Short Stories
Beckside Lights
Read by Phil Benson
John Ackworth
John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his…
A Chinese Wonder Book
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Norman Hinsdale Pitman
The Chinese Wonder Book is a compilation of Chinese folk tales for children full of moral values and insightful stories of China's culture a…
Mortal Coils
Read by Kirsten Wever
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley is best known as a philosopher and novelist – notably as the author of Brave New World. He also wrote poetry, short stories an…
Love Stories
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Various
Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, offered by Librivox volunteers, covering all kinds of experiences involving romance or oth…
The Gray Mills of Farley
Read by Bellona Times
Sarah Orne Jewett
As contemporary today as it was over a century ago, this relatively unsentimental tale of labor relations still packs a punch. (Summary by B…
An Editor's Tales
Read by Arnold
Anthony Trollope
These 'tales' describe a series of encounters between various magazine editors and those who wish to have their works published. While conta…
Monday Tales
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Alphonse Daudet
This is a collection of short stories by Alphonse Daudet. The stories paint an incredibly vivid picture of life in continental Europe before…
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…
The Cynical Miss Catherwaight
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Richard Harding Davis
This is the story of Miss Catherwaight, collector of "dishonored honors" - medals of honor pawned by the persons they were awarded…
The Strange World of Harry Houdini
Read by Ben Tucker
Various
In 1924, the odd and wonderful Weird Tales Magazine published a series of stories written (or ghost-written in at least one instance) by not…
Collaboration
Read by David Wales
Henry James
It is Paris sometime after the Franco-Prussian War (1870--Germany won--the French Second Republic collapsed--France embittered). A French po…
Short Story Collection
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Various
The 93rd Librivox Short Story Collection is here for your enjoyment! Here our readers visit old favorites: Lord Dunsany, Sir Arthur Conan Do…
New Beginnings
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Various
This is the fourteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in…
Out of the Bag and Other Quirky Short Stories
Read by Deborah Ochery
Deborah Ochery
Five humorous short stories make up this collection by the authors of XC Publishing.net. Here you’ll find a quirky mix of romance, science f…
Dreams Collection
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Various
This is a collection of 20 stories and/or poems, contributed by Librivox volunteers, pertaining to dreams. ( ~ Michele Fry)
The Singing Mouse Stories
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Emerson Hough
The singing mouse tells tales of nature in songs. This book is for those who want to know how the mountains ate up the plains, what the wate…
Plants and Flowers
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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…
Lifted Masks
Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Susan Glaspell
In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people. (Summary by wildemoose)
Short Story Collection
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Various
This collection of short stories in the English Language brings another rich compendium of old favorites fro Lord Dunsany, Guy de Maupassant…
Short Science Fiction Collection
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Various
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…