Aries are an explosion of energy and enthusiasm. With their courage and optimism they make loyal friends wherever they go. But it is good to remember not to irritate them, because they are known for their short temper.In this book you will find seven short stories specially selected to illustrate the different aspects of the Aries personality. For a more complete experience, be sure to also read the anthologies of your rising sign and moon!This book contains:- The Golden Fleece.- A Mystery of Heroism by Stephen Crane.- The Lost Legion by Rudyard Kipling.- How The Redoubt Was Taken by Prosper Mérimée.- The Shot by Aleksandr Pushkin.- The Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.- The Atheist's Mass by Honoré de Balzac.

Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular.Prosper Mérimée was an important French writer in the school of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story.Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature.