Novelette by D. H. Lawrence. An aristocratic officer becomes envious of and sexually attracted towards his male orderly. Sensing what is happening, the orderly is cooler than usual towards him. The agitated officer responds cruelly, and the tension between them mounts until the orderly can take no more.
Short Story by H. G. Wells. The manager of an iron-works takes an artist friend he knows to be sleeping with his wife on a personal tour of the furnaces. It seems inevitable that one of them will meet with an 'accident'. The question is, which one will it be?
Quick Read by T. C. Boyle. A clever satire of the short story genre that provides a meaningful account of a man’s entire life (boyhood, adolescence, courtship, death of parents, ‘career’, marriage, family, retirement, death… and even dislike of peas!) in less than 1,200 words
Short Story by Leo Tolstoy. A bishop tries to change the way three devout hermits seeking salvation by living alone on a deserted island pray to God. He is humbled and admits his mistake when they miraculously follow him by gliding across the sea, having forgotten the Lord’s Prayer.
Short Story by Luigi Pirandello. A newly married couple come across a dying horse. On seeing her husband’s reaction, the woman realizes the marriage was a mistake. A medical episode and vision the man has as the moon rises behind the horse solves the problem for her.