Short Stories

Short Humor Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Step into the whimsical world of P. G. Wodehouse with this delightful collection of short humorous stories. Known for his sharp wit and clev…

The Mysterious Stranger

by Mark Twain Read by Ted Delorme 4.7
Here's a Mark Twain story that's very unlike those he became famous for, but when I read it back in Catholic high school, it left a deep imp…

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 4.2
And so, reader, farewell to Sherlock Holmes! These are positively the last stories. There is some disagreement as to their quality, and some…

The Wife of His Youth

by Charles Waddell Chesnutt Read by James K. White 4.9
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 …

The Dinner Club

by Sapper Read by Kirsten Wever 4.6
Herman Cyril McNeile, better known as Sapper, was one of England’s most popular fiction writers during the period between World Wars I and I…

Short Science Fiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

The Peterkin Papers

by Lucretia P. Hale Read by entada 4.8
The Peterkins were a lovable but comically inept family that possess ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy--but not common sense. Th…

Members of the Family

by Owen Wister Read by David Wales 4.6
Members of the Family invites listeners into the rugged landscapes of the Wyoming Territory during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. T…

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Arthur Conan D…

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.6
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…

The Dancing Girls

by Edna Ferber Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
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 Chronicles of Clovis

by Saki Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Chronicles of Clovis brings together a delightful collection of short stories featuring the witty and mischievous Clovis Sangrail, a cha…

The Homely Heroine

by Edna Ferber Read by Phil Chenevert 4.7
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 …

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A collection of 20 short stories selected and read by Librivox readers in English. 

Short Ghost and Horror Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

The Ruby and the Caldron

by Anna Katharine Green Read by Crln Yldz Ksr 4.3
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…

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving Read by Phil Chenevert 4.8
Everyone knows the story of the Headless Horseman but perhaps you, like me, did not remember what a marvelous story teller Washington Irving…

Mudfog and Other Sketches

by Charles Dickens Read by Bob Neufeld 4.6
The Mudfog Papers was written by Victorian era novelist Charles Dickens and published from 1837–38 in the monthly literary serial Bentley's …

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Why Frau Frohmann Raised Her Prices

by Anthony Trollope Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.5
In this engaging collection of five short stories, Anthony Trollope explores the intricacies of human relationships and societal expectation…

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