Welcome to The Short Story Library
We offer thousands of titles to choose from in The Short Story Library
If you are looking for a particular story, you can page through the titles below or you can use the search box (which says "Title or Author") in the navigation bar on top of this page. Enter the full title or a single word (for example, you can find The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County using frog or celebrated).
For readers looking for an introduction to the short story genre, we recommend: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge; The Little Match Girl; The Gift of the Magi; A Horseman in the Sky; The Monkey's Paw; The Cask of Amontillado; The Story of an Hour and The Cactus. Enjoy reading!
Our titles are listed below in alphabetical order; the bold titles are selections from the editor.
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