Short Stories
The Tenth Clew and Other Continental Op Stories
Read by Winston Tharp
Dashiell Hammett
Biographer Nathan Ward has called “The Tenth Clew” Dashiell Hammett’s “first real jewel of a story.” In it, Hammett’s nameless Continental D…
The Little Gray Lady
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Francis Hopkinson Smith
As every Christmas for the last 20 years, the Little Gray Lady lights a candle in her room and spends the evening alone, thinking of a great…
More William (version 2)
Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)
Richmal Crompton
More William is the second William collection in the much acclaimed Just William series by Richmal Crompton. It is a sequel to the book Just…
The Machine Stops (version 2)
Read by Jerome Lawsen
E. M. Forster
Published in 1909, this science fiction short story takes place in a future where mankind, seemingly no longer able to survive on earth's su…
A Group of Noble Dames
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
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…
Short Story Collection Vol. 044
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 044: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Short Story Collection Vol. 007
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
Waifs and Strays
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O. Henry
These 12 O. Henry stories all deal with waifs and strays in one way or another; people who have somehow become adrift in the current of life…
Astounding Stories 05, May 1930
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Ray Cummings
The fifth issue of Astounding Stories continues the Ray Cummings serial "Brigands of the Moon", begins a 4 part novel by Murray Le…
Children's Short Works, Vol. 004
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 004: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Short Science Fiction Collection 054
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Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Short Story Collection Vol. 077
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Various
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan D…
Coffee Break Collection 008 - Animals
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Henry David Thoreau
This is the eighth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in len…
Astounding Stories 03, March 1930
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Ray Cummings
This is the third issue of the classic science fiction Astounding Magazine. It contains the opening chapters of a 4 part serialized novel by…
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
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Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
Historic Girls
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Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)
A Changed Man And Other Tales
Read by David Wales
Thomas Hardy
Eleven short stories. - Summary by david wales
The House With The Mezzanine And Other Stories
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Anton Chekhov
Six short stories and a novella by the Russian master. (david wales)
Kashtanka
Read by Grant Hurlock
Anton Chekhov
"Kashtanka," a shaggy-dog story penned by Anton Chekhov in seven parts and first published in 1887, relates the experiences of its…
Short Science Fiction Collection 061
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…