If you'd like many short stories at your fingertips all at once, short story collections are where you should look. Here, we've collected 21 of the best short story collections — along with the standout story in each volume.

There are so many great short stories that I was unable to trim the list to 100 titles; so here are 160 Great Short Stories for you to enjoy. Click a button to find the best short stories from the authors below.

2020年8月19日 · So, having acknowledged that there’s no real way to make this list, but because this is what we’re all here to do, here are some of the most iconic short stories for American readers in the English language—and a few more that deserve to be more iconic than they are.

Short Stories to enjoy when you have 5 minutes to spare, sorted by category so you can find what suits your mood. Stories average 1,000 words, including morality tales, feel-good/love stories, other-worldly stories, witty stories, dramatic stories, and farce/political stories.

Below, we introduce ten classic short stories – very short stories – from some of the finest authors in the literary canon. All of the stories can be read online: follow the links provided to read them.

2024年6月1日 · Some of the most famous and widely read classic short stories of all time are Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery (1948), Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), and Flannery O’Connor’s A...

The 50 best short stories/short story collections according to onlineclasses.org. Do not add to this list.

2024年12月18日 · The best short stories are indisputable proof that good things come in small packages! These powerful tales will stay with you long after you've finished them. Our editors and experts...

2020年6月15日 · From early masters of the genre such as Chekhov to the contemporary genius of Zadie Smith, there is something for every taste and mood. More like this: - What makes an iconic book cover? - The most...

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