Short Stories

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

Marie, de France, active 12th century

This volume gathers English translations of the medieval French romances traditionally attributed to Marie de…

The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes

Falconbridge

The Humors of Falconbridge is a mid‑nineteenth‑century compilation of short, comic sketches that capture…

The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3

Guy de Maupassant

The volume gathers a series of French short stories translated into English, all bearing the unmistakable…

The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes

Israel Zangwill

The work is a collection of short stories and novelettes by Israel Zangwill, set in the social world of…

The Descent of Man and Other Stories

Edith Wharton

The collection opens with a long, self‑reflective sketch of Professor Linyard, a middle‑aged academic…

Stories from The Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman

This edition presents a selection of Arabian Nights tales retold by Laurence Housman, whose introductory…

The Golden Maiden, and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia

A. G. Seklemian

This volume presents a collection of Armenian folk‑tales assembled by A. G.

All the World Over: Interesting Stories of Travel, Thrilling Adventure and Home Life

Pratt, Ella Farman; Bell, Lucia Chase; Converse, Frank H.; Stockton, Louise

The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all nations: American

This volume is a survey of the American short‑story tradition that treats detective and mystery tales as a…

Raggedy Ann stories

Johnny Gruelle

The book is a collection of whimsical children’s tales centered on the rag doll Raggedy Ann, a character…

Twice-Told Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Twice‑Told Tales gathers Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short‑story sketches of New England life, and it opens with a…

Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931

Various

Astounding Stories of Super‑Science January 1931 is a periodical anthology that gathers the speculative tales…

Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews

Jack London

This volume gathers a selection of Jack London’s short stories, curated for a youthful audience by Franklin…

International Short Stories: English

The work opens on the day after Donne Fair, setting the scene in a bustling market where Highland drovers are…

Beyond Lies the Wub

Philip K. Dick

Beyond Lies the Wub is a short‑fiction piece by Philip K.

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 2, April, 1923: The unique magazine

Various

Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 2 (April 1923) is a pulp‑era periodical that blends fiction with a strikingly…

International Short Stories: American

The work is a long‑form American short story that opens with a lively conversation between Walter Ludlow and…

While the Billy Boils

Henry Lawson

The volume is a series of short sketches that capture the rough‑and‑ready world of Australia’s gold‑fields…

Tales and Fantasies

Robert Louis Stevenson

The work opens with a brisk, almost satirical portrait of John Varey Nicholson, a self‑described “stupid”…

Mashi, and Other Stories

Rabindranath Tagore

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930

Various

Astounding Stories of Super‑Science, November 1930, is a pulp‑era science‑fiction magazine that opens with a…

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Shiying Mu

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Songling Pu

The Grey Fairy Book

The Grey Fairy Book is a compilation of folk narratives drawn from a wide range of cultures, Lithuanian,…