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An offshoot of the oral tradition of storytelling, the short story shot to prominence in the latter half of the 19th century due to an increased demand for short fiction in magazines and journals. Over time, it established itself as an important and popular genre. From PU Songling's classic Painted Skin, Edgar Allan Poe's sensational The Purloined Letter to Guy de Maupassant's poignant Two Friends, 51 Great Short Stories presents some of the finest works of short fiction.

King Vikramaditya, the emperor of Ujjain, is supposed to bring Betal, the vampire, to a monk, as a favour promised to him. The condition is that this should be done in complete silence, or else, Betal would fly back to his abode. As Vikram fetches the corpse in which Betal is residing, the vampire starts to narrate a story. At the end of every story he compels King Vikram to solve the puzzle of the story.

I am not like Evie. I don’t belong in some great romance. I’m just the best friend in the background. Always there, always reliable, down-to-earth. Good old Sarah. That’s how it’s always been. Until now. At Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, Sarah is the faithful friend to Evie...

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series—but did you know he really lived? You can learn his secrets in the bestselling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, and discover the Lost Stories—tales of myth, legend, and magic, previously lost to history and never...