Short Story Books
The Duel and Other Stories
Anton ChekhovKnown for his plays and short stories, Anton Chekhov also wrote a series of novellas, astonishing for their psychological complexity and compelling human portraiture. In The Duel, the wastrel and libe..
Mother West Wind "How" Stories
Thornton W. BurgessPeter Rabbit has many questions. How did Howler the Wolf get his name? How did Lightfoot the Deer learn to jump? How did Drummer the Woodpecker come by his red cap? When Peter asks Grandfather Frog, G..
Fifty-One Tales
Lord DunsanyFifty-One Tales is very brief, well-crafted stories, many having surprise endings, all steeped in the dye of myth and calling to every reader's neglected imagination.A multitude of very short stories ..
Entretien d'un père avec ses enfants
Denis DiderotEntretien d'un père avec ses enfants is a French fictional short stories written by Denis Diderot, a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and..
Cum Grano Salis
Randall GarrettCum Grano Salis is a short science fiction story written by Randall Garrett, an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines..
In Case of Fire
Randall GarrettIn Case of Fire is a science fiction short story written by Randall Garrett, who was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazi..
From Sand Hill to Pine
Bret HarteFrom Sand Hill to Pine is a collection of seven short stories written by Bret Harte, an American short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and othe..
Island Nights' Entertainments
Robert Louis StevensonA marvelous depiction of two sides of South Sea Islands' life through three separate tales. One, the experience of the incoming British keen to live free and exploit the innocent; the other the supern..