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Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict - Various
Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories
This is the tenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only...
The Homely Heroine - Edna Ferber
The Homely Heroine - Edna Ferber
- Author: Edna Ferber
- Genre: Short Stories
Who ever heard of a plain and downright homely heroine? Isn't a heroine by definition beautiful? Well, Edna Ferber, in her well known style that later produced Show Boat and Giant, tells us about just such a heroine in the first of these four...
Humorous Readings and Recitations - Leopold WAGNER
Humorous Readings and Recitations - Leopold WAGNER
- Author: Leopold WAGNER
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories
Before radio, television, and electronic mass media, lectures, recitations, public readings, and other public performances were important ways of sharing new works with the public or attracting public attention to issues and authors of the time....
The Cynical Miss Catherwaight - Richard Harding Davis
The Cynical Miss Catherwaight - Richard Harding Davis
- Author: Richard Harding Davis
- Genre: Short Stories
This is the story of Miss Catherwaight, collector of "dishonored honors" - medals of honor pawned by the persons they were awarded to. Part of Miss Catherwaight's collection are also the stories behind each award, and she tends to look down on their...
Short Science Fiction Collection 005 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 005 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Short Stories
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected...
Short Story Collection Vol. 081 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 081 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
Librivox readers have come together to bring you another diverse collection of short stories. This anthology brings you selections from Thomas Hardy, Lord Dunsany, Saki, Arthur Conan Doyle and many others to delight and mystify. So pull up a chair,...
Short Story Collection Vol. 050 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 050 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 050: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
The Stars, My Brothers - Edmond HAMILTON
The Stars, My Brothers - Edmond HAMILTON
- Author: Edmond HAMILTON
- Genre: Science Fiction / Short Stories
Edmond Hamilton (1904 – 1977) had a career that began as a regular and frequent contributor to Weird Tales magazine. The first hardcover publication of Science Fiction stories was a Hamilton compilation, and he and E.E. “Doc” Smith are credited with...
Victorian Short Stories: Tales of Courtship - Hubert CRACKANTHORPE
Victorian Short Stories: Tales of Courtship - Hubert CRACKANTHORPE
- Author: Hubert CRACKANTHORPE
- Genre: Short Stories
A selection of five short stories with the theme of courtship, written during the Victorian era and previously published elsewhere. - Summary by Lynne Thompson...
The Will and the Way Stories - Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
The Will and the Way Stories - Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
- Author: Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories / *Non-fiction
Simply put, this is a book of 9 short vignettes each of which describes a different scenario which demonstrates the age old adage: 'where there's a will, there's a way'. (Summary by Roger Melin)...
Short Story Collection Vol. 008 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 008 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
International Short Stories Volume 2: English Stories - Various
International Short Stories Volume 2: English Stories - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
The second volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on 'English' short stories, although it includes writers from other parts of the British isles. It features pieces by William Thackeray, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, J.M. Barrie and...
Short Story Collection Vol. 076 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 076 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the annals of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective stories, Robert Louis Stevenson's cynical observations on life, a classic tale from The...
Brother Jacob - George Eliot
Brother Jacob - George Eliot
- Author: George Eliot
- Genre: Family Life / Short Stories
Brother Jacob is a short story by George Eliot, in which she explores the relationship between the selfish, self-centered and ambitious David Faux and his idiot brother, Jacob. - Summary by Lynne Thompson...
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 08, Dec. 23, 1879 - Various
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 08, Dec. 23, 1879 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories / General
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction and nonfiction, anecdotes, jokes, artwork, craft projects, and more for children. This...
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 12, Jan. 20, 1880 - Various
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 12, Jan. 20, 1880 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories / General
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction and nonfiction, poetry, craft projects and more. This 12th issue of the serial, published on January 20, 1880,...
A Man of Means - P. G. Wodehouse
A Man of Means - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories
A Man of Means is a collection of six short stories written in collaboration by P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill. The stories all star Roland Bleke, a nondescript young man to whom financial success comes through a series of "lucky" chances, the...
Viking Tales - Jennie HALL
Viking Tales - Jennie HALL
- Author: Jennie HALL
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Short Stories
Viking tales are tales from Iceland, featuring the king Halfdan and his son Harald. (Summary by Nadine)...
Fifty Famous Stories Retold - James Baldwin
Fifty Famous Stories Retold - James Baldwin
- Author: James Baldwin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Historical Fiction / Short Stories
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus, the kindness of Doctor Goldsmith, William...
Nonsense Novels - Stephen Leacock
Nonsense Novels - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories
Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 003 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 003 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Short Stories
A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the smell of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder....
