Short Stories eBooks
The Blue Flower and Other Stories
Short Stories, by Henry van DykeThe stories in this book have been growing together for a long time.There are only little, broken chapters from the long story of life. None of them is taken from other books. Only one of them--the story of Winifried and the Thunder-Oak--has the slightest wisp of a foundation in fact or legend.
The Brick Moon and Other Stories
Short Stories, by Edward Everett HaleI cannot well tell you how much dismay this sight of a footprint in the ground gave me, nor how many sleepless nights it cost me. All the time I was trying to make my mother think that there was no ground for anxiety, and yet all the time I was showing her that I was very anxious. The more I pretended that I was not troubled, the more absent-minded, and so the more troubled, I appeared to her.
The Cabman's Story
Short Stories, by Arthur Conan DoyleWe had to take a "growler," for the day looked rather threatening and we agreed that it would be a very bad way of beginning our holiday by getting wet, especially when Fanny was only just coming round from the whooping cough. Holidays were rather scarce with us, and when we took one we generally arranged some little treat, and went in for enjoying ourselves...
The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales
Short Stories, by Arthur Conan DoyleFrom the first moment of their conversation a horrible misgiving had come over me. It seemed more than confirmed as I gazed at what lay before me. It was a little square box made of some dark wood, and ribbed with brass. I suppose it was about the size of a cubic foot. It reminded me of a pistol-case, only it was decidedly higher. There was an appendage to it, however, on which my eyes were...
The Caregivers
Short Stories, by W. L. PrestonAn aging women struggles desperately to hold on to her remaining independence as her family pushes her into a reality she does not want to accept. As she turns to desperate measures, she finds out that the universe has ways to give her hope. Includes an extra story about two friends facing racism and an important decision in the 1960's South.
The Case of the Deadly Ring: An Alexander Steele Investigation
Short Stories, by Larry J.The Case of the Deadly Ring lures Philly private detective Alex Steele into the secret world behind the scenes in the Vatican. Follow Steele as he attempts to solve this baffling case while preserving old traditions and avoiding a major scandal in the church. A man who holds a powerful secret has been found murdered in the middle of the night on the steps of the Philadelphia Library downtown. He...
The Cat Speaks
Short Stories, by Camille FrantzEver wondered what kind of conversation might ensue if your pet suddenly gained the gift of speech? I do; and this is what my imagination came up with when I gave it some thought.
The Chateau of Prince Polignac
Short Stories, by Anthony TrollopeBut few towns, merely as towns, can be better worth visiting. In the first place, the volcanic formation of the ground on which it stands is not only singular in the extreme, so as to be interesting to the geologist, but it is so picturesque as to be equally gratifying to the general tourist. Within a narrow valley there stand several rocks, rising up from the ground with absolute abruptness.
The Chimera and the Sinner: Part I
Short Stories, by Paul Andreas WunderlichLugner the Sinner walks a perilous path. He was banished from the Kingdom of Abfalbath for having sinned against his God King. He was doomed to tread the Lands of Nothingness, where beasts and animals would love to make soup of him. He constantly swears vengeance against the King. As he treads the Lands of Nothingness, the venom of vengeance slowly seeps into his soul. One day he finds a lovely...
The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
Short Stories, by Anton ChekhovThe Chorus Girl, Verotchka, My Life, At a Country House, A Father, On the Road, Rothschild's Fiddle, Ivan Matveyitch, Zinotchka, Bad Weather, A Gentleman, Friend A Trivial Incident.





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