Summary
A collection of stories:
1. The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft
In this work, a mysterious man who has been living alone in a castle for as long as he can remember decides to break free in search of human contact and light. āThe Outsiderā is one of Lovecraft’s most commonly reprinted works and is also one of the most popular stories ever to be published in Weird Tales.
2. The House with the Mezzanine by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
āThe House With The Mezzanineā is the story of a somewhat diffident young man, a painter, and his somewhat tenuous romance with two sisters during a vacation; the story is laden with the impressionistic images conjured up by its narrator and is one of Chekhovās finest short stories.
3. Twenty-six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky
āTwenty-six Men and a Girlā is a pioneering story of Social Realism (predating Soviet socialist realism), and is a story of lost ideals. Twenty-six men labor in a cellar, making kringles in an effective prison. They are looked down upon by all around them, including the bun bakers. Their only seeming solace is the sixteen-year-old Tanya who visits them every morning for kringles they give her.
4. Ju-ga Original Series by Tanabe Gou