Short Stories

Short Ghost and Horror Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

Twelve Stories and a Dream

by H. G. Wells Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction! Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland&quo…

Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices

by Anthony Trollope Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.5
In this engaging collection of five short stories, Anthony Trollope explores the intricacies of human relationships and societal expectation…

Short Science Fiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Tales of Old Japan

by Lord Redesdale Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains…

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.5
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published j…

Bartleby the Scrivener

by Herman Melville Read by Bob Tassinari 4.5
Bartleby the Scrivener is a thought-provoking short story set against the backdrop of Wall Street, exploring themes of isolation, conformity…

Soaked In Seaweed

by Stephen Leacock Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody…

Father Sergius

by Leo Tolstoy Read by James E. Carson 4.6
Prince Stepan Kasatsky experiences a disappointment with his fiancé and decides to become a monk! There is a story line, but beneath …

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 052: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Ball of Fat

by Guy de Maupassant Read by Bob Neufeld 4.8
Ball of Fat is a poignant short story by renowned French author Guy de Maupassant, set against the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian War. The …

The Chronicles of Clovis

by Saki Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Chronicles of Clovis brings together a delightful collection of short stories featuring the witty and mischievous Clovis Sangrail, a cha…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

Weird Tales

by E. T. A. Hoffmann Read by Expatriate 4.4
This recording includes both volumes of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Weird Tales, a collection of gothic novellas set in Germany, Italy, and some of …

Famous Modern Ghost Stories

by Variousanddorothy Scarborough and Various And Dorothy Scarborough Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Famous Modern Ghost Stories offers a captivating collection of supernatural tales that delve into the eerie and the unexplained. Curated by …

The Eight Strokes of the Clock

by Maurice Leblanc Read by Leni 4.5
The Eight Strokes of the Clock is a collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. The stories have his most famous creation, Ars&egr…

American Fairy Tales

by L. Frank Baum Read by Matthew Reece 4.6
This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stor…

Horror Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusi…

The Golden Goose Book

by L. Leslie Brooke Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.8
A charming little book full of the most gorgeous illustrations which can be viewed along with the Gutenberg text at http://www.gutenberg.org…

The Happy Prince and Other Tales

by Oscar Wilde Read by Joy Chan 4.7
Collection of children’s stories written in 1888, dealing primarily with love and selfishness. These stories are generally sad, with a moral…

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