Short Stories
Selected Short Stories
Read by Greg W.
Stephen Crane
At the time of his death at the age of 28, Stephen Crane had become an important figure in American literature. He was nearly forgotten, how…
Eve’s Diary (version 2)
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in…
Rain
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W. Somerset Maugham
One of Maugham's most famous short stories, Rain unfolds in a soggy tropical paradise marred by self-righteous hypocrites trying to force th…
Fábulas, volume 3
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Aesop
Esopo é um lendário autor grego, que teria vivido na Antigüidade, ao qual se atribui a paternidade da fábula como …
Stories for God's Little Ones
Read by Maria Therese
Father John Koenig
A charming collection of nine short stories for children with a moral weaved in each. These were originally published as separate booklets, …
The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' - A Collection of Maritime Sketches
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William Clark Russell
This is a collection of short stories of mystery and romance, set at sea, in the times of the great sea voyages.
Short Humor Collection 001
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P. G. Wodehouse
This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Short Story Collection Vol. 005
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Various
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 005: a collection of 20 works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Arnold Bennett
Twenty-two short stories by Arnold Bennett, mainly set in the 'Five Towns', Bennett's name for the pottery manufacturing towns of the Englis…
The Garden Party
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)
Katherine Mansfield
A collection of short stories on a variety of subjects, by one of New Zealand's premiere female writers.
Short Science Fiction Collection 053
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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…
International Short Stories Volume 3: French Stories
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Variousandfrancis J. Reynolds
The third book of a three volume anthology of international short stories, we now turn to French stories. Authors include Honoré de B…
Three Short Works
Read by David Barnes
Gustave Flaubert
Here is a collection of strikingly different pieces by Flaubert: a prose poem in the voices of Death, Satan and Nero; the trials and apotheo…
The Cruel Painter
Read by Ned Troxel
George MacDonald
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…
Jewish Children (Yudishe Kinder)
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem
Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about…
Short Science Fiction Collection 052
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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…
Astounding Stories 01, January 1930
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Ray Cummings
In January of 1930 a new magazine with a flashy color cover appeared on newsstands, Astounding Stories of Super-Science. Filled with stories…
Brief einer Unbekannten
Stefan Zweig
“Als der bekannte Romanschriftsteller R. frühmorgens wieder nach Wien zurückkehrte fand er in der Post einen Brief, der fremde Sch…
The Stolen White Elephant
Read by Kristen McQuillin
Mark Twain
In this Mark Twain short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local po…