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Detective C. Auguste Dupin investigates a case of blackmail in one of Edgar Allan Poe's classic detective stories. Read the full text here Click here to explore other works by Edgar Allan Poe.

Growing up in South Africa under apartheid, Mark Mathabane and his siblings struggled to survive in an impoverished ghetto. In this memoir, he describes how education and a talent for tennis helped him to escape the poverty and violence of his childhood.

In this influential essay, Mill examines the nature of liberty as it applies to the individual and society as a whole. Read the full text here.