Short Stories

Mysteries, Riddles and Conundrums

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Various



This is the twenty-third Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

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Stephen Leacock



Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)

Christmas Short Works Collection

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Various



2019 collection of items with a Christmas theme containing traditional stories, Christmas traditions, Christmas cakes. We hope you will enj…

Every Photo Tells...

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Katharina Bordet



A flight on a space cruiser turns into a nightmare for a man who has to face his future alone and come to terms with his past. A princess fi…

A Son of the Gods

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Ambrose Bierce



Two short stories from the American Civil War by Ambrose Bierce. The first story is about a brave soldier who follows orders and risks his l…

The Jumble Book

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David Cory



This is a lovely collection of short stories and poems some well known others not so well known. Something to appeal to everyone. (Summary b…

Old Age

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Various



The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection

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Various



We present you with our 11th collection of short mystery and suspense stories. Several are taken from the magazine Weird Tales and they are …

Stories in Black and White

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Various



This is a collection of short mystery stories, written in very different styles by eight different authors. - Summary by Carolin

Romance of California Life

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John Habberton



These 37 short stories were authored by John Habberton (1842–1921), an American writer. He spent nearly twenty years as the literary and dr…

Short Story Collection

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Various



We are back with the 96th LibriVox Short Story Collection. All stories were selected and read by LibriVox volunteers. One of Sir Arthur Cona…

Short Story Collection

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Various



A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. Old favorites, such as Oscar Wilde, Lord Dunsany, St…

Short Story Collection

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Various



This is the 91st short story collection, with stories selected and read by Librivox readers. We brush with science fiction in The Marching M…

Every Photo Tells...

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Katharina Bordet



A voice from the future changes far more than just one man’s life.A young boy must say a final farewell to his faithful companion.Dr Simon h…

The Rover

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Seba Smith



"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

The Rover

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Lawrence Labree and Seba Smith



"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

The Rover

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Seba Smith



"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

The Rover

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Lawrence Labree and Seba Smith



"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

The Black Cat

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Various



The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…

Brief Diversions

Read by Anthony Ogus


John Boynton Priestley



A miscellany of what the author describes as "Tales, Travesties and Epigrams" all of them very short. They were written while Prie…

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