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    • How We Got Up the Glenmutchkin Railway and how We Got out of It

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      by Ayton, W. E. — is a humorous short story by Scottish writer William Edmondstoune Aytoun, first published anonymously in Blackwood’s Magazine around 1845, satirizing the speculative railway mania in Scotland during the 1840s by detailing the absurd and chaotic construction of a fictional railway line. It’s known for its vigorous fun, social commentary, and vivid depiction of the era’s industrial excitement and folly, often appearing in collections of…
      1. How We Got Up the Glenmutchkin Railway and how We Got out of It
        9.8 K Words • Feb 26, '26
      Satire
      1 9.8 K Feb 26, '26 Ayton, W. E. 0 Completed
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    • Collected Stories

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      by Atherton, Gertrude — American author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton achieved significant literary acclaim during her career, garnering comparisons to luminaries like Henry James and Ambrose Bierce. This collection of spine-tingling gothic tales will please fans of the genre who don’t want to sacrifice literary quality when it comes to scary stories. Included are the following stories: Death and the Woman, The Striding-Place, and The Sacrificial Altar. This…
      1. Death and the Woman
        2.1 K Words • Feb 26, '26
      2. The Striding-Place
        2.3 K Words • Feb 26, '26
      3. The Sacrificial Altar
        9.9 K Words • Feb 26, '26
      Horror
      3 14.4 K Feb 26, '26 Atherton, Gertrude 0 Ongoing
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