Short Stories

The golden spears, and other fairy tales

Edmund Leamy

The volume is a collection of Irish fairy tales by Edmund Leamy, presented here in an American edition that…

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan presents a collection of Japanese ghost stories, legends, and cultural sketches that…

The Upper Berth; By the Waters of Paradise

F. Marion Crawford

The volume presents two short works by F. Marion Crawford, originally printed for Christmas annuals and now…

Drolls From Shadowland

J. H. Pearce

Drolls From Shadowland is a whimsical, low‑brow fantasy set in the rugged mining districts of Cornwall.

The best British short stories of 1922

This volume gathers the most distinguished British short stories published between July 1922 and June 1923,…

Best Russian Short Stories

This volume gathers the short stories that first gave Russian prose its distinctive voice.

Noveller

Minna Canth

Denna samling korta berättelser, skriven av Minna Canth, presenterar en livsskildring som sträcker sig från…

What Men Live By, and Other Tales

Leo Tolstoy

The work opens with a vivid portrait of Simon, a poor shoemaker whose life is reduced to a daily scramble for…

Infelizes: Historias Vividas

Ana de Castro Osório

O livro reúne contos curtos ambientados no Portugal do século XIX, e abre‑se com uma narrativa que mistura…

Household Tales by Brothers Grimm

Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm

The volume is a collection of German folk narratives compiled by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known for gathering…

Spanish short stories

Este volumen reúne una selección de relatos breves escritos por los principales autores de la prosa española…

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights — Volume 5 (of 6)

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights – Volume 5 is a scholarly edition of a…

The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories

H. G. Wells

The volume is a self‑selected anthology of H. G. Wells’s short fiction, gathered under the auspices of the…

The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon

Washington Irving

The Sketch‑Book of Geoffrey Crayon is a self‑conscious collection of travel essays and personal reflections…

The Fables of Aesop Selected, Told Anew, and Their History Traced

Aesop

The volume presents a scholarly edition of the fables traditionally ascribed to Aesop, beginning with a…

Weihnachtserzählungen

Adolf Schwayer

Der Band „Weihnachtserzählungen“ von Adolf Schwayer ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die das…

The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly

Various

The Idler Magazine, Vol III (May 1893) is an illustrated monthly of assorted pieces, and this excerpt plunges…

The Monkey's Paw The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 2.

W. W. Jacobs

The collection opens with a cramped, storm‑swept evening in a rural dwelling, where Mr.

Schläfst du Mutter?; Ruth. Novellen

Jakob Wassermann

Die Erzählung ist eine ausgedehnte Novelle, die das Innenleben des neunjährigen Peter schildert, während er…

Parables from flowers

Gertrude P. Dyer

Gertrude P. Dyer’s Parables from Flowers is a Christian‑themed allegory told through the lives of birds…

Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories

T. S. Arthur

This volume is a collection of moral short stories aimed at young readers who are on the cusp of adulthood.

The Best American Humorous Short Stories

The volume presents a curated selection of American short stories whose chief aim is to combine literary…

Brazilian Tales

Albuquerque, Medeiros e; Coelho Netto, Henrique; Dolores, Carmen; Machado de Assis

Brazilian Tales is a collection of short stories that foregrounds the evolution of Brazil’s literary…

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories

William Dean Howells

The volume is a collection of William Dean Howells’s short stories, and it opens with a sprawling,…