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Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic.In "Benediction," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in "The Camel's Back." "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a poignant fantasy about a man who ages backward. Finally, tragedy befalls a young couple in "The Lees of Happiness." The stories in this collection are from the books Flappers and Philosophers and Tales of the Jazz Age. The stories in this collection are:01 Bernice Bobs Her Hair, part 1 02 Bernice Bobs Her Hair, part 2 03 Benediction, part 1 04 Benediction, part 2 05 The Camel's Back, part 1 06 The Camel's Back, part 2 07 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, part 1 08 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, part 2 09 The Lees of Happiness, part 1 10 The Lees of Happiness, part 2Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of the Historic Newspaper Articles collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times.01 1848-06-10 Excitement & Enthusiasm of Gold Washing Still Continues -- Increases, California Star 00:04:0402 1859-01-11 American Industry Abroad The New York Times 00:12:4303 1884-10-22 Dakota. A Description of One of the Most Perfect Apartment Houses The New York Times 00:12:2604 1886-10-29 France's Gift Accepted The New York Times 00:11:3905 1888-09-01 Another Murder in Whitechapel The New York Times 00:06:3806 1889-07-18 The Whitechapel Crime The New York Times 00:01:4307 1889-07-21 Whitechapel Crimes and French Elections The New York Times 00:03:0408 1889-09-11 Another London Murder The New York Times 00:01:2509 1893-05-22 World's Fair Annoyances The New York Times 00:11:3710 1900-12-01 Memorial Notices Mr. Oscar Wilde The Manchester Guardian 00:02:5611 1906-05-26 How to Dress in the Water The Manchester Guardian. 00:10:4012 1906-06-26 Thaw Murders Stanford White The New York Times 00:04:4413 1910-04-09 A Girl's Visions and Her Career The New York Times 00:06:1314 1911-03-26 141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire The New York Times 00:42:5615 1911-12-03 'Typhoid Mary' Asks $50,000 from City The New York Times 00:04:2416 1915-10-03 The Novel is Doomed, Will Harben Thinks The New York Times 00:10:4317 1917-05-19 Anarchists Demand Strike to End War The New York Times 00:07:1418 1918-01-13 The Story of Harry Houdini The New York Times 00:10:3619 1919-08-29 The Progress of the Film  The Manchester Guardian 00:05:3520 1920-01-17 America 'Dry' Tonight. 00:01:58Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This collection of 20 public domain newspaper articles comprises volume 2 of the Historic Newspaper Articles collection. Both U.S. and U.K. newspapers are represented here. The articles span from 1848 to 1920. Topics covered (e.g., the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire, the troubles of ‘Typhoid Mary’, how to dress for the seashore) vary in length and tone. Although the writers display a range of diverse styles, their words give today's readers a sense of the tenor of the times.01 1848-06-10 Excitement & Enthusiasm of Gold Washing Still Continues -- Increases, California Star 00:04:0402 1859-01-11 American Industry Abroad The New York Times 00:12:4303 1884-10-22 Dakota. A Description of One of the Most Perfect Apartment Houses The New York Times 00:12:2604 1886-10-29 France's Gift Accepted The New York Times 00:11:3905 1888-09-01 Another Murder in Whitechapel The New York Times 00:06:3806 1889-07-18 The Whitechapel Crime The New York Times 00:01:4307 1889-07-21 Whitechapel Crimes and French Elections The New York Times 00:03:0408 1889-09-11 Another London Murder The New York Times 00:01:2509 1893-05-22 World's Fair Annoyances The New York Times 00:11:3710 1900-12-01 Memorial Notices Mr. Oscar Wilde The Manchester Guardian 00:02:5611 1906-05-26 How to Dress in the Water The Manchester Guardian. 00:10:4012 1906-06-26 Thaw Murders Stanford White The New York Times 00:04:4413 1910-04-09 A Girl's Visions and Her Career The New York Times 00:06:1314 1911-03-26 141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire The New York Times 00:42:5615 1911-12-03 'Typhoid Mary' Asks $50,000 from City The New York Times 00:04:2416 1915-10-03 The Novel is Doomed, Will Harben Thinks The New York Times 00:10:4317 1917-05-19 Anarchists Demand Strike to End War The New York Times 00:07:1418 1918-01-13 The Story of Harry Houdini The New York Times 00:10:3619 1919-08-29 The Progress of the Film  The Manchester Guardian 00:05:3520 1920-01-17 America 'Dry' Tonight. 00:01:58Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris.01 1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time Journal de Paris 00:10:5002 1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry The Liberator. 00:05:1603 1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy The New York Times 00:04:5504 1861-03-08 The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). 00:28:1805 1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery The New York Times 00:02:1106 1888-09-01 A Terribly Brutal Murder in Whitechapel The New York Times. 00:01:3307 1888-09-09 Whitechapel Startled by a Fourth Murder The New York Times. 00:03:2208 1888-10-01 Dismay in Whitechapel The New York Times. 00:05:3209 1888-10-02 London's Awful Mystery: The Whitechapel Murderer Still Untracked The New York Times. 00:02:4510 1888-10-03 Another Mysterious Murder Brought to Light The New York Times. 00:04:3811 1888-10-05 The Whitechapel Murders The New York Times. 00:00:5312 1888-10-06 The Murders in London The New York Times 00:01:0413 1888-11-10 The Parnell Inquiry and Another Butchery The New York Times. 00:04:1914 1888-11-13 Sir Charles Warren Resigns The New York Times. 00:01:0615 1888-11-19 The Same Tumblety: His Arrest in London not His First Experience The New York Times. 00:02:2916 1888-11-22 Whitechapel Again Excited The New York Times. 00:01:3517 1888-11-23 Something About Dr. Tumblety The New York Times. 00:01:2018 1910-03-22 Mark Twain is Dead at 74 The New York Times. 00:38:2219 1910-04-22 Mark Twain (obituary) The New York Times. 00:04:1020 1914-07-29 Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters The New York Times. 00:03:19This collection has several different readers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. 01 1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time Journal de Paris 00:10:5002 1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry The Liberator. 