bookshelf

📖

Short Stories

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.

4600 Audiobooks

There is a Reaper ...

There is a Reaper ...

by Charles V. De Vet

Song in a Minor Key

Song in a Minor Key

by C. L. (Catherine Lucile) Moore

Compatible

Compatible

by Richard Rein Smith

The Salesman

The Salesman

by Waldo T. Boyd

The house with the silver door

The house with the silver door

by Eva March Tappan

The Obedient Servant

The Obedient Servant

by S. M. Tenneshaw

Floor of Heaven

Floor of Heaven

by T. D. Hamm

Mr. Loneliness

Mr. Loneliness

by Henry Slesar

Injuneered

Injuneered

by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle

One out of ten

One out of ten

by J. Anthony (John Anthony) Ferlaine

"Hey Ma, Where's Willie?"

"Hey Ma, Where's Willie?"

by I. M. Bukstein

Resurrection

Resurrection

by Robert Shea

Pangborn's paradox

Pangborn's paradox

by David Mason

Rex Ex Machina

Rex Ex Machina

by Frederic Max

The Killer

The Killer

by J. T. (Joseph Tombs) Oliver

The Long, Silvery Day

The Long, Silvery Day

by Magnus Ludens

Reaching for the moon

Reaching for the moon

by Evan Hunter

The mark of Cain

The mark of Cain

by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle

Folks from Dixie

Folks from Dixie

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Tales of the peerage and the peasantry

Tales of the peerage and the peasantry

by Arabella Jane Sullivan

The Problem Club

The Problem Club

by Barry Pain

Wee Johnnie Paterson, & other humorous sketches

Wee Johnnie Paterson, & other humorous sketches

by W. Grant (William Grant) Stevenson

The Missing Disclaimer

The Missing Disclaimer

by Samuel J. (Samuel John) Sackett

Die Dynamitpatrone

Die Dynamitpatrone

by B. Traven

Do you believe in fairies?

Do you believe in fairies?

by Leonora de Lima Andrews

The Happy Homicide

The Happy Homicide

by Frank Banta

The Seeder

The Seeder

by Max Williams

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

by Philip K. Dick

Der Mord

Der Mord

by Franz Kafka

Earthbound

Earthbound

by Lester Del Rey

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

by T. D. Hamm

Absolutely no paradox

Absolutely no paradox

by Lester Del Rey

Reluctant Genius

Reluctant Genius

by Henry Slesar

Collector's Item

Collector's Item

by Robert F. Young

Belly Laugh

Belly Laugh

by Randall Garrett

Quiet, Please

Quiet, Please

by Kevin Scott

Lost in the Future

Lost in the Future

by John Victor Peterson

I bring fresh flowers

I bring fresh flowers

by Robert F. Young

War No. 81-Q

War No. 81-Q

by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

Egocentric Orbit

Egocentric Orbit

by John Cory

This is Klon Calling

This is Klon Calling

by Walter J. Sheldon

Two Plus Two Makes Crazy

Two Plus Two Makes Crazy

by Walter J. Sheldon

A kiss for the conqueror

A kiss for the conqueror

by Henry Slesar

The Moon and the Sun

The Moon and the Sun

by James McKimmey

Writing Class

Writing Class

by Robert Sheckley

Box-garden

Box-garden

by Allen Kim Lang

The Frightful Ones

The Frightful Ones

by Richard Maples

A book of dear dead women

A book of dear dead women

by Edna Worthley Underwood

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur

by Frank Banta

Old Shag

Old Shag

by Bob Farnham

Such Blooming Talk

Such Blooming Talk

by L. Major Reynolds

The Santa Claus Brownies

The Santa Claus Brownies

by Ethel Calvert Phillips

Lo rondallayre : Quentos populars catalans

Lo rondallayre : Quentos populars catalans

by Francesc Maspons i Labrós

Rundown

Rundown

by Robert Lory

Gun play

Gun play

by Michael J. Phillips

The other half

The other half

by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

The Book of Riddles

The Book of Riddles

by Anonymous

A Child's Dream of a Star

A Child's Dream of a Star

by Charles Dickens

Two Timer

Two Timer

by Fredric Brown

Prelude to Space

Prelude to Space

by Robert W. Haseltine

Road Stop

Road Stop

by David Mason

Say "Hello" for Me

Say "Hello" for Me

by Frank W. Coggins

To Sup With the Devil

To Sup With the Devil

by Myron I. Scholnick

Test Problem

Test Problem

by Alan J. Ramm

Délutáni álom

Délutáni álom

by Géza Csáth

The smear

The smear

by John Beames

羅生門

羅生門

by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa