Prosper Mérimée
French writer, pioneer of the novella, archeologist, & historian born in 1803.
Katherine Mansfield
New Zealand writer, essayist, & journalist born in 1888. Considered a great of the modernist movement.
Damon Runyon
American newspaperman & short-story writer born in 1880. Known for Prohibition-era stories about Broadway.
O. Henry
American short story writer born in 1862 best known for his story “The Gift of the Magi”.
Guy de Maupassant
French author born in 1850. He is remembered as a master of the short story form.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Japanese writer born in 1892. Regarded as the “father of the Japanese short story”.
Algernon Blackwood
English broadcasting narrator, journalist, & writer born in 1869. One of the most prolific ghost story writers in history.
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer, poet, editor, & critic known for works incl. “The Tell-Tale Heart†& “The Ravenâ€Â.