Money - and the social effects of having it or not - is too big a theme in people's daily lives to be ignored by literature. The writers gave the most varied interpretations and looked from the most different angles to the human relationship with money - but the final thought is always up to the reader.

The critic August Nemo selected seven classic short stories on this subject:

- Counterparts by James Joyce

- The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry

- Sleepy by Anton Chekhov

- Neighbour Rosicky by Willa Cather

- An Old Maid's Triumph by George Gissing

- The Egg by Sherwood Anderson

- A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert

For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!