I owe the discovery of Uqbar to the conjunction of a mirror and an encyclopedia. The mirror troubled ... Read more
Philosophical Fiction Short Stories
Total Stories: 39
Men were placed at the water-pumps, the oxygen containers, air-purifiers and vdistilling machinery, and the vhatchways were thoroughly ... Read more
It once occurred to a certain king, that if he always knew the right time to begin everything; ... Read more
In the town of Vladimir lived a young merchant named Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov. He had two shops and ... Read more
From “The Invaders.” Translated by N. H. Dole. 1887 (Prince Nekhiludof Relates how, during an Expedition in the ... Read more
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a ... Read more
This morning I underwent a medical examination in the government council room. The opinions of the doctors were ... Read more
A gentleman of the name of Zhilin was serving in the Caucasus as an officer. One day he ... Read more
There dwelt once upon a time in the Ufimsk government a Bashkir named Elias. The father of Elias ... Read more
(After Bernardin de Saint-Pierre) In the town of Surat, in India, was a coffee-house where many travellers ... Read more
