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This story can be read in the preview of Collected Fictions. In 1865, Bogle saw a report in the paper that gave him an idea. In Sydney, he became acquainted with a servant, Ebenezer Bogle, a moderate and highly intelligent man. The Outcasts of Poker Flat вЂњThe Improbable Imposter Tom CastroвЂќ by Jorge Luis BorgesДЄrthur Orton left London as a young man and went out to sea. With him life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favor of the dealer.вЂќ вЂњHe was too much of a gambler not to accept Fate. This is the first story in the preview of Big Book of Best Short Stories: Western. On the way, they meet up with a couple headed for Poker Flat, who share some provisions and direct them to a cabin to rest. They set out for the next settlement, making a difficult mountain journey. In an effort to improve their town, the citizens of Poker Flat expel a group of undesirables from their midst. вЂњThe Outcasts of Poker FlatвЂќ by Bret Harte This story can be read in the Amazon preview of Some Possible Solutions: Stories. When she returns two hours later, Tem is anxious to find out what happened. The technology has been mastered and itвЂ™s not very expensive. This upsets Tem, her partner, who says it affects him too. The narrator is one of those who wish to know.

Many of Jack LondonвЂ™s stories suggest a fatalistic world-view. In some stories, accidents and coincidence play an important part in the plot. The events might be fated by a divine being or some other cosmic force.

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They might also address the question of free will and whether it is possible for these events to change. These stories have characters who are are trapped, or believe they are trapped, in a predetermined course of events, or are headed for an unavoidable outcome. The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.Books for Elementary and Middle School Students.Short Stories: Characters in Conflict by John Warriner.Collections and Anthologies for Middle School.