Short Story Books
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
Leo Nikoleyevich TolstoyThe Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy. The story of “Ivan the Fool” portrays Tolstoi’s communistic ideas, involving the ..
South Sea Tales
Jack LondonSouth Sea Tales is a collection of short stories written by Jack London. Most stories are set in island communities, like those of Hawaii, or are set aboard a ship. ..
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine...
Little Wizard Stories of Oz
L. Frank BaumLittle Wizard Stories of Oz is a set of six short stories written for young children by L. Frank Baum, the creator of the Oz books. The six tales were published in separate small booklets, "Oz books i..
The Ambulance Made Two Trips
Murray LeinsterThe Ambulance Made Two Trips is a short story written by Murray Leinster. Detective Sergeant Fitzgerald found a package before his door that morning, along with the milk. He took it inside a..
The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
Rabindranath TagoreThe stories contained in this volume were translated by several hands. The version of The Victory is the author's own work. The seven stories which follow were translated by Mr. C. F. Andrews, with th..
The Man Who Came Early
Poul William AndersonThe Man Who Came Early is a science fiction short story by Danish-American author Poul Anderson. Similar in some respects to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, the story is in f..
In the Year 2889
Jules VerneIn the Year 2889 is an 1889 short story published under the name of Jules Verne, but now believed to be mainly the work of his son Michel Verne, based on his father's ideas...