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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 Rufus Merrill

by Kálmán Mikszáth

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Anthony Trollope

by Hildebrand

by Noel M. Loomis

by Roger D. Aycock

by István Tömörkény

by Edric Vredenburg

by Various Authors

by Charles Dickens

by John Breck

by Various Authors

by Dave Dryfoos

by Magdalene Thoresen

by Various Authors

by Chester Cohen

by Various Authors

by Honoré de Balzac

by Various Authors

by Albert Engström

by Kostantinos Chatzopoulos

by Alphonse Daudet

by Mynona

by Irving E. Fang

by Ernest Thompson Seton

by Viktor Rákosi

by Ch. Wilhelm

by Edgar Wallace

by Alexandros Papadiamantes

by Max Wenzel

by Tamás Kóbor

by Bryce Walton

by Alajos Degré

by Various Authors

by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

by Felix Timmermans, Antoon Frans Thiry

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Knut Hamsun

by Anatole France

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Berthold Auerbach, Carit Etlar

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

by Mark Twain

by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

by A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin

by Jalmari Kara

by Jaakko Nikkinen

by Murray Leinster

by Baron Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen Brabourne

by Amélie Rives

by Alberto Leal Barradas Monteiro Braga

by Joaquin Miller

by William Clarke

by Various Authors

by Barry Pain

by Various Authors

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

by Various Authors

by Anna Bonus Kingsford

by John Berryman

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Frank Harris

by Isaac Loeb Peretz

by Rufino Blanco-Fombona

by Robert Sheckley

by Reginald Bretnor

by Mrs. J. S. Adams

by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

by Leopoldo Lugones

by Charles Fletcher Lummis

by Eleanor L. (Eleanor Louise) Skinner, Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner

by Various Authors

by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs

by Various Authors

by Juliana Horatia Ewing

by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

by Nicholas (House name) Carter

by Harriet S. (Harriet Sophia) Caswell

by Various Authors

by J. B. (John Boynton) Priestley

by Gustav Meyrink

by Vittorio Imbriani

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors