Short Stories

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

A Wasted Day

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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…

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 05 February 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 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…

Unvarnished Tales

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William Mackay



This book is a short selection of varied fictional tales. They must have been what the author wished for them to be and certainly perfect fo…

The Lost Valley

Read by Jarrod Wetzel-Brown


Algernon Blackwood



A set of twin brothers have spent every waking moment of their lives together and are terrified of separating. However, when both men set th…

Ghosts I Have Seen, and other Psychic Experiences

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Violet Tweedale



In 1919, just after the devastation of WWI, Tweedale published these 34 fact-based testimonials, just a sampling of her psychic experiences …

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 04 January 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 Little Angel and Other Stories

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Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev



This is a volume of short works by Leonid Andreyev. - Summary by Carolin

Captures

Read by Lee Smalley


John Galsworthy



Brief plot lines of these 16 stories by Nobel Prize winning author John Galsworthy: 01, 02, 03 "A Feud" The breaking of an engagem…

A Long Way from Disney - Part I

Read by Seth Harwood


Seth Harwood



It's the 1980s in Boston: the Celtics are rolling, the Patriots got crushed by the Bears, and the Sox are the Sox. Adam Berkman is learning …

Coffee Break Collection 033 - Gardening

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Various



This is the 33rd Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction p…

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 09 June 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…

Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 08, Dec. 23, 1879

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Various



Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…

The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 08 May 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…

Children of the Tenements

Read by Judi Mason


Jacob A. Riis



This is a collection of vignettes about poverty in New York City in the early 1900s. Jacob Riis was a police reporter and a sociologist. He …

The Good Dog Book

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John Hay Beith, John Brown, Barry Cornwall, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Henry Herbert Knibbs, John Muir, Ouida, William Robert Spencer, Eva March Tappan and J. T. Trowbridge



A collection of adult stories and poems - sad, humorous, and adventurous - about Man's Best Friend. NOTE: Most of these selections contain v…

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