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Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories

Read by Nick Bulka


Bret Harte


A collection of short stories set in the American West at the end of the 19th century. (Summary by Nick Bulka)

The Ninth vibration and other stories

Read by Linda Andrus


L. Adams Beck


This is a collection of the following short stories: The Ninth Vibration -- The Interpreter : A Romance of the East -- The Incomparable Lady…

Nature Near Home and Other Papers

Read by Edith Phern


John Burroughs


Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charmin…

The Wild Knight and Other Poems

Read by Robert G. Smith


G. K. Chesterton


A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, "The Wild K…

The Star-Treader and Other Poems

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Clark Ashton Smith


Clark Ashton Smith, referred to as one of the big three of Weird Tales, was a romantic-style poet, a Lovecraftian-style writer and a literar…

The Hotel D'Angleterre And Other Stories

Read by David Wales


Mary Elizabeth Hawker


Five short stories by Lanoe Falconer which is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though f…

Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

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Andrew Barton Paterson


From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window in…

The Elephant Man and other reminiscences

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Frederick Treves


In 1884, Professor Treves saw Joseph Merrick (known as the "Elephant Man") in a shop across the road from the London Hospital. Bei…

The Mermaid's Message and Other Stories

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Various


This is a collection of fairy tales and fables compiled in 1919. The stories contain original but old-fashioned tales which modern children …

The Jolly Parisiennes and Other Novelettes

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Émile Zola


“The Jolly Parisiennes” by Émile Zola is a very clever, brilliant and interesting romance of a “grande passion” with an undercurrent …

Pieces of Hate and other Enthusiasms

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Heywood Broun


This book is a collection of humorous short stories about ordinary instances in daily life. We learn many interesting things about life, suc…

The Talking Horse And Other Stories

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F. Anstey


A collection of short stories by famed humorist and Punch magazine staff member, F. Anstey, pseudonym for Thomas Anstey Guthrie. They range …

The Talking Handkerchief, and Other Stories

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Thomas Wallace Knox


This is a collection of 22 stories of action and adventure. We follow the narrators as they escape pirates and cannibals, overcome natural d…

A Slav Soul and Other Stories

Read by Lee Smalley


Aleksandr Kuprin


Novelist and short story writer Alexandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938) was one of the most widely read authors of his time. Nabokov called hi…

The Phantom Death and Other Stories

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William Clark Russell


This is a book of remarkable nautical ghost and horror stories written by William Clark Russell in 1893. The stories are for the most part s…

Helen of Troy and Other Poems

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Sara Teasdale


Sara Teasdale was an American poet, originally from Missouri, later attaching herself more to New York. Helen of Troy was one of her first g…

The Black Poodle and Other Tales

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F. Anstey


This is a collection of ten humorous short stories (Summary by Carolin)

Twain and Howells On Each Other

Read by John Greenman


William Dean Howells and Mark Twain


Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered b…

The Doves' Nest and Other Stories

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Katherine Mansfield


The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a collection of complete stories and fragments by the writer Katherine Mansfield. The book was publishe…

The Man On The Other Side

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Ada Barnett


Ruth never expected to have a house of her own. Raised in an orphanage, she is forced to work for her living. She chooses to work in a book …

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