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