The majority of employees are allowed an hour in the middle of the day to get something to eat and relax. Some shop at the mall or hit the gym for a short workout. Still others like nothing more than to sit somewhere quiet and read one of their favorite lunchtime short stories. Sometimes it is easier to read something through to completion rather than try to read a few pages that are part of a larger work. There are many classics that can be absorbed in less than an hour.
Margaret Atwood is known for her quirky characters and fantastical plots. "Stone Mattress" is the title story in a collection of nine. Verna, the protagonist, is about to embark on a cruise to the Arctic when she catches sight of a fellow passenger she recognizes. It turns out to be an old flame who did her wrong years earlier. Verna has already killed four husbands, and she is not adverse to adding an old lover to her collection.
Ernest Hemingway readers have strong opinions about his work. One that most will agree succeeds is "The Snows of Kilimanjaro". This story is set in Africa. Harry and Helen are there to escape their life in Paris, and Harry, it turns out, has a fatal gangrene infection. Before he dies, Harry thinks back to his past loves and the decisions that lead to his current situation.
Leo Tolstoy is known for his lengthy Russian novels, but he wrote shorter works as well. "Three Questions" is a simple parable about a king on a quest for answers to the most important questions in life. He visits a hermit and nurses a wounded traitor. Eventually the king realizes the answers were lying within him all along.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was Mark Twain's first success. This is a cynical tale of a man who would bet on anything. Jim Smiley went in search of the best jumping frog and found Dan'l Webster. He met a stranger who easily tricked him and took off with Jim's money. Twain wrote the story in an attempt to win a bet of his own against a group of fellow story tellers.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his literary theme of great wealth destroying glittering but weak men and women during the Age of Jazz. John Unger is no exception when he meets Percy at prep school. Percy boasts of enormous family wealth obtained from the acquisition of "The Diamond As Big As the Ritz". Family secrets nearly destroy several lives.
The iconic Irish novelist, James Joyce, wrote many short stories about Irish family life. "Eveline" is a good example of this. The title character has a choice to make. She can decide to remain with a hard and abusive father or travel far away from him with her lover. Her decision often surprises readers.
People who love books and words and stories will read almost anything as long as it engages their imagination. The tale can be long or short. It doesn't matter as long as it is well written.
Margaret Atwood is known for her quirky characters and fantastical plots. "Stone Mattress" is the title story in a collection of nine. Verna, the protagonist, is about to embark on a cruise to the Arctic when she catches sight of a fellow passenger she recognizes. It turns out to be an old flame who did her wrong years earlier. Verna has already killed four husbands, and she is not adverse to adding an old lover to her collection.
Ernest Hemingway readers have strong opinions about his work. One that most will agree succeeds is "The Snows of Kilimanjaro". This story is set in Africa. Harry and Helen are there to escape their life in Paris, and Harry, it turns out, has a fatal gangrene infection. Before he dies, Harry thinks back to his past loves and the decisions that lead to his current situation.
Leo Tolstoy is known for his lengthy Russian novels, but he wrote shorter works as well. "Three Questions" is a simple parable about a king on a quest for answers to the most important questions in life. He visits a hermit and nurses a wounded traitor. Eventually the king realizes the answers were lying within him all along.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" was Mark Twain's first success. This is a cynical tale of a man who would bet on anything. Jim Smiley went in search of the best jumping frog and found Dan'l Webster. He met a stranger who easily tricked him and took off with Jim's money. Twain wrote the story in an attempt to win a bet of his own against a group of fellow story tellers.
F. Scott Fitzgerald is best known for his literary theme of great wealth destroying glittering but weak men and women during the Age of Jazz. John Unger is no exception when he meets Percy at prep school. Percy boasts of enormous family wealth obtained from the acquisition of "The Diamond As Big As the Ritz". Family secrets nearly destroy several lives.
The iconic Irish novelist, James Joyce, wrote many short stories about Irish family life. "Eveline" is a good example of this. The title character has a choice to make. She can decide to remain with a hard and abusive father or travel far away from him with her lover. Her decision often surprises readers.
People who love books and words and stories will read almost anything as long as it engages their imagination. The tale can be long or short. It doesn't matter as long as it is well written.
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