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1. The Romance of a Busy Broker

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   Harvey Maxwell is a broker who works like a machine, so much so that he forgets a few important things. Download the PDF or MP3, plus classroom activities and answer key.

2. After Twenty Years

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In “After Twenty Years,” two friends, Bob and Jimmy, agree to meet at Big Joe Brady’s restaurant in New York twenty years from the present date. Twenty years later, Bob is waiting for Jimmy to arrive. Does Jimmy show up? Read and find out!

3. Transients in Arcadia

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about a man and a woman who save enough money from their blue-collar jobs to spend a week in luxury at a hotel.

4. The Count and the Wedding Guest

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   This story is about a woman who cannot forget her dead fiancé. However, a man who lives in the same house wants to help her change her disposition. Now with Classroom Activities and Answer Key!

5. Mammon and the Archer

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about a soap tycoon named Anthony Rockwall who thinks that literally anything can be bought with money.

6. The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about Prince Michael of Valleluna, a prince who loves to help people and hates clocks.

7. The Green Door

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about Rudolf Steiner, a "true adventurer" who is always ready to try something different.

8. Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller

   Format(s): E-book, MP3, Text

   Seven popular Poe stories, slightly adapted for language learners. Stories are suitable for high-intermediate and advanced learners of English. Download the e-book, MP3 or PDF.

9. The Mask of the Red Death

   In: Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller Format(s): MP3, Text

   The text and audio of this story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller describe a man named Prospero who isolates himself in one of his palaces to escape the deadly disease Red Death, which has been sweeping the country.

10. The Story of William Wilson

    In: Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller Format(s): MP3, Text

    The text and audio of this psychological story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller describe a narrator who asks to be called "William Wilson" and tells a tale about his encounters with his mysterious doppelganger. Try as he might to escape from the haunting whisper of an unknown figure, William Wilson always comes face to face ... with himself.

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