Becoming an adult is a difficult process, often painful and always unforgettable. Cultures and religions have always tried to demarcate this passage with a rite or public ceremony, but the internal process of each one is unique.

Join us in these seven stories carefully selected by critic August Nemo:

- Caline by Kate Chopin

- My Kinsman, Major Molineux by Nathaniel Hawthorne

- I'm a Fool by Sherwood Anderson

- Her First Ball by Katherine Mansfield

- I Want to Know Why by Sherwood Anderson

- So On He Fares by George Moore

- Araby by james Joyce