The Art of the Novella challenge 38: My Life
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The Art of the Novella challenge 37: Carmen
Title: Carmen Author: Prosper Mérimée First published: 1903 Page count: 93 First line: I had always suspected the geographers of not knowing what they were talking about when they placed… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 36: The Country of Pointed Firs
Title: The Country of the Pointed Firs Author: Sarah Orne Jewett First published: 1896 Page count: 158 First line: There was something about the coast town of Dunnet which made… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 35: A Simple Heart
Title: A Simple Heart Author: Gustave Flaubert First published: 1877 Page count: 62 First line: For half a century, the housewives of Pont-l’Évêque had envied Madame Aubain her servant, Félicité.… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 34: The Death of Ivan Ilych
Title: The Death of Ivan Ilych Author: Leo Tolstoy First published: 1886 Page count: 104 First line: Within the edifice of the Public Courts, the advocates and prosecutor from the… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 33: The Duel (Kuprin)
Title: The Duel Author: Alexander Kuprin First published: 1905 Page count: 306 First line: The sixth company’s maneuvers were winding down, and the junior officers were checking their watches more frequently… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 32: Tales of Belkin
Title: Tales of Belkin Author: Alexander Pushkin First published: 1831 Page count: 108 First line: Having taken it upon ourselves to publish the Tales of I.P Belkin, which we offer now to the public, we… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 31: The Poor Clare
Title: The Poor Clare Author: Elizabeth Gaskell First published: 1856 Page count: 92 First line: December 12th, 1747. – My life has been strangely bound up with extraordinary incidents, some… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 30: First Love
Title: First Love Author: Ivan Turgenev First published: 1860 Page count: 124 First line: The party had long ago broken up. This seems like an apt companion piece to Benjamin… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 29: Adolphe
Title: Adolphe Author: Benjamin Constant First published: 1816 Page count: 126 First line: I was twenty-two and had just finished my studies at the University of Göttingen. Well, an opening sentence like that is either going… Read more »