Library of Congress
A Selection of Stories from The Æsop for Children
Read and incorporate a variety of Aesop's Fables into a fable genre study with an eBook produced by the Library of Congress. The interactive eBook contains 146 fables written by Aesop and includes colorful interactive illustrations...
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Dubliners
The Dubliners contains 15 short stories all bound in one book. The stories begin with narration by young children, and as they progress, so do the ages of the narrators. The author, James Joyce, focuses most stories on characters that...
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
Read the full text of Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" for free. With links to other short stories by famous American writers.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: The Private History of a Campaign
Read the full text of Mark Twain's short story "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed". With links to other short stories by American writers.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Read the full text of the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. With links to other short stories and a Short Story of the Day.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "Split Cherry Tree" by Jesse Stuart
Read the full text of Jesse Stuart's short story "The Cherry Tree". With links to other short stories by American writers.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: Young Goodman Brown
Read the full text of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" on this site for free. With links to other short stories by American authors.
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Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Read the full text of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs. With links to other short stories by American writers.
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Cardinal Book: Rosinante to the Road Again
Click on "content" at the bottom of the page. You can select from the list and read the work of John Dos Passos.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Short Stories by Ambrose Bierce
This Bibliomania site provides the full text to over 25 short stories by Ambrose Bierce! Each story is accessible by just clicking on the link of the one that you want to read. A great site to check out on the subject.
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Classic Reader: To Morrow
Read this gripping story of lives haunted by the sea in the short story "To-morrow" by Joseph Conrad.
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Classic Reader: To Him Who Waits
Read the full text of the short story "To Him Who Waits" by O. Henry about a "hermit of the Hudson".
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Classic Reader: To Kill a Man
A young woman encounters a burglar in her home in the short story "To Kill a Man" by Jack London. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "An Unfinished Story" by O Henry
The narrator has died and is waiting to be judged by God. Most of the events in this short story by O. Henry occur in the past. Read the full text of "An Unfinished Story" on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Way to the Dairy" by h.h. Munro
"The Way to the Dairy" is short story written by H.H. Munro, better known as Saki. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: "What Happened to Alanna?" by Kathleen Thompson Norris
Read the short story "What Happened to Alanna" by Kathleen Thompson Norris on this site.
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Classic Reader: "With Interest to Date" by Rex Ellingwood Beach
Read the full text of the short story "With Interest to Date" by Rex Ellingwood Beach on this site.
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Classic Reader: "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber
The themes of hypocrisy and intolerance characterize the short story "The Woman Who Tried to Be Good" by Edna Ferber. Read the full text on this site.
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Classic Reader: Something to Worry About by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of the short story Something to Worry About by P.G. Wodehouse. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: "The Brick Moon," and Other Stories
The University of Virginia Library provides the full text to Edward Everett Hale's volume of short stories. The preface is very enlightening and should definitely be read. The volume includes eight of his short stories.
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Classic Reader: The Toys of Peace
In "The Toys of Peace" by H.H. Munro a woman gives her brother an article about the dangers of war toys for young boys. Read the full text of this short story to find out how her kids respond to the civilian gifts their uncle brings on...
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Classic Reader: To Build a Fire
Follow this inexperienced Yukon adventurer in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. Read the full text of this naturalist short story.
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Classic Reader: A Visit to the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Punsters
In " A Visit to the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Punsters" the author is making a visit to the Asylum where old punsters go to live out their days. The punsters basically sit around and take every opportunity to make bad puns. Read the...
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Classic Reader: From a to Z by Susan Glaspell
Read the full text of the short story From A to Z by Susan Glaspell. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.