The Thief - Anna Katharine Green
The Thief - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: Short Stories
At a dinner party, a valuable coin is lost while being passed around among the guests to look at. One of the gentlemen insists to empty his pockets to the host to free himself of all suspicion, and the other gentlemen concur, except one, who...
Crucial Instances - Edith Wharton
Crucial Instances - Edith Wharton
- Author: Edith Wharton
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories
This is Edith Wharton's second published collection of short stories (1901). One of these seven stories, "Copy: A Dialogue," is written as a short play. The role of Hilda is read by Arielle Lipshaw, and the role of Ventnor by Mark F. Smith. (Summary...
Twice Told Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Twice Told Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories
Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name....
The Cruel Painter - George MacDonald
The Cruel Painter - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Romance / Short Stories
This is the story of a daring college student's quest to win the icy heart of a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, the girl is the daughter of a cunning and sadistic master artist, who takes the student as an apprentice with the express intent of...
A Group of Noble Dames - Thomas Hardy
A Group of Noble Dames - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Short Stories
The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of any touch of nature as a table of logarithms. But given a clue—the faintest tradition of what went on behind...
Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories - Bret Harte
Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories - Bret Harte
- Author: Bret Harte
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Short Stories / Westerns
A collection of short stories set in the American West at the end of the 19th century. (Summary by Nick Bulka)...
Short Science Fiction Collection 003 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 003 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Short Stories
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is the third volume of...
Short Humor Collection 001 - Various
Short Humor Collection 001 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories / Humor
This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...
Short Story Collection Vol. 047 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 047 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 047: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including stories by Poul Anderson, Aphra Behn, Kate Chopin, Joseph Conrad, Thomas Hardy, Bret Harte, O....
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things - Lafcadio HEARN
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things - Lafcadio HEARN
- Author: Lafcadio HEARN
- Genre: Short Stories
Most of the following Kwaidan, or Weird Tales, have been taken from old Japanese books,— such as the Yaso-Kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho, Kokon-Chomonshu, Tama-Sudare, and Hyaku-Monogatari. Some of the stories may have had a Chinese origin: the very...
The Dead (version 2) - James JOYCE
The Dead (version 2) - James JOYCE
- Author: James JOYCE
- Genre: Short Stories
This novella is the final story in Joyce's collection Dubliners. It describes a Christmas party given by Kate and Julia Morkan, two elderly Dublin ladies, that is attended by their nephew, Gabriel Conroy, and his wife. While the party is festive,...
The Human Boy Again - Eden PHILLPOTTS
The Human Boy Again - Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Author: Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories / Single Author Collections
Published in 1908, this is a further collection of twelve humorous short stories about English school boys. The author wrote two other books in this series: The Human Boy (1900) and The Human Boy And The War (1916). Eden Phillpotts was popular with...
Short Story Collection Vol. 078 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 078 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, including the demise of Sherlock Holmes, the quirky Ambrose Bierce and Bill Nye and the wistful Soul of...
Short Story Collection Vol. 057 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 057 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 057: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members. A few notes: Section 12 The Cossack was translated by Constance Garnett (1861 - 1946). Section 17 Michael, a...
Three Ghost Stories - Charles Dickens
Three Ghost Stories - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Short Stories
As a gifted writer with a strong interest in supernatural phenomena, Charles Dickens produced a string of ghost stories with enduring charm. Three of them are presented here, of which The Signal Man is one of the best known. Though quite different...
Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier - Charles KING
Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier - Charles KING
- Author: Charles KING
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Short Stories
Five stories of Army life in the mid to late 19th century. Charles King (1844 – 1933) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He wrote and edited over 60 books and novels. Among his list of titles are Campaigning with Crook, Fort...
Horror Story Collection 003 - Various
Horror Story Collection 003 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Short Stories
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusion that shields you from the horrible realities of life. Here are the walking dead, the fetid pools of slime,...
Werewolf -- Five Pieces - Saki
Werewolf -- Five Pieces - Saki
- Author: Saki
- Genre: Gothic Fiction / Short Stories
Five stories and essays about werewolves. - Summary by david wales...
The Glories of Ireland - Joseph Dunn
The Glories of Ireland - Joseph Dunn
- Author: Joseph Dunn
- Genre: Short Stories / History / Travel & Geography
A collection of essays on Ireland compiled by Joseph Dunn and PJ Lennox. As stated in the Preface to the books "...we have been forced to the conclusion that the performances of the Irish race in many fields of endeavor are entirely unknown to most...
