This is the full text of the book A Group of Noble Dames by Thomas Hardy, a collection of short stories. The stories are contained by a frame narrative in which ten members of a club each tell one story about a noble dame in the 17th or...

This is the full text of the collection of short stories A Garland for Girls by Louisa May Alcott; her final publication includes seven short stories. She is most famous for her novel Little Women.

This site features the full text of the short story "An Adventure in the New Hebrides" by Louis Becke.

This is the text of the short story "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce, a scary story with a startling ending.

This is the text of the short story "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a story about the cost of perfection.

This is the text of the short story "A Bivouac of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce, a story with an ironic twist set in the Allegheny mountains, in Pocahontas county, West Virginia.

This is the text of the short story "Beyond The Wall" by Ambrose Bierce, a story with a twist.

This is the full text of the short story "An Afternoon Miracle" by O. Henry, a tale with a twist.

This is the text of the short story "Bertie's Christmas Eve" by H. H. Munro. Bertie wreaks havoc at the Christmas party.

Ambrose Bierce is famous for his writings on the Civil War and showing the brutality that occurred. "Two Military Executions" is short story about a young soldier sentenced to death for hitting an officer. Read the full text on this site.

Ambrose Pierce fought in some bloody battles during the Civil War. He reminisces about one such battle in "What I Saw of Shiloh" in this short story.

This is the full text of the short story "The Butterfly that Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling; the story is about a butterfly and his wife helping a mighty king control his quarreling wives. It is part of his Just So Stories.

This is the text of the short story "Brown of Calaveras" by Bret Harte, a classic western featuring the intrigue of a gambler, a friend, and a wife and the intertwining of their relationships with comical overtones.

This is the text of the short story "Bulger's Reputation" by Bret Harte, a classic western set in Rattlesnake Camp.

This is the full text of the short story "A Baby Tramp" by Ambrose Bierce. The story is about a boy who was sent away to be protected from the strange occurrences in his town.

This is the full text of the short story "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot" by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes.

This is the complete text of the short story "The Cruise of the Dolphin" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. It is an episode from The Story of a Bad Boy, the narrator being Tom Bailey, the hero of the tale.

This is the complete text of the short story "D'Arfet's Vengeance" by Arthur Quiller-Couch. The story is told by Dom Bartholomew Perestrello, Governor of the Island of Porto Santo.

This is the complete text of the short story "A Cosmopolite in a Cafe" by O. Henry.

This site features the author Lina Redwood Fairfax including the full text of the short story "The Misfortunes of Bro' Thomas Wheatley."

This site features the author Lizzie W. Champney including the full text of the short story "The Heartbreak Cameo."

This is the text of the short story "The Beggar" by Guy de Maupassant, a ghost story.

This is the text of the short story "Bertha" by Guy de Maupassant. Dr. Bonnet relates the tragic story of Bertha, a mentally deficient woman whom he worked with to establish some degree of cognitive understanding.

This is the text of the short story "The Brogue" by H. H. Munro, a story of an infamous horse named Brogue.