Short Stories

The Machine Stops

by E. M. Forster Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.5
"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Revie…

Told after Supper

by Jerome K. Jerome Read by Ruth Golding 4.6
It is Christmas Eve, and the narrator, his uncle and sundry other local characters are sitting round the fire drinking copious quantities of…

The Cloak

by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol Read by Bob Neufeld 4.7
"The Cloak" is a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had …

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens Read by Kyle M. 4.9
The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold-hearted man of business and has little time for the good humor and charity of the Christmas season. B…

Short Science Fiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Selected Short Stories

by Stephen Crane Read by Greg W. 4.8
Selected Short Stories showcases the profound talent of Stephen Crane, an influential figure in American literature whose work continues to …

Short Science Fiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

The Dancing Girls

by Edna Ferber Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
The Dancing Girls is just one of the 4 excellent short stories in this recording. All written by the master, Edna Ferber for magazines betwe…

Can Such Things Be?

by Ambrose Bierce Read by Roger Melin 4.3
24 short stories in fairly typical Bierce fashion - ghostly, spooky, to be read (or listened to) in the dark, perhaps with a light crackling…

Heart of the West

by O. Henry Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Heart of the West is a captivating collection of short stories that showcases the wit and charm of O. Henry, one of America's most beloved s…

A Wodehouse Miscellany

by P. G. Wodehouse Read by Kevin McAsh 4.4
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. Best known toda…

The Captain of the Polestar

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 4.4
The Captain of the Polestar is a captivating collection of early short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, showcasing his diverse storytellin…

Tales of Men and Ghosts

by Edith Wharton Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.6
Tales of Men and Ghosts was published as a collection in 1910, though the first eight of the stories had earlier appeared in Scribner's and …

Plain Tales from the Hills

by Rudyard Kipling Read by Mike Harris 4.6
Plain Tales from the Hills is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling, set against the backdrop of British India during the height …

Short Stories

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Explore the intricate world of human psychology and moral dilemmas in this collection of short stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of Russia's…

The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Emma Orczy Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, T…

The Book of Ghosts

by Sabine Baring-Gould Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. During his life, he publis…

In the Midst of Life

by Ambrose Bierce Read by David Wales 4.6
These stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. This is the 1909 edition. The 1909 edition omits six…

Short Mystery Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Delve into the enigmatic world of mystery with this captivating collection of ten short stories, each crafted to intrigue and challenge your…

Arizona Nights

by Stewart Edward White Read by A. E. Maroney 4.4
Arizona Nights invites listeners into the rugged landscapes of the American West through a captivating collection of tales. Each story is a …

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