Short Story Books
Tales of Unrest
Joseph ConradTales of Unrest (1898) is the first collection of short adventure stories by Joseph Conrad published in his lifetime. Of the five stories in this volume, “The Lagoon,” the last in order, is the earlie..
Urban Sketches
Bret HarteUrban Sketches is an American short stories collection written by Francis Brett Hart, known as Bret Harte, was an American short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featu..
The Birds' Christmas Carol
Kate Douglas WigginCarol Bird was born on Christmas Day. She has spent all of her 11 years putting others above herself, always finding ways to make their lives a little more special. Even when faced with her own illnes..
A Bell's Biography
Nathaniel HawthorneA Bell's Biography is a short story from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Snow-Image And Other Twice-Told Tales...
A. V. Laider
Sir Max BeerbohmA. V. Laider is a short stories collection written by Sir Max Beerbohm, an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a hum..
Martin Paz
Jules Verne"Martin Paz" is a long short story by Jules Verne, written in 1851. It appeared in the Musée des familles from July 10 through August 11, 1852. The text was later revised and enlarged for publication ..
Blackfeet Indian Stories
George Bird GrinnellThose who wish to know something about how the people lived who told these stories will find their ways of life described in the last chapter of this book.The Blackfeet were hunters, travelling from p..
Cicely and Other Stories
Annie F. JohnstonThese stories first appeared in the Youth's Companion and Forward. The author wishes to acknowledge the courtesy of the editors in permitting her to republish them in the present volume. Messrs. L.C. ..