. Yeah, we've all read Frankenstein, but have you considered her novel The Last Man?

Stop by Tales of Terror blog this week for some of Shelley's short stories (free reads) and experience her autobiographical apocalyptic fiction she wrote in 1826, The Last Man. FREE Audio available.




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Do you know the famous author who wrote the ghost story "Miriam"? If you've not read this short story, you've missed a fun ride into mystery and suspense by a master writer.

FREE read at Reading Fiction blog. Also 12-minute film too!

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If you've not read much of author Emile Zola or French literature, I have a short story for you this week that is more than just a little compelling.

"The Death of Olivier Becaille" by Émile Zola is a 35-minute read about a man with catalepsy and about to be buried alive. A terrifying subject but in the hands of Emile Zola, an extraordinary and unforgettable classic work of fiction.

Read it free at Reading Fiction.
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❄ Lisa Ann ❄ wrote: "Since classic short stories is the monthly theme for December, I would recommend The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum. I read it last December and rea..."

Oh what a great idea. Thanks Lisa Ann. Perfect for the holidays!

“The soul sits alone and waits for a footstep that never comes.”

How about a literary mystery? This short story by Edith Wharton is a special one, "The Fullness of Life." Not an especially enchanting title, but the story takes you beyond life and into death.

Take a free read of this story about love, death, and the beyond.

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I'm wondering if short stories are eligible for this classics group. I read a lot classic short stories. Is there anyone interested in doing one classic short story a week or a month? For example, this week I'm reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Ghost of Dr. Harris. I tend to read mystery and supernatural more than anything else.