two doorways with an elegant woman standing in one and a large tiger head in the other

The Lady, or the Tiger?

by Francis Richard Stockton

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The young man's imprisonment resulted from his love affair with the king's daughter, deemed a crime due to class hierarchy and the king's authoritarian rule. Although not a legal crime in modern...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The princess's suitor is imprisoned because the semi-barbaric king disapproves of a lowly courtier daring to love his daughter. Despite the princess's fervent affection for him, the king, focused on...

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