Short Story Books

Johnny Bear, and Other Stories

Ernest Thompson

Johnny Bear, and Other Stories is a collection of animals fiction short stories for children written by Ernest Thompson, an American writer, actor, and director. He won an Academy Award for Best ..

The Monster of Lake LaMetrie

Wardon Allan Curtis

The Monster of Lake LaMetrie is a science fiction short story by British writer Wardon Allan Curtis. It was originally published in September 1899 in Pearson’s Magazine and collected in Sam ..

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly magazine. In October 1898 it appeared in The Two Magics, a book published by Mac..

From the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne

Like much classic science fiction and fantasy writing, Jules Verne's novel From the Earth to the Moon seems comically anachronistic: a group of Civil War vets, who are still wistful about the glories ..

More William

Richmal Crompton

More William is the second William collection in the much acclaimed Just William series by Richmal Crompton. It is a sequel to the book Just William. The book was first published in 1922, with a curre..

Rewards and Fairies

Rudyard Kipling

Rewards and Fairies is a historical fantasy book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1910. The title comes from the poem "Farewell, Rewards and Fairies" by Richard Corbet. The poem is referred to by the c..

Indian Tales

Rudyard Kipling

Indian tales written by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories including The finest story in the world, With the main guard, Wee Willie Winkie, The rout of the White Hussars, At twenty-two, ..

The Day's Work

Rudyard Kipling

The Day's Work is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in 1898. There are no poems included between the different stories in The Day's Work, as there are in many ot..