Short Stories

Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water

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Various



This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 07 April 1896

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Various



The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

The Vertical City

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Fannie Hurst



As the city above soars gloriously skyward, the denizens of the city writhe in its dirty underbelly.The Vertical City is a collection of six…

Voces Populi

Read by Don W. Jenkins


F. Anstey



F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…

BLAST No. 1

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Various



BLAST, edited by Wyndham Lewis and subtitled 'Review of the Great British Vortex', was the magazine of the short-lived Vorticist movement in…

Coffee Break Collection 030 - Mythical Creatures

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This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

The Square Egg and Other Sketches


Kurt Kluge



Saki – Hector Hugh Munro ( 1870-1916) Language: EnglishEight amusing short pieces by Hector Hugh Munro (pen name Saki) who died in the …

Love Stories Volume 5

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Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, offered by LibriVox volunteers, covering all kinds of experiences involving romance or oth…

Coffee Break Collection 032 - Wilderness

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This is the 32nd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

Man and Maid

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E. Nesbit



A collection of the author's short stories for adults, with some supernatural ones. - Summary by Peter Yearsley

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 06 March 1896

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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

A Wasted Day

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Richard Harding Davis



This is a delightful little story about the most successful banker on Wall Street, who finds his philanthropic side when one of his former e…

Coffee Break Collection 029 - Dogs

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This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 05 February 1896

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The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

Local Color Collection Vol. 001

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Various



In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)

Coffee Break Collection 026 - It's a Small World

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This is the 26th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes…

Unvarnished Tales

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William Mackay



This book is a short selection of varied fictional tales. They must have been what the author wished for them to be and certainly perfect fo…

The Lost Valley

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Algernon Blackwood



A set of twin brothers have spent every waking moment of their lives together and are terrified of separating. However, when both men set th…

Ghosts I Have Seen, and other Psychic Experiences

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Violet Tweedale



In 1919, just after the devastation of WWI, Tweedale published these 34 fact-based testimonials, just a sampling of her psychic experiences …

Tales of the Samurai: Stories Illustrating Bushido, the Moral Principles of the…

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Asataro Miyamori



The following tales of the samurai, the knights of old Japan, are based largely on real facts. They have been adapted from among traditional…

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