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The Jacket
A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Priso…
The Wife of His Youth
Published in 1899, The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line is a collection of narratives that addresses the impact of Jim …
Mark Twain's Journal Writings
This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays…
The Man Who Hated Mars
To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn't be boarde…
Arizona Nights
Arizona Nights invites listeners into the rugged landscapes of the American West through a captivating collection of tales. Each story is a …
Short Ghost and Horror Collection
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published j…
Weird Tales
This recording includes both volumes of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Weird Tales, a collection of gothic novellas set in Germany, Italy, and some of …
The Dancing Girls
The Dancing Girls is just one of the 4 excellent short stories in this recording. All written by the master, Edna Ferber for magazines betwe…
The Ruby and the Caldron
A valuable ruby is lost during a disturbance in the snow before a ball at The Evergreens. A detective is called for right away to recover it…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
Short Story Collection
A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members, including short stories by Melville, Bla…
Short Ghost and Horror Collection
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
Mudfog and Other Sketches
The Mudfog Papers was written by Victorian era novelist Charles Dickens and published from 1837–38 in the monthly literary serial Bentley's …
Moni the Goat-Boy
Moni is the goat boy who takes care of all the goats belonging to the people of Fideris, Switzerland. He loves to sing, yodel, and whistle w…
Five Tales
Five Tales by John Galsworthy presents a collection of five evocative short stories that explore the complexities of human relationships and…
Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices
In this engaging collection of five short stories, Anthony Trollope explores the intricacies of human relationships and societal expectation…
The Homely Heroine
Who ever heard of a plain and downright homely heroine? Isn't a heroine by definition beautiful? Well, Edna Ferber, in her well known style …
Dubliners
Dubliners is a collection of poignant short stories that capture the essence of life in early 20th-century Dublin. Through a series of vivid…
The Sword of Welleran
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories invites listeners into the enchanting world crafted by Lord Dunsany, a pioneer of fantasy literature…