The Lady or the Tiger Or Choose Both! Interactive Fiction

As a kid I was thoroughly exasperated when we read the short story “The Lady or the Tiger” in English lit class. You may remember the story, written by Frank Stockton in 1882 (hence my 1880s illustration!), wherein the warrior in the arena has to choose one of two doors…a Happily Ever After ending awaits if he picks the girl and he gets eaten if he picks the tiger. (I’d be listening for growls myself.) As a future romance novelist, I wanted the HEA ending, I wanted it NOW and I wanted to know...