The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories

Bret Harte

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• In 1870, the young San Francisco-based writer and editor Bret Harte (1836-1902) first compiled a single-volume edition of his rousing stories of life ... Lees meer

White Nights and Other Stories

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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• From the author of Crime and Punishment comes this remarkable collection of short fiction. A selection of ten compelling tales, steeped in Dostoyevsky... Lees meer

Rain and Other South Sea Stories

W Somerset Maugham

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• W. Somerset Maugham led many lives, including that of a doctor in London's slums, a successful playwright and novelist, an agent for British Intellige... Lees meer

The Gift of the Magi and Other Short Stories

O Henry

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• Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers w... Lees meer

To Build a Fire and Other Favorite Stories

Jack London

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• Born into poverty, Jack London led a knockabout existence before achieving success as one of the most popular authors of his era. In the course of his... Lees meer

Family Happiness and Other Stories

Leo Tolstoy

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• Although best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy did not confine his literary talents to voluminous works. He was also a master of... Lees meer

Great American Short Stories

Ed Paul Negri

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• Featuring 19 of the finest works from the most distinguished writers in the American short-story tradition, this new compilation begins with Nathaniel... Lees meer

The Early Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dover Thrift Editions

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• Ideal for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the literary works of an iconic American author. Very highly recommended. ― ... Lees meer

Civil War Stories

Ambrose Bierce

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• Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet, and satirist, Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) is one of the most striking and unusual literary figures America has ... Lees meer

The Beast in the Jungle and Other Stories

Henry James

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• Here are three superb stories by one of America's finest writers of fiction, Henry James. "The Beast in the Jungle" is regarded by many as James's gre... Lees meer

The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure

Richard Connell, Jack London, O Henry, Clark Ashton Smith, John Kruse, Rudyard Kipling

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• Readers seeking exotic locales and nonstop pulse-pounding thrills will love this collection of six classic adventure stories, beginning with The Most ... Lees meer

The World's Greatest Short Stories

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• Wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable, this outstanding collection features short stories by great 19- and 20th-century writers from America, the Uni... Lees meer

Selected Short Stories

Leo Tolstoy

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• It is universally acknowledged that Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was as much a master of the short story as of the full-len... Lees meer

Dubliners

James Joyce

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• Although James Joyce began these stories of Dublin life in 1904, when he was 22, and had completed them by the end of 1907, they remained unpublished ... Lees meer

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

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• Since his death in 1924, Kafka has come to be regarded as one of the greatest modern writers, one whose work brilliantly explores the anxiety, futilit... Lees meer

A White Heron and Other Stories

Sarah Orne Jewett

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• Writing in wonderfully descriptive and fluent prose, Sarah Orne Jewett, best-known for The Country of the Pointed Firs , was early encouraged by her f... Lees meer

The Mabinogion

Lady Charlotte E. Guest

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• Composed in a golden age of Celtic storytelling in the thirteenth century or earlier, this collection of 12 Welsh prose tales is a masterpiece of Euro... Lees meer

The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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• Best known for the 1892 title story of this collection, a harrowing tale of a woman's descent into madness, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote more than 2... Lees meer

Great Short Short Stories: Quick Reads by Great Writers

Paul Negri

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• "To buy books would be a good thing," observed Arthur Schopenhauer, "if we also could buy the time to read them." All devoted readers long for more ti... Lees meer

Behind a Mask

Louisa May Alcott

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• The author of Little Women and other beloved classics, Louisa May Alcott grew up in a community of New England transcendentalists that included Thorea... Lees meer

100 Great Short Stories

James Daley

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• "This is a wonderful collection of authors from America and around the world. Centuries are covered, making this a great resource for English teachers... Lees meer

Zadig and Other Stories

Voltaire

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• Best known as the author of the satirical novel Candide, Voltaire also wrote other highly regarded works of philosophical fiction. With the title tale... Lees meer

Young Goodman Brown and Other Short Stories

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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• Throughout his richly varied literary career, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) wrote compelling short stories of enduring appeal. His first important p... Lees meer

Carry On, Jeeves

P G Wodehouse

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• Ten classic short stories by author and humorist P. G. Wodehouse tell the amusing antics and occasional mishaps of young gentleman Bertie Wooster, who... Lees meer