floradeck
Complete original works from source-backed editions.
17 of 17 works
Poem
A rose's brief bloom becomes an appeal to enjoy youth.
Sonnet
A traveller compares Rome with the home in Anjou he longs to see again.
Poem
Roses lost to the wind and sea leave their scent on a dress.
Poem
A solitary walk ends at a loved one's grave with a small bouquet.
Poem
Rain over the city echoes a sadness with no named cause.
Short story
A girl meets a wolf while carrying food to her grandmother.
Short story
A new wife discovers what happened to Bluebeard’s previous wives.
Short story
A clever cat creates a fortune and title for his poor young master.
Short story
A proud miller hides what the arrival of steam mills has done to his trade.
Short story
A young goat leaves her enclosure for the mountain despite warnings about a wolf.
Short story
A village priest recounts a dream in order to call his parishioners back to confession.
Short story
A borrowed necklace changes a couple’s lives for ten years.
Short story
A diarist becomes convinced that an invisible being is controlling him.
Short story
Travellers fleeing war pressure one companion to secure their passage.
Short story
An archaeologist visits a wedding overshadowed by an unsettling bronze statue.
Short story
A child follows the much-despised dust fairy through cycles of decay and renewal.
Short story
The life of a devoted servant unfolds through love, loss and religious feeling.
These are historical originals, not graded readings. Short works may still contain unfamiliar literary language.