Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Death.In society, the nature of death and humanity's awareness of its own mortality has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. Literature has also been a tool for speaking and reflecting on the great mystery of life. Join us in these seven short stories specially selected by the critic August Nemo: - The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin.- A Dead Woman's Secret by Guy De Maupassant.- The Sisters by James Joyce.- The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce.- The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy.- Odour of Chrysanthemums by D. H. Lawrence.- Laura by Saki.