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
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles Dickens
The Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection comprises short works previously unrecorded for LibriVox - fiction, essays, poetry, letters…
Short Story Collection Vol. 004
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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…