Short Story Books
Where Animals Talk - West African Folk Lore Tales
Robert Hamill NassauWhere Animals Talk: West African Folk Lore Tales is a collection of folklore written by Robert Hamill Nassau, an American presbyterian missionary who spent forty years in Africa. He is also the author..
A Pair of Patient Lovers
William Dean HowellsA Pair of Patient Lovers is a collection of five short stories written by William Dean Howells, an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Let..
Little Britain
Washington IrvingLittle Britain is a short story written by Washington Irving, an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his sho..
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Beatrix PotterThe Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in December 1918. The tale is based on the Aesop fable, "T..
Invisible Links
Selma LagerlöfInvisible Links (Osynliga länkar) is a collection of short stories with an underlying theme about the links that influence and guide people’s actions and lives. It was first published in 1894 and the ..
And All the Earth a Grave
Carroll M. CappsAnd All the Earth a Grave is a science fiction short story written by Carroll Mather Capps, an American science fiction author. He was also a long-time benefactor of San Francisco chess.Excerpts:..
Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers
William Hale WhiteMiriam's Schooling and Other Papers Gideon; Samuel; Saul; Miriam's Schooling; and Michael Trevanion is a short story collection written by William Hale White, known by his pseudonym Mark Rutherford, w..