The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1840's

Talent bursts from this decade with astonishing ease. From America across Europe to Russia each and every story is an indelible mark of story-telling flecked with genius that enthralls us all. Whatever their chosen genre their stories break new ground, cover new topics and carry a legacy that cannot be disputed. 1 - The Top Ten - The 1840's 2 - The Tell Tale Heart 3 - The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol 4 - Sexton's Hero by Elizabeth Gaskell 5 - The Mummy's Foot by Théophile Gautier 6 - Rappaccinni's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 7 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham 8 - The Jew by Ivan Turgenev 9 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 10 - Taman by Mikhail Lermantov 11 - The Return of Martin Guerre by Alexander Dumas