{"id":7490,"date":"2020-12-18T13:32:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T17:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lecturia.org\/?page_id=7490"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:16:06","slug":"short-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Short stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7ce67b2c\">\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id7490_b17b68-2e{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id7490_b17b68-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7490_b17b68-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7490_b17b68-2e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1200px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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Melville: Bartleby, the Scrivener\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Herman-Melville-Bartleby-el-escribiente.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Herman-Melville-Bartleby-el-escribiente-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Herman-Melville-Bartleby-el-escribiente-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/category\/short-stories\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Short stories<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/herman-melville-bartleby-the-scrivener\/28068\/\">Herman Melville: Bartleby, the Scrivener<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div 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0.825 0.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h0.5v-20z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/tag\/12-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">+12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/tag\/edgar-allan-poe-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Edgar Allan Poe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/tag\/science-fiction\/\" rel=\"tag\">Science fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/tag\/united-states\/\" rel=\"tag\">United States<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-27937 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-ambrose-bierce-en tag-realism tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" 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https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ambrose-Bierce-Un-suceso-en-el-puente-sobre-Owl-Creek-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><div class=\"kt-blocks-above-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/category\/short-stories\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Short stories<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/ambrose-bierce-an-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge-2\/27937\/\">Ambrose Bierce: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-tags kt-blocks-post-footer-section\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-tags-icon\"><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"kt-blocks-tag-svg\" width=\"36\" 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rel=\"tag\">Gustavo Adolfo B\u00e9cquer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/tag\/horror-en\/\" rel=\"tag\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/tag\/spain\/\" rel=\"tag\">Spain<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-27575 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-charles-dickens-en tag-horror-en tag-united-kingdom generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-top kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" 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