Short Stories

Ghetto Comedies

Read by Anthony Ogus


Israel Zangwill


A series of tales, poignant as well as comic, set in the Jewish East End of London by the writer known as the "Dickens of the ghetto&qu…

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 02 November 1895

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Various


The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

Warriors of Old Japan, and Other Stories

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Yei Theodora Ozaki


This is a collection of stories featuring members of the Samurai - the warrior class of old Japan, rendered into English by Yei Theodora Oza…

Comedies of Courtship

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Anthony Hope


A series of short stories about love and the process of courtship. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Uncle Joe's Stories

Read by Allyson Hester


Edward Knatchbull-Hugesson


This is an entertaining collection of varying stories recounted as only a master storyteller could deliver them. (Summary by Allyson Hester)

Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water

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Various


This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 07 April 1896

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Various


The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

The Vertical City

Read by Lisa Reichert


Fannie Hurst


As the city above soars gloriously skyward, the denizens of the city writhe in its dirty underbelly.The Vertical City is a collection of six…

Voces Populi

Read by Don W. Jenkins


F. Anstey


F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…

BLAST No. 1

Read by Phil Benson


Various


BLAST, edited by Wyndham Lewis and subtitled 'Review of the Great British Vortex', was the magazine of the short-lived Vorticist movement in…

Coffee Break Collection 030 - Mythical Creatures

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Various


This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

The Square Egg and Other Sketches


Kurt Kluge


Saki – Hector Hugh Munro ( 1870-1916) Language: EnglishEight amusing short pieces by Hector Hugh Munro (pen name Saki) who died in the …

Love Stories Volume 5

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Various


Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, offered by LibriVox volunteers, covering all kinds of experiences involving romance or oth…

Man and Maid

Read by Peter Yearsley


E. Nesbit


A collection of the author's short stories for adults, with some supernatural ones. - Summary by Peter Yearsley

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 06 March 1896

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Various


The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

Coffee Break Collection 032 - Wilderness

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Various


This is the 32nd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

A Wasted Day

Read by Crln Yldz Ksr


Richard Harding Davis


This is a delightful little story about the most successful banker on Wall Street, who finds his philanthropic side when one of his former e…

Coffee Break Collection 029 - Dogs

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Various


This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

Local Color Collection Vol. 001

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Various


In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)

Coffee Break Collection 026 - It's a Small World

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Various


This is the 26th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes…

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