Short Stories

The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories

Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)


Arnold Bennett



Twenty-two short stories by Arnold Bennett, mainly set in the 'Five Towns', Bennett's name for the pottery manufacturing towns of the Englis…

Short Science Fiction Collection 053

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Various



Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

Three Short Works

Read by David Barnes


Gustave Flaubert



Here is a collection of strikingly different pieces by Flaubert: a prose poem in the voices of Death, Satan and Nero; the trials and apotheo…

in our time

Read by KevinS


Ernest Hemingway



This is the first edition of Hemingway's in our time, published in a very small run in France in 1924. And American edition was released the…

Jewish Children (Yudishe Kinder)

Read by Adrian Praetzellis


שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem



Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about…

The Cruel Painter

Read by Ned Troxel


George MacDonald



This is the story of a daring college student's quest to win the icy heart of a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, the girl is the daughter of a…

Short Science Fiction Collection 052

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Various



Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

Astounding Stories 01, January 1930

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Ray Cummings



In January of 1930 a new magazine with a flashy color cover appeared on newsstands, Astounding Stories of Super-Science. Filled with stories…

The Book of Wonder

Read by Greg Elmensdorp


Lord Dunsany



"Come with me, ladies and gentlemen who are in any wise weary of London: come with me: and those that tire at all of the world we know:…

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Read by Bellona Times


F. Scott Fitzgerald



Pretty but socially clueless Bernice lets her know-it-all cousin push her around, but eventually, something's gotta give! (Introduction by B…

Blazed Trail Stories and Stories Of The Wild Life

Read by David Wales


Stewart Edward White



Thirteen short stories by a popular writer of the early 20th century (not to be confused with an earlier book Blazed Trail). White's books …

The Stolen White Elephant

Read by Kristen McQuillin


Mark Twain



In this Mark Twain short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local po…

The Frog Prince and Other Stories

Read by Laurie Anne Walden


Walter Crane



Here are three charming fairy tales with happy endings. They feature an enchanted frog; a princess, her brothers, and a dastardly plot agai…

The Dancing Girls

Read by Phil Chenevert


Edna Ferber



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…

Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1

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Charles Dickens



The Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection comprises short works previously unrecorded for LibriVox - fiction, essays, poetry, letters…

Short Story Collection Vol. 004

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Various



LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 004: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Tales from the Archives: Volume One

Read by Philippa Ballantine


Philippa Ballantine



From the author who started it all and New Zealand's original podcast authoress, Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine return to Podiobooks.com with…

Ball of Fat (Boule de suif) Version 2

Read by Bob Neufeld


Guy de Maupassant



Boule de Suif (1880) is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, …

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

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Lafcadio Hearn



Most of the following Kwaidan, or Weird Tales, have been taken from old Japanese books,— such as the Yaso-Kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho, Koko…

Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel

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Various



This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…

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