00:05:1603 1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy The New York Times 00:04:5504 1861-03-08 The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln Farmer's Cabinet (Amherst, NH). 00:28:1805 1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery The New York Times 00:02:1106 1888-09-01 A Terribly Brutal Murder in Whitechapel The New York Times. 00:01:3307 1888-09-09 Whitechapel Startled by a Fourth Murder The New York Times. 00:03:2208 1888-10-01 Dismay in Whitechapel The New York Times. 00:05:3209 1888-10-02 London's Awful Mystery: The Whitechapel Murderer Still Untracked The New York Times. 00:02:4510 1888-10-03 Another Mysterious Murder Brought to Light The New York Times. 00:04:3811 1888-10-05 The Whitechapel Murders The New York Times. 00:00:5312 1888-10-06 The Murders in London The New York Times 00:01:0413 1888-11-10 The Parnell Inquiry and Another Butchery The New York Times. 00:04:1914 1888-11-13 Sir Charles Warren Resigns The New York Times. 00:01:0615 1888-11-19 The Same Tumblety: His Arrest in London not His First Experience The New York Times. 00:02:2916 1888-11-22 Whitechapel Again Excited The New York Times. 00:01:3517 1888-11-23 Something About Dr. Tumblety The New York Times. 00:01:2018 1910-03-22 Mark Twain is Dead at 74 The New York Times. 00:38:2219 1910-04-22 Mark Twain (obituary) The New York Times. 00:04:1020 1914-07-29 Austrian Emperor to Take Command at Vienna Headquarters The New York Times. 00:03:19This collection has several different readers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.)The collection includes the following stories:"The $30,000 Bequest""A Dog's Tale""Was It Heaven? Or Hell?""A Cure for the Blues""The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant""The Californian's Tale""A Helpless Situation""A Telephonic Conversation""Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale""The Five Boons of Life""The First Writing Machines""Italian Without a Master""Italian With Grammar""A Burlesque Biography""How To Tell A Story""Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-Olds"""An Entertaining Article""A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury""Amended Obituaries""A Monument to Adam""A Humane Word from Satan""Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"""Advice to Little Girls""Post-Mortem Poetry""The Danger of Lying in Bed""Portrait of King William III""Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?""Extracts from Adam's Diary""Eve's Diary"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.)The collection includes the following stories:"The $30,000 Bequest""A Dog's Tale""Was It Heaven? Or Hell?""A Cure for the Blues""The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant""The Californian's Tale""A Helpless Situation""A Telephonic Conversation""Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale""The Five Boons of Life""The First Writing Machines""Italian Without a Master""Italian With Grammar""A Burlesque Biography""How To Tell A Story""Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-Olds"""An Entertaining Article""A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury""Amended Obituaries""A Monument to Adam""A Humane Word from Satan""Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"""Advice to Little Girls""Post-Mortem Poetry""The Danger of Lying in Bed""Portrait of King William III""Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?""Extracts from Adam's Diary""Eve's Diary"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.)The collection includes the following stories:"The $30,000 Bequest""A Dog's Tale""Was It Heaven? Or Hell?""A Cure for the Blues""The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant""The Californian's Tale""A Helpless Situation""A Telephonic Conversation""Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale""The Five Boons of Life""The First Writing Machines""Italian Without a Master""Italian With Grammar""A Burlesque Biography""How To Tell A Story""Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-Olds"""An Entertaining Article""A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury""Amended Obituaries""A Monument to Adam""A Humane Word from Satan""Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"""Advice to Little Girls""Post-Mortem Poetry""The Danger of Lying in Bed""Portrait of King William III""Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?""Extracts from Adam's Diary""Eve's Diary"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.)The collection includes the following stories:"The $30,000 Bequest""A Dog's Tale""Was It Heaven? Or Hell?""A Cure for the Blues""The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant""The Californian's Tale""A Helpless Situation""A Telephonic Conversation""Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale""The Five Boons of Life""The First Writing Machines""Italian Without a Master""Italian With Grammar""A Burlesque Biography""How To Tell A Story""Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-Olds"""An Entertaining Article""A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury""Amended Obituaries""A Monument to Adam""A Humane Word from Satan""Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"""Advice to Little Girls""Post-Mortem Poetry""The Danger of Lying in Bed""Portrait of King William III""Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?""Extracts from Adam's Diary""Eve's Diary"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the variety of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (From Wikipedia.)The collection includes the following stories:"The $30,000 Bequest""A Dog's Tale""Was It Heaven? Or Hell?""A Cure for the Blues""The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant""The Californian's Tale""A Helpless Situation""A Telephonic Conversation""Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale""The Five Boons of Life""The First Writing Machines""Italian Without a Master""Italian With Grammar""A Burlesque Biography""How To Tell A Story""Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-Olds"""An Entertaining Article""A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury""Amended Obituaries""A Monument to Adam""A Humane Word from Satan""Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"""Advice to Little Girls""Post-Mortem Poetry""The Danger of Lying in Bed""Portrait of King William III""Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?""Extracts from Adam's Diary""Eve's Diary"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy