Short Story Books

The Celtic Twilight

William Butler Yeats

The Celtic Twilight is a collection of Irish Folk tales written by William Butler Yeats, an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.Author's Preface:Many of the..

The Helpful Robots

Robert Shea

The Helpful Robots is a short  science fiction story written by American novelist Robert Shea and co-author of Illuminatus! one of the most famous. fantasy trilogy.Robert J. Shea, of Rutgers Univ..

The Slim Princess

George Ade

The Slim Princess is a humorous fiction story written by George Ade, an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, and playwright. This work has been elaborated and rewritten from a st..

Stories from the Ballads

Mary Esther Miller MacGregor

Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children is a collection of 7 stories for children written by Canadian author Mary Esther Miller MacGregor. Listen, children, for you will wish to hear where..

Personal Reminiscences in Book Making, and Some Short Stories

R. M. Ballantyne

Book making is mixed up, more or less, with difficulties. It is sometimes disappointing; often amusing; occasionally lucrative; frequently expensive, and always interesting—at least to the maker.Of co..

Hell Fer Sartain

Jr. John Fox

Hell Fer Sartain is a collection of short stories based on the mountaineers life written by John Fox Jr., an American journalist, novelist, and short story writer. The stories are below:On Hell-F..

Orpheus in Mayfair

Maurice Baring

Orpheus in Mayfair is a collection of 20th century short stories written by Maurice Baring, an English man of letters, known as a dramatist, poet, novelist, translator and essayist. Most of ..

The Last Place on Earth

Jim Harmon

The Last Place on Earth is a short science fiction story written by Jim Harmon, an American short story author and popular culture historian who wrote extensively about the Golden Age of Radio.Ex..