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55 min read stories

Discover a collection of stories which are around 55 minutes read time.

52 min read

Jon

* Story contains bad language

Back in the time of which I am speaking, due to our Coördinators had mandated us, we had all seen that educational video of "It's Yours to Do With What You...

55 min read

The Snow Queen

* Story contains bad language

Two friends are separated by a Snow Queen and an icy heart.

50 min read

Babiole

* Story contains bad language

A Princess is turned into a monkey called Babiole by a wicked fairy's spell.

45 min read

The Princess Mayblossom

Princess Mayblossom is trapped in a tower, safe from a dangerous witch.

47 min read

The Adventure Of The Second Stain

The Prime Minister asks Holmes to investigate the theft of a letter of exceptional diplomatic importance.

46 min read

Kerfol

* Story contains bad language

A prospective buyer goes to look round a French chateau (complete with chapel and tombs) but finds the place deserted - apart from a strange

56 min read

Afterward

* Story contains bad language

Mary Boyne and her husband, requiring a country home in England after a business windfall, acquire a reputedly haunted house.

54 min read

The $30,000 Bequest

Morality tale based on an elderly uncle's promise of his fortune to a thrifty couple.

54 min read

The Tunnel Under The World

A classic satirical look at consumerism. On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt wakes up screaming.

55 min read

Learning The Western Alphabet

* Story contains bad language

A love story in two voices: Martin Green, an English teacher in China in the 1980s, and MingMing, his young Chinese 'minder'

48 min read

The Grasshopper

A woman marries a meek, scientifically minded doctor but can't help comparing him to her much-admired artistic friends.

45 min read

The Bell In The Fog

A writer becomes obsessed with a portrait of a young girl.