Here are seven of the best literary short stories from history. 
Delve into the imperfect and unfair workings of society and the impious, inner thoughts of the people within them.
Stories can be filled with much more than heroes and villains. They can be filled with people from all facets of life, and of all dispositions. Discover how a desperate family sees a poor man in *My Uncle Jules|/onlinereader/my-uncle-jules*, how men see women in *If I Were a Man|/onlinereader/if-i-were-a-man*, how an poor Russian clerk sees a cloak in *The Mantle|/onlinereader/the-mantle*, how a ‘provincial’ sees the big city in *Black Fog|/onlinereader/black-fog*, how a paranoid man sees a basic knock on his door in *An Evening Guest|/onlinereader/an-evening-guest*, and how a young boy sees his father’s servant in *A Slav Soul|/onlinereader/a-slav-soul*.