Short Stories

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)


Mark Twain


The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took t…

Paulownia: Seven Stories from Contemporary Japanese Writers

Read by Availle


Ōgai Mori


Paulownia is a collection of seven stories by three Japanese authors from the late 19th and early 20th century. Mori Ōgai was an army surgeo…

Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier

Read by David Wales


Charles King


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…

Tales Of The Trail; Short Stories Of Western Life

Read by David Wales


Henry Inman


This 1898 collection of thirteen previously published articles exhibits the acute perception of one of the most popular writers of the late …

The Thief

Read by Crln Yldz Ksr


Anna Katharine Green


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 …

The Master of Mysteries

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Frank Gelett Burgess


Subtitled, "Being an account of the problems solved by Astro, seer of secrets, and his love affair with Valeska Wynne, his assistant.&q…

The Lock and Key Library: Old TIme English

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Various


LOCK AND KEY LIBRARY OLD TIME ENGLISHA collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.Note: t…

Short Story Collection Vol. 051

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Various


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 051: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

CrimeWAV Season 3

Read by Seth Harwood


Seth Harwood


CrimeWAV is a podcast series of crime stories that I’m continuing with the aim of introducing the work of published crime writers, some of t…

Rudder Grange

Read by Sibella Denton


Frank R. Stockton


This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns…

Rootabaga Stories

Read by Betsie Bush


Carl Sandburg


Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a s…

Short Story Collection Vol. 011

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


P. G. Wodehouse


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 011: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 026

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Various


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 026: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

The Outspan: Tales of South Africa

Read by SallyMc


Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick


Six poignant short stories reminiscent of life as a transport rider in the Transvaal veld in the days of the gold rush in South Africa at th…

Stolen Souls

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William Le Queux


This is a collection of 14 of William le Queux' best mystery stories. (Summary by Carolin)

Short Story Collection Vol. 014

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Various


Librivox’s Short Story Collection 014: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont

Read by Czechchris


Robert Barr


Short stories by a colleague of Jerome K. Jerome, and friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Barr probably wrote the first parody of Sherlock Hol…

Short Story Collection Vol. 064

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Various


This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Contributions include works from Guy de Maupassant, Rud…

Around The Campfire

Read by David Wales


Sir Charles G. D. Roberts


Action and adventure short stories of men and animals in the wild. - Summary by David Wales

Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales

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Variousandcarl Van Vechten


The Lords of the Housetops reveals the cat through the creative lenses of 13 authors. Consequently, this carefully chosen collection of stor…

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