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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 Julius Axel Kiellman-Göransson

by Salomo Pulkkinen

by Veikko Korhonen

by Karl Henrik Hornborg

by Mór Jókai

by Erkki Kivijärvi

by A. Th. (Albert Theodor) Böök

by Adolfo Albertazzi

by Minna Canth

by Various Authors

by Grace James

by Mrs. Burton Harrison

by Mrs. Henry Wood

by J. Macdonald (James Macdonald) Oxley

by Rhoda Broughton

by C. F. van der (Carl Franz) Velde

by Margaret Bemister

by D. N. (Dmitrii Narkisovich) Mamin-Siberiak

by Various Authors

by Honoré de Balzac

by Mrs. Newton Crosland, Mary Martha Sherwood

by N. (Nathaniel) Ames

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Catharine Parr Strickland Traill

by Florence Hull Winterburn

by Alexander Blade

by H. Mary Wilson

by Anonymous

by Alexandros Moraitides

by Various Authors

by H. Beam Piper

by marqués de San Francisco Manuel Romero de Terreros

by Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets

by Various Authors

by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé

by Ross Rocklynne

by Various Authors

by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben

by Edgar Pangborn

by Arturo Cancela

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Mrs. Molesworth

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks

by Harlan Ellison

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Richard A. Sternbach

by Various Authors

by Lucy Ellen Guernsey

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Rosel George Brown

by Aleksis Kivi

by Various Authors

by Edna Fern

by Gustav (Johann Friedrich Gustav) Harders

by Various Authors

by Sándor Balázs

by L. Onerva

by Edith Forssman

by Kaapro Jääskeläinen

by Henryk Sienkiewicz

by Margit Kaffka

by Akseli Salokannel

by Aaro A. (Aaro August) Nuutinen

by Kaarlo Hemmo

by Kauppis-Heikki

by Jalmari Kara

by Anni Swan

by Minna Krohn

by Sigge Strömberg

by Margaret W. (Margaret White) Eggleston

by R. B. (Robert Bontine) Cunninghame Graham

by Henry Iliowizi

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

by James David Gillilan

by Various Authors

by Various Authors

by Lester Del Rey