Short Story Books

The Spring of a Lion

H. Rider Haggard

The story which is narrated in the following pages came to me from the lips of my old friend Allan Quatermain, or Hunter Quatermain, as we used to call him in South Africa. One letter only have I..

The Cruise of the Scandal, and other stories

Victor Bridges

To offer a volume of short stories to the countrymen of Edgar Allan Poe and O. Henry is an operation which requires nerve. Not possessing the pen of Dryden, and being additionally handicapped by ..

William—The Fourth

Richmal Crompton

The Society of Advanced Bolshevists met next month in Robert’s room. William had left nothing to chance. He had heard Robert saying that he’d see no kids got in to this one, so he installed himself un..

Law Rustlers

W. C. Tuttle

They picks out this spot, took up their farms and drew sort of a dead-line against the rest of creation. They didn’t want schools—not believing in education, and they made their own queer laws. They i..

Upside Down or Backwards

W. C. Tuttle

Ricky must uh kicked that bird for getting familiar, ’cause it comes right up into our midst with dangerous intent written on its countenance. I love birds. Maw used to have uh canary, and I cried whe..

Lives of Two Cats

Pierre Loti

Extremely careful of her little person, always neat, correct, aristocratic, even to the ends of her toes, she was haughtily disdainful of other cats, and conducted herself as if ill bred if any neighb..

The Last Laugh

D. H. Lawrence

The man seemed relieved to get rid of the burden. He shoved his hands in his pockets again and sloped off across the road. The policeman, a queer look flickering on his fresh young face, put his hand ..

The Curse of Eve

Arthur Conan Doyle

Little qualms of anxiety came over Johnson as his wife’s time approached. However, after all, it was a natural process. Other men’s wives went through it unharmed, and why should not his? He was himse..