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10 Cousin William
In The May Flower and Miscellaneous Writings
Included herein are 35 charming short stories or humorous sketches, some written as exercises for the literary Semi-Colon Club of Cincinnati…
Uncle Sam, Detective/DRIVING IS TOO GOOD FOR THEM/NOW THEY DON’T SPEAK
In Stories from the Trenches: Funny Tales the Soldiers Tell
Carleton B. Case is well known for wit and humor, as the title of the book leads one to believe this book will follow suit. - Summary by Apr…
The Dead-Letter Office
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 11, Jan. 13, 1880
Harper's Young People, first published in 1879, was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, short storie…
Dialogue
In Selected Poems
Marion Strobel was a poet, an author of fiction and an associate editor of Poetry. These poems were published from 1919 to 1926 in Poetry, O…
Mammon and the Archer
In Five Beloved Stories by O. Henry
O. Henry wrote over 600 short stories. Naturally I have my personal top 20 stories that just seem to stand out because of their form, writin…
Sammy's Dad
In Inside Stories
From traditional to experimental in format, this collection of short stories includes mysteries, monologues, literary pieces and mischievous…
The Mission of Mr. Scatters
In The Heart of Happy Hollow
Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is? Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, …
Reginald at the Carlton
In Reginald
Saki (December 18, 1870 - November 14, 1916) was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro. His witty, biting and occasionally od…
Mrs. Tompkyns, excerpt from The Education of Uncle Paul by Algernon Blackwood
In Coffee Break Collection 036 - Cats
This is the 36th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
The Messenger
In Pan's Garden, a Volume of Nature Stories
Titan of Weird Fiction Algernon Blackwood brings to us a captivating collection of stories that shows the power and glory of Nature and the …
Clairvoyance
In Ghost Story Collection 004
A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…
St. George of England
In The Queen of the Seven Swords
A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…
10 - Pericles
In The Children's Shakespeare
This children's book retells twelve of Shakespeare's most popular plays as stories for children. Each of the plays are rewritten as short st…
Prefatory Note
In Short Stories for Short People
This is a collection of short stories by Alicia Aspinwall. - Summary by Carolin
Chapter 10
In The Wisdom of Father Brown
This is the second of five books of short stories about G. K. Chesterton’s fictional detective, first published in 1914. Father Brown is a s…
The Fox and the Stork
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 045
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 045: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
The Striding Place
In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 076
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, four-legged beasts and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your…
The great star ruby, by Barnes MacGreggor
In The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 03 December 1895
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
Desolution
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 04
The Wit and Humor of America invites listeners to explore a rich tapestry of American wit through a curated collection of short stories and …
The Gifts of Asti
In Short Story Collection Vol. 012
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 012: a collection of 11 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…