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Short Science Fiction Collection
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
The Lady With the Dog
Anton Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. …
The Lilac Fairy Book
The Lilac Fairy Book is a captivating collection of enchanting tales curated by Andrew Lang, part of his renowned series of "Coloured&q…
Sea Stories
Most of us have passed through a period of life during which we have ardently longed to be, if not actually a rover, a buccaneer, or a pirat…
Tales of the Fish Patrol
Wildest among the fisher-folk may be accounted the Chinese shrimp-catchers. It is the habit of the shrimp to crawl along the bottom in vast …
Short Science Fiction Collection
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…
Five Beloved Stories
O. Henry wrote over 600 short stories. Naturally I have my personal top 20 stories that just seem to stand out because of their form, writin…
Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
Step into the eerie world of Thomas Carnacki, a detective who specializes in the supernatural. Created by William Hope Hodgson, Carnacki nav…
Short Science Fiction Collection
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Everyone knows the story of the Headless Horseman but perhaps you, like me, did not remember what a marvelous story teller Washington Irving…
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
Step into the world of Arsène Lupin, a master thief with a flair for the dramatic and a heart of gold. In this collection of short st…
The Greater Inclination
This is Edith Wharton's earliest published collection of short stories (1899). Like much of her later work, they touch on themes of marriag…
Selected Short Stories
Selected Short Stories showcases the profound talent of Stephen Crane, an influential figure in American literature whose work continues to …
20 Short Science Fiction Stories
Compilation of 20 Science Fiction Short Stories - Summary by Kirk Ziegler
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
And so, reader, farewell to Sherlock Holmes! These are positively the last stories. There is some disagreement as to their quality, and some…
Wild Animals I Have Known
Wild Animals I Have Known is an 1898 book by naturalist and author Ernest Thompson Seton. The first entry in a new genre of realistic wild-a…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
Carry On, Jeeves
"Leave it to Jeeves" was Bertie's motto, be the question one of a colour of a tie, the style of a hat, the cut of a coat. Jeeves w…
One Basket
This sparkling collection of 7 short stories by Ferber includes some that are considered her all time best like The Woman Who Tried To be Go…
Can Such Things Be?
24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling…