As the Century draws to a close it shows no sign of its literary talents diminishing.  Authors stride into stories with a confidence and knowledge that now speak of a gilded age.  We are challenged on many levels but always, always the story delivers a literary triumph.

In this compilation – 

1 – The Top Ten – The 1890 s

2 – B24 by Arthur Conan Doyle

3 – An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

4 – The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

5 – The Open Boat by Stephen Crane

6 – Désirée s Baby by Kate Chopin

7 – A New England Nun by Mary E Wilkins Freeman

8 – The Burial of the Rats by Bram Stoker

9 – The Inconsiderate Waiter by J M Barrie

10 – Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov

11 – The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W Chambers