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1.8 Scarborough Tragedy, a Wager
In Curiosities of Street Literature
This is a collection of broadsides from London. Broadsides are short, popular publications, a precursor to today's tabloid journalism. The c…
In His Image
In Short Science Fiction Collection 092
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…
The Newsboys' Home and how it helped Joe
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 020
Discover a delightful assortment of tales in Children's Short Works, a collection curated by the renowned brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. …
On His Blindness
In Short Poetry Collection 064
Discover a diverse array of voices in the Short Poetry Collection, featuring 20 public-domain poems selected and narrated by dedicated Libri…
King John and the Abbot
In Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an e…
Chapter 50 "After" Jenkins
In Sketches New and Old
This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1882. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the or…
See?
In Short Science Fiction Collection 105
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…
Chapter 8
In Transient
Governor Alman Lampley makes an unplanned stop in a small town on the way to his destination. Everything looks familiar yet slightly off. He…
My Star by Robert Browning
In Love Poems by Famous Authors
A collection of love poems, including the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, Tristram & Iseult, and selections from many authors inc…
Section 5
In Brief Diversions
A miscellany of what the author describes as "Tales, Travesties and Epigrams" all of them very short. They were written while Prie…
The Message on the Slate Part 2
In Lukundoo and Other Stories
Edward Lucas White was a well-regarded author of weird fiction, admired by the likes of H. P. Lovecraft. The title story of this collection…
L'AFFAIRE UNCLE JOHN
In Tales of St. Austin's
Early short stories from Wodehouse focusing on life at St. Austin's, a fictional English public school. Also, Included are four humorous ess…
Sam's Boy
In Light Freights
A collection of weird and humorous short stories known for their good twists featuring a trio attempting some get-rich-quick schemes, the go…
The Mirror
In The Burning Wheel
Though Aldous Huxley is best known for his later novels and essays, he started his writing career as a poet. The Burning Wheel is his first …
Readers World
In Astounding Stories 16, April 1931
Contents of this issue :-MONSTERS OF MARS EDMOND HAMILTON - Three Martian-Duped Earth-Men Swing Open the Gates of Space That for So Long…
The Super Opener
In Short Science Fiction Collection 075
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…
Episode 12
In The Ex-Wife Files
The eX-Wife Files Mark Forman's first sci-fi detective short story is in the vein of Philip K. Dick's BladeRunner (Do Androids Dream of Ele…
The Brothers Karamazov
In First Chapter Collection 005
LibriVox First Chapter Collection 005 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, fiction and nonfiction, mostly English but…
I Have a Little Sister
In The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children
A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too…
A Fragment
In The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson
To those unacquainted with Tennyson's conscientious methods, it may seem strange that a volume of 160 pages is necessary to contain those po…