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Step into a world where every story opens a different door: from candlelit Victorian romance to razor-sharp mystery, from ghostly whispers to flashes of wit and humor from across the globe. This bookshelf is a whirlwind tour of short fiction at its most vivid, gathering voices from England, America, Russia, Scandinavia, France, Spain, and beyond. In just a few pages at a time, expect suspense, passion, surprise, and unforgettable glimpses of lives far from your own.

by John T. (John Thompson) Platts, Lallu Lal, active 1805 Mazhar Ali Khan Vila

by Andrew Forrester

by Bret Harte

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

by Various Authors

by Jules Verne

by C. H. (Chauncy Hugh) Stigand, Nancy Yulee (Neff) Stigand

by Various Authors

by James Bowker

by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

by Gertrude Stein

by Albert Payson Terhune

by Various Authors

by Evelyn Saxton

by Charles Lever

by Ellis Parker Butler

by Atha Westbury

by Joseph Conrad

by Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard

by Various Authors

by Bret Harte

by H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner

by John Kendrick Bangs

by Various Authors

by Will Lillibridge

by Ellis Parker Butler

by Ira L. (Ira Louis) Reeves

by Richard Harding Davis

by Various Authors

by Octave Thanet

by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

by Francis Hopkinson Smith

by Mór Jókai

by Cynthia Stockley

by Charles Egbert Craddock

by James H. Schmitz

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

by A. E. (Alfred Edgar) Coppard

by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston

by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Richard Dehan

by Jerome Bixby

by François Coppée

by William Henry Giles Kingston

by Qian Tao

by James Grant

by William Henry Giles Kingston

by John Kendrick Bangs

by Ludwig Tieck

by Antonio de Trueba

by Caterina Percoto

by Fritz Leiber

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Alexander Craig Gibson

by F. W. (Frederic William) Moorman

by Tom W. Harris

by Various Authors

by Edgar Allan Poe

by Vernon L. McCain

by Rainer Maria Rilke

by Basil Thomson

by Stanley John Weyman

by Teófilo Braga

by Sister Agnes

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Con Blomberg

by Various Authors

by Milton A. Rothman

by Ioulia D. Dragoume

by James A. Cox

by David A. Curtis

by Various Authors

by Tom Godwin

by James H. Schmitz

by Various Authors

by Roda Roda

by Various Authors

by Jacobus Jan Cremer

by Various Authors

by Gilbert Parker

by Marja Salmela

by E. Hoffmann Price

by Various Authors

by Norman Arkawy

by Kris Neville

by Ray Cummings

by Alfred Coppel

by Valter Juva