Short Stories

Carnacki, the Ghost Finder

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William Hope Hodgson


Thomas Carnacki was a detective of the supernatural, created for a series of short stories by William Hope Hodgson. Hodsgon, also a noted ph…

The King in Yellow (part 2)

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Robert W. Chambers


Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Shortly after returning to America, he became popular a…

Wessex Tales

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Thomas Hardy


Wessex Tales is a collection of six short stories written by Hardy in the 1880’s. If you’ve never read Hardy they’ll serve as a good introdu…

The Legends of the Jews, Volume 2

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Louis Ginzberg


Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …

The Best British Short Stories of 1922

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Various and Walter de la Mare


Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors. (Summary by David Wales) Note: A shortened section 21 was replaced on…

Crucial Instances

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Edith Wharton


This is Edith Wharton's second published collection of short stories (1901). One of these seven stories, "Copy: A Dialogue," is w…

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)

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Mark Twain


The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published j…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 006

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…

Werewolf -- Five Pieces

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Saki


Five stories and essays about werewolves. - Summary by david wales

Police Operation

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H. Beam Piper


H. Beam Piper (1904–1964) was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his e…

Short Story Collection Vol. 006

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Various


LibriVox's Short Story Collection 006: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…

The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 07

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Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton and William James Mcglothlin


This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…

Short Science Fiction Collection 005

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Various


Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

Short Mystery Story Collection 002

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Various


LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 002: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …

Short Science Fiction Collection 012

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Various


Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

Life's Little Ironies; A Set Of Tales With Some Colloquial Sketches Entitled A …

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Thomas Hardy


Eighteen short stories by a master story teller. - Summary by david wales

Day And Night Stories

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Algernon Blackwood


Fifteen short stories by Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE (1869 – 1951), an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific w…

Short Science Fiction Collection 007

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Various


Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 03

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Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton and William James Mcglothlin


This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythol…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 008

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Various


A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…

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