Favorite Short Story Collections
Invest just a few minutes in a great short story and you may be rewarded with a lesson or memory that lasts a lifetime. And it's not just the short stories; the authors may surprise you as well. Stephen Crane is best known for writing The Red Badge of Courage, but invest ten minutes to read A Dark Brown Dog and you'll likely remember him for that work instead. Likewise W.W. Jacobs is famous for his frightening short story The Monkey's Paw, but if you explore the rest of his work you will find that Jacobs wrote dozens of humorous stories about sea life. We hope that you will return to this collection often, to re-read old favorites and discover new ones.
American Short Stories
Some favorite short stories written by American authors
Anton Chekhov
Some Favorite Short Stories from Anton Chekhov
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin's Best Short Stories
Guy de Maupassant
Favorite Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant
H.H. Munro
Favorite Short Stories by H.H. Munro (aka SAKI)
W.W. Jacobs
Favorite Short Stories by W.W. Jacobs
Edgar Allan Poe
Nine Favorites from Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
Favorites Short Stories from Mark Twain
How I Edited an Agricultural Paper
The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
The Story Of The Bad Little Boy
The Story Of The Good Little Boy
Jack London
Favorites Short Stories from Jack London
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Favorites Short Stories from Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
You probably are not familiar with Mary Wilkins Freeman, she is not as famous as the authors listed above. Please don't let that stop you from reading her stories, she was a gifted author and her stories are rich and entertaining. I recommend A New England Nun, Luella Miller, and The Wind in the Rose-Bush as entry points to her library of works.
Bret Harte
Favorites Short Stories from Bret Harte
Christmas Stories
50 Great Christmas Stories, Poems, and Books
100s of Ghost, Horror & Gothic Stories
Hundreds of Great Ghost Stories
Great Short Stories for Kids
Hundreds of great stories, fables, fairy tales, & nursery rhymes
Looking for more? We have thousands of great short story titles in our Short Story Library
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