ONCE some guests were gathered in a rich man’s home, and it happened that a serious conversation about ... Read more
Philosophical Fiction Short Stories
Total Stories: 39
I It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day. There was a ... Read more
PARABLE THE FIRST A WEED had spread over a beautiful meadow. And in order to get rid of ... Read more
Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I ... Read more
“As a daughter she no longer exists for me. Can’t you understand? She simply doesn’t exist. Still, I ... Read more
I AN officer named Zhílin was serving in the army in the Caucasus. One day he received a ... Read more
It was Christmas Eve and although it was still afternoon, lights had begun to appear in the shops ... Read more
There were once two old men who decided to go on a pilgrimage to worship God at Jerusalem. ... Read more
Count Rostow’s affairs were going from bad to worse. He was of a warm, generous nature, with unlimited ... Read more
CHAPTER I. Polikey was a court man–one of the staff of servants belonging to the court household of ... Read more
There once lived in a village a peasant named Iván Stcherbakóf. He was comfortably off, in the prime ... Read more
“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that ... Read more