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Read Short Story Classics

Read classic short stories by world famous authors.
The Gamekeeper By Guy de Maupassant

A classic short story describing a tragedy which illustrates why crime does not pay.

The Gingham Dress By Malcolm Forbes

You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they believe can do nothing for them. Malcolm Forbes

Miggles By Bret Harte

This classic short story is a fun frontier adventure story and interesting character study of a young woman found living in the middle of nowhere.

My Stowaway By Robert Barr

A potentially serious situation takes an unexpected turn with unforeseen consequences.

The Enchanted Bluff By Willa Cather

The frontier life, recreation, thoughts and dreams of a small group of young friends is explored and remembered in this superb classic short.

The Choice By Edith Wharton

An upper class bore, a secret affair, an early demise contemplated, and a suprising end...all await you in this classic short.

Her Lover By Maxim Gorky

...the more a human creature has tasted of bitter things the more it hungers after the sweet things.

Mother Magpie's Mischief By Harriet Beecher Stowe

Some birds just like telling everyone else in the woods how they should do things, usually the opposite of how they're being done, which is the wrong way!

A Mysterious Case By Anna Katharine Green

A lovely young woman is poisoned but the source and reason is a mystery begging resolution...

The Sphinx By Edgar Allan Poe

What begins as a would-be horror story creature tale takes a quirky turn as it delves the depths of the human mind and imagination.

The Fir Tree By Hans Christian Andersen

The sayings "Careful what you wish for", "Bloom where you are planted", and "Life is Short" could have all been inspired by this classic.

WAR By Sherwood Anderson

A war of wills between a German officer and a Polish matriarch has an unexpected outcome...

The Elephant's Child By Rudyard Kipling

Classic short story for children about how the elephant's nose became a long trunk.

Little Girls Wiser Than Men By Leo Tolstoy

How two little girls splashing and playing started a neighborhood war...

Roses and Forget-Me-Nots By Louisa May Alcott

Charming classic short story about how a small act of kindness forever altered the lives of two young women.

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