152 stories
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W. N. P. Barbellion-
6.1K
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553 parts
A suffocating fog of regret clings to these pages, a brittle chronicle of waning vitality and the slow, insidious rot of ambition. The narra... -
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Ring Lardner-
3K
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236 parts
Dust motes dance in the perpetual twilight of abandoned boarding houses, mirroring the fractured verses scribbled on damp wallpaper. A suffo... -
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Radclyffe Hall-
2.2K
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271 parts
A perpetual twilight clings to the desolate landscapes mirroring the soul of its protagonist. Within crumbling estates and shadowed boarding... -
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Leonid Andreyev-
2.2K
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294 parts
The air hangs thick with the scent of brine and decay, even in rooms miles from the sea. These stories, dredged from the churning depths of ... -
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Sinclair Lewis-
1.9K
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235 parts
The chill of rural isolation clings to the very bricks of Arrowsmith’s life. A man driven by scientific fervor, yet tethered to a wife whose... -
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Radclyffe Hall-
1.8K
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198 parts
A creeping dread clings to the shadowed corners of this narrative, a suffocating dread born of isolation and inherited darkness. The story u... -
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Aleksandr Kuprin-
1.7K
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188 parts
Dust motes dance in the perpetual twilight of provincial Russia, clinging to the chipped plaster of forgotten dachas and the frayed edges of... -
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Arnold Bennett-
1.6K
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135 parts
A creeping dampness clings to the cobbled streets of Bursley, a chill that seeps not just into the bones, but into the very mortar of the ho... -
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D. H. Lawrence-
1.3K
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32 parts
The chill of northern industry clings to every brick and hearthstone. Here, amidst coal dust and the grey decline of provincial lives, two s... -
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Baroness Orczy-
1.3K
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114 parts
A perpetual twilight clings to Blackwood Grange, mirroring the shadowed corners of Lady Eleanor’s heart. Married to the infamous Lord Tony,... -
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W. Somerset Maugham-
1.3K
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84 parts
Dust motes dance in the oppressive heat of a Hong Kong summer, mirroring the suffocating stillness of Katherine’s marriage. A gilded cage, w... -
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Joseph Conrad-
930
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70 parts
A creeping dread clings to the shadowed decks of the *Nghai*, a vessel haunted by the ghosts of ambition and betrayal. Conrad doesn't offer ... -
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Willa Cather-
927
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61 parts
Dust-choked prairies stretch under a bruised, perpetual twilight. The narrative clings to the land like a fever dream, mirroring the brutal ... -
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Willa Cather-
918
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76 parts
Dust settles on ambition, clinging to the plains like a shroud. This is a story steeped in the ochre loneliness of the Nebraska prairie, whe